Letter to the Berkeley Heights Mayor and Council on Tonight’s Vote to Dissolve the Ethics Council
I wrote the following email to the Mayor and Town Council: I am writing to strongly urge you not to...
Follow Up on Executive Orders and Police Training Connected to OSC Investigation
NJ21st recieved an email from a Berkeley Heights resident after the publication of Mr. Samson’s article that included all of...
Power, Priorities, and Paychecks: Unpacking the Devanney Council’s Latest Moves and a Local Press that Fails to Hold them Accountable
$30,000 for Media Services, Armies of Attorneys and Lobbyists funded by the Families of Berkeley Heights Arik Samson is a...
Berkeley Heights BOE Public Comments on Controversial SLEO Contract (Video)
At the latest Board of Education meeting, an addendum to the contract for SLEO’s (a jobs program for retired police...
Is It Time for the District to Re-Evaluate Its Services from a Politically Entangled Municipal Government?
The current Agenda for the next BOE Meeting includes an SLEO Contract Amendment. In Berkeley Heights, the District pays the...
Packed Agendas, Glossed-Over Details: The 01/21/2025 Town Council Meeting
Township and prior BOE meetings often feature packed agendas and lengthy presentations, leaving residents overwhelmed and details overlooked. By the...
Berkeley Heights Resident & Parent Expresses Concerns on OSC Police Training Report
Rekha Ahalya is a parent with children in the Berkeley Heights School District This week, we learned that Berkeley Heights...
Berkeley Heights Among 16 Union County Townships That Sent Police to Private Police Training by Organization that Promoted Unconstitutional Tactics
The NJ Office of the State Comptroller published a supplemental report to it’s original findings published 12/06/2023 on “Street Cop...
Laura’s Notes on the 01/07/2025 Berkeley Heights Town Council Reorganization Meeting
With the November 2024 election results favoring Andrew Moran, our community seems to be heading toward a direction that many,...
Concerns About the 11/18/2024 Town Council Meeting and the “New Civility”
A resolution authorizing the township to seek bids for improvements to Deerpath, previously pulled from the last Town Council meeting,...
