Silence on Sherman, Lectures on Life: The May 19 Berkeley Heights Town Council Breakdown
Laura’s Notes on the 05/19/2026 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting The 5/19/26 Town Council meeting was brief and used a...
Lower Columbia Fields: Hydric Soils, Green Acres Questions and Unclear Grants
As part of a records request in regard to the Lower Columbia project, an email to Ms. Viana, dated 3/30/26,...
Laura’s Notes on the 05/06 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting
Having just met a week prior, the 5/6/26 BOE meeting was short and somewhat sweet. The meeting started off with...
Berkeley Heights Budget “Kicked Back” by State over Grant Discrepancies
Laura’s Notes on the 05/05/2026 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting The Town Council meeting held on 5/5/25 highlighted a few...
Laura’s Notes on Tonight’s BHPSNJ BOE Meeting Agenda
Based on the attachments, there will be a presentation for the NJSBA STEAM Tank Challenge that highlights Ms Wilczynski’s 5th...
Laura’s Notes on the 04/30/26 BHPSNJ Meeting – The Debate Over Admin Spending
Potatoes and Policies ruled the night at the 4/30/26 BOE meeting. Coming off a first-ever trip to the national competition,...
Budget Truths and Personnel Cuts – Laura’s Notes on the 04/30/2026 BOE Meeting
The Big News of the 4/30/26 BOE meeting should be the final adoption of the budget. But with two positions...
Questions Mount Over Lower Columbia Project and PILOT Allocations during Berkeley Hts. Council Meeting
The 4/21/26 Council meeting was pretty vanilla, with President Foster presiding in the absence of Mayor Devanney. The meeting lasted...
Laura’s Notes on the 04/16/2026 BHPSNJ Meeting
The Executive session of the BOE, which was supposed to last 1 hour ended up being closer to 2.5 hours....
Deflecting through Rhetoric: Why Berkeley Heights Residents are Wary of the 4/8 Planning Board Meeting
Discussion on the Lower Columbia [insert one of a half-dozen different names] project can best be summarized by a back-and-forth...