Understanding Your NJ Government: Running for Office
The fifteenth article in an ongoing series intended to help NJ residents, especially students, understand their local and state government...
Trenton Preview: Rent Relief, School Safety, and Transit Oversight
TRENTON, NJ — We have an active agenda at the State capital this week. The Senate will hold quorum 12pm...
No Redline, No Explainer: Resident Presses Council on Pulled Connell ‘Density Bomb’ Ordinance
During the 02/17/2026 Berkeley Heights Town Council meeting, a resident asks simple questions about the Connell mixed-use ordinance that got...
This Week at NJ21st: Flood Plans, $50M Referendums, ACFR Accountability and a Density Plan Resurfaces
Our week in review arrives a day later than usual given the quantity of what we needed to write about...
What to Expect at the March 3 Summit Council Meeting
SUMMIT, NJ — In our write-up for the 02/17/2026 agenda we framed the meeting as a high stakes sequel with...
Connell Density Plan Reappears: Here’s What Changed Since The February Draft
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Last month we reported on a proposal to amend the Township’s Mixed Use (MU) Zone and...
The ACFR Dashboard (Part 5): The True Cost of School Security
Up to this point in our series we took a hard look at using the ACFR to determine the trajectory...
Clock is Ticking: New Providence BOE Gives Public Less Than 48 Hours to Review Agenda….again
Correction – 02/26/2028: This article contains the following error: it states or implies that OPMA required the agenda or packet...
John’s Notes on the 02/26/2026 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting
District and Board Goals Two items listed at the Start of the Meeting include Board Goals and District Goals as...
Union County Flood Risk: 724 Repetitive Loss Properties, 9 Mitigated. What’s the Plan?
Union County is holding its final public meeting on the Draft 2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) on Wed. 02/25/26 @...