What’s at Stake in the Potential Sale of the Berkeley Heights Sewer Plant
Many towns across not only New Jersey, but the nation, have been selling their waste treatment plants to private companies....
Extracurriculars: Helping or Harming Our Kids?
As my own family shifts into gear with college lists and visits, the dreaded Naviance questionnaires looming, SAT/ACT exams happening,...
Turf or Grass? Environmental Concerns for Lower Columbia Field
The Berkeley Heights Township’s lease of the lower Columbia field has been approved, but there is much to be done...
A Disturbing Abuse of Power: How the Berkeley Heights BOE Budget Meeting Became the Mayor’s Playground
I’ll keep this short. For years, parents have asked the District to adjust the rotate-and-drop schedule to allow for core...
Pam Stanley et al. Appeal School Ethics Decision: Students, Teachers & Taxpayers Will Cover Their Bill
When Robert Cianciulli stated, at the most recent Berkeley Heights Board of Education meeting, that the recent finding of ethics...
What is Gale Bradford Thinking?
Pam Stanley Slated for Vote as Finance Chair Following NJ21st’s initial OPRA request for documents previously provided to community members...
School Ethics Commission Upholds OAL Ruling and Recommends Harsher Penalty for Stanley, Cianculli, Hyman, D’Aquila, Penna and Young
In May of 2022, Berkeley Heights board of education members Robert Ciancuilli, Pamela Stanley, Angela Penna, Michael D’Aquila, Joy Young...
Another Stanley Circus
Setting the Stage….Or Ring Every quarter (or so), members of NJ21st submit an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request to...
Distortions of Truth at the Berkeley Heights BOE Meeting
Shauna’s Notes of the 01/27/2025 BOE Meeting The Union County Superintendent, Daryl Palmieri again selected Gale Bradford to fill the...
Considerations for Selecting a BOE President
For the second year in a row, the Berkeley Heights Board of Education has been unable to agree on election...
