Resident Comments on Tree Ordinance & New Rules on Correspondence to the Town Council
The following email was sent to BHCW for publication by Steven Kark, Berkeley Heights Resident I want my neighbor to keep his trees the way they are. He wants to cut some of them down. So we had a little discussion and this is what happened. I told him that 3 friends of mine think that the trees are good for...
Notes on the 02/20/2024 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting- Trespassing Ordinance and Another Tense Discussion
The Town Council voted through a resolution on 02/20/2024 that broadens parameters that make it easier for local police to question or “act” with regard to suspected trespassing. From a civil liberties perspective, on paper, it appears to make sense as long as it is applied in practice with fidelity to the ordinance. Based on my understanding of the ordinance, more...
BHCW Night Watch Episode 28: Former BHPSNJ BOE Member John Sincaglia
John Sincaglia joins BHCW to give his perspective on the first two Berkeley Heights BOE Meetings of the Year, the Audit, the Courtesy Busing Controversy, and More… See All Night Watch Episodes
Night Watch Episode 27: Mayor Angie Devanney
Mayor Angie Devanney joins BHCW to discuss OPRA, Land Ordinance, the CMS Field, the All-Inclusive Playground, and More See All Night Watch Episodes
Notes on the 02/06/2024 Town Council Agenda
All-Inclusive Playground- Update: This item was removed from the Agenda on 2/6/2024 As we’ve reported, the Township appears to be moving forward with an “all-inclusive” playground at CMS; however, this did not appear to be an agenda item for either of the BOE Meetings in January, and the Town Council Liasion for the BOE (Gale Bradford) has not mentioned this...
Night Watch Episode 25: The Return of Liza Viana- Berkeley Heights Township Administrator
Township Administrator Liza Viana comes back to update us on the Sewage Plant, progress on flooding concerns, the Sherman Ave project, Bell Labs, Affordable Housing, and More. See All Night Watch Episodes
Councilman Paul Donnelly Emails Mayor Devanney On Vote to Reappoint Municipal Judge
Earlier today, BHCW posted a video clip on a tense discussion between Councilman Donnelly, Mayor Devanney and the Township Attorney. Soon after we were cc’d on an email from Councilman Donnelly to Mayor Devanney. It read as follows: Dear Angie, all, During last night’s Town Council meeting on Jan 2, 2023, I asked you and council to table the...
Tense moment during the Berkeley Heights Township Re-Org Meeting On Reappointment of Municipal Judge
Mr. Donnelly and Mayor Devanney discuss the reappointment of Judge DeMassi; Mr. Donnelly abstains from the vote after guidance from counsel. Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel
Transparency in NJ Had a Near Death Experience – What Now?
Now that there has been a pause to overhauling OPRA and OPMA – let’s take the opportunity to make both laws better. I would argue that one of BHCW’s most significant accomplishments is the normalization of OPRA requests in our community. It wasn’t too long ago that neighbors would post the OPRA requests of other neighbors in some weird attempt...
A Key Moment During the 12/19/2023 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting
The annoying and potentially dangerous “don’t get in the way of progress argument” reveals itself yet again. The clip below is, in my opinion, one of the more important exchanges during the 12/19/2023 Town Council Meeting. Town Council Member-Elect Margaret Illis asked the Council whether the Council considered recommendations by the Planning Board. This is a question she asked the...
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