Next Week In Trenton- Data Center Tariffs and Police Transparency
Next week’s Legislative Calendar has a few items we covered last week: A3882 (meal link on school websites), A1873 (DEP...
This Week At NJ21st: PILOT Payments, Density Fights, and Data Centers
Starting with schools, we publish two ordinances that seek to codify CONSISTENT payments from PILOTs to Berkeley Heights schools and requires vendors who...
NJ21st Launches Initiative Seeking to Partner With Berkeley Heights Mayor and Town Council to Make Education More Sustainable for the Children of Berkeley Heights
Update 02/20/2026 @6:20pm Section 7 changed “try to negotiate” to “no first reading unless the agreement includes an Education Impact...
Beyond the Cameras: AI, Police Access, and the BHPSNJ Referendum
Security Theatre in NJ is running rampant as Police Departments and Security firms are chewing into school budgets for highly...
Reimagining the “Integral” Curriculum in the School District of the Chathams
The following letter was sent to the Superintendent and BOE for the School District of the Chathams on 02/14/2026. Also...
Following NJ21st Report, Berkeley Heights Scrubs Connell Density Plan from 02/17 Council Agenda
Less than 48 hours- after our reporting on the 02/17/2026 Meeting, the Township posted an updated agenda that pulled the...
The Thursday Convergence: School Deficits, Flood Money, and the Tech Crackdown
John’s Notes on this Weeks Legislative Calendar…. On Education Assembly Education Committee will hear testimony on school budget deficits on...
Daggers, Zoning, and Zombie Homes: Summit’s High-Stakes Sequel
John’s Notes on the 02/17/2026 Summit Town Council Meeting Notes on the 02/03 Meeting The main focus was Summit’s Round...
Another “Routine” Agenda: The 2/17 Connell Density Bomb
John’s Notes on the 02/17/2026 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting The agenda for the next Town Council meeting is not...
This Week At NJ21st: Referendums, Property Taxes and Demystifying Special Needs Spending
Man, this week was interesting. The 50 Million Berkeley Heights Public School Referendum shows up first on the radar. ...