2025 7-District Dashboard: Budget Comparisons Across 7 Districts
Berkeley Heights has finally submitted its 2024 audit to the state, enabling us to finalize this year’s 7-District Budget Dashboard....
Decoding the Town Council’s Legal Spending: Firms, Costs, and Connections
The last three Council meetings have been a whirlwind of rushed resolutions, amended agendas, and executive orders—most of which passed...
More Information on the High-Powered PR Firm Berkeley Heights Families Are Paying For
As highlighted in Mr. Samson’s Community Voices article, the Town Council recently voted to approve $30,000 in spending for a public...
Letter to the Berkeley Heights Mayor and Council on Tonight’s Vote to Dissolve the Ethics Council
I wrote the following email to the Mayor and Town Council: I am writing to strongly urge you not to...
Is It Time for the District to Re-Evaluate Its Services from a Politically Entangled Municipal Government?
The current Agenda for the next BOE Meeting includes an SLEO Contract Amendment. In Berkeley Heights, the District pays the...
A Closer Look at Proficiency on the NJ 7-City Dashboard
Third contribution in a series to NJ Education Report on seven urban districts in NJ: A Closer Look at Proficiency...
Packed Agendas, Glossed-Over Details: The 01/21/2025 Town Council Meeting
Township and prior BOE meetings often feature packed agendas and lengthy presentations, leaving residents overwhelmed and details overlooked. By the...
Berkeley Heights Among 16 Union County Townships That Sent Police to Private Police Training by Organization that Promoted Unconstitutional Tactics
The NJ Office of the State Comptroller published a supplemental report to it’s original findings published 12/06/2023 on “Street Cop...
Digging Deeper on School Spending in Seven NJ Cities
Second contribution in a series to NJ Education Report on seven urban districts in NJ: Digging Deeper on School Spending...
Johns Notes on the 01/07/2025 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting
Last night’s BOE meeting made it abundantly clear that the board remains deeply divided into two factions: one that seeks...
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