Community Voices: Keeping the ‘Garden’ in Garden State
There has been a lot of talk and focus regarding the results of the extraordinary rainstorm on July 14th. At...
Shauna’s 08/07/2025 TC Meeting Notes: Berkeley Heights Officials Pressed on Creek Maintenance and Flood Response
The emergency meeting of the Berkeley Heights Town Council was set to be a quick adoption of a resolution for...
Latest OPRA Roundup: What We Learned (and Didn’t) from the Berkeley Heights School District
From time to time, NJ 21st requests all OPRAs sent to the Berkeley Heights School District. In the latest report...
Terrace Two, Nokia Site, and Sidewalks- Shauna’s Notes on the June 26 Council Meeting
The June 26th Berkeley Heights Town Council meeting started with several presentations. Troop 368 Life Scout, Ian Williams, laid out...
Best Use of Stone Veneer – Because We All Need a Break from OPRA Lawsuits
We spend alot of our time writing about serious and, at times, uncomfortable topics. The majority of our work has...
The Future of Turf Fields in New Jersey
It’s interesting, sometimes, the things you find when you’re looking for something else… the part to the broken item you...
A Closer Look at Claims of Legal Risk to Public Purchasing Co-Ops
During the May 15th meeting of the Berkeley Heights Board of Education, (former) Business Administrator Anthony Juskiewicz made mention of...
Transparency Tested: Berkeley Heights BOE’s Long Agenda Ends in a Familiar Clash
Editors Note: We received the following feedback: “One small correction on your article policy 132 will now allow the superintendent...
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,...