$3.5M “Emergency” Storm Bond Now Likely to Fall on Berkeley Heights Taxpayers
In an unsigned Township article published August 26, an unnamed township representative confirmed one material fact- New Jersey is unlikely to meet the FEMA threshold for disaster funding, which means the $3.5 million bond ordinance passed on August 19 falls back on Berkeley Heights families if any of it is used. NJ21st tried to make this clear during the August...
Laura’s Notes on the 08/19/2025 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting
Following a doozy of a day with the Township and flood repairs (that’s a follow-up article, stay tuned!), the advertised Zoom livestream for the in-person Council Meeting was set to begin at 6:30. Unfortunately, any resident who followed instructions on the Township website to watch the livestream was met with a blank screen—and learned through the grapevine that Zoom would...
A Turf Field Deal Without “Turf Field” And a Lease That’s Now Called Something Else
After months of NJ21st trying to get a clear answer on the legality of the CMS lease agreement, Berkeley Heights Town officials have now taken the position that what they actually approved was a Shared Services Agreement. Township attorney Scott Salmon told NJ21st (in an 08/11 email) that, while the arrangement started out “stylized as a lease,” it’s “for all...
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 a bond to provide for street and culvert repairs after July 14th’s record rainfall. Instead, multiple residents showed up to voice their frustration and anger with the lack of action on the continued flooding of the Briarwood Drive area of...
Berkeley Heights Township Provides Further Details on Emergency Bond
For the first time, the Township released a list of projects it says will be funded by the bond during today’s Council Meeting. This follows days of us asking that details be made public. The July 14, 2025 Storm Damage Assessment names more than a dozen streets slated for roadwork, including Russo Place, Wentworth Drive, Sussex Road, Bristol Court, Balmoral...
Berkeley Heights Officials Under Fire Over Vague Capital Improvements, Bond and Zoom
Berkeley Heights officials are moving forward with a $3.565 million bond ordinance, citing urgent capital needs. But as the Township prepares for a public hearing scheduled for August 19, 2025, scrutiny has intensified — not only over the specifics of what the funds will cover, but also over how the process has been handled online. In a Facebook comment posted...
Take 2: After Zoom Incident, Residents Still Left Without Answers on $3.5M Bond
The Berkeley Heights Town Council is holding an emergency Zoom meeting to introduce a $3.565 million bond ordinance today at 4:45pm. The meeting was supposed to occur yesterday however the Township was unable to manage the zoom meeting where an attendee was allowed to share pornography that then led the township to cancel the meeting altogether despite several residents being...
Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting Disrupted by Offensive Zoom Bombing
The special meeting called by the mayor and Town Council to adopt an ordinance for storm repairs was hijacked three different times by a spammer, causing the meeting to be shut down and restarted. Images were pornographic, racist and derogatory in nature. At different times, what appeared to be swastikas appeared in the pornographic images. Town Administrator Viana came onto...
Without a Project List, Council to Introduce $3.5M Ordinance for Road and Bridge Work — Questions Residents Can Ask
The Berkeley Heights Town Council is holding an emergency public meeting to introduce a $3.565 million bond ordinance this Monday (08/04) at 3:30 pm. The meeting is being held over Zoom, with a hard stop at 4:30 p.m., and is labeled as an emergency under N.J.S.A. 10:4-9b — the law that allows public bodies to meet with less than 48...
Berkeley Heights Has Six Candidates Running for BOE, New Providence Shows None and Union County Makes More Mistakes
The six candidates running for Berkeley Heights BOE are as follows: CANDIDATE ADDRESS SLOGAN TERM EMAIL ADDRESS Gale D. Bradford 34 Mea Dr. Berkeley Heights, NJ Commitment to Community 3 Yrs [email protected] Helen Gabara 62 Burlington Rd. New Providence, NJ 3 Yrs [email protected] David T. Moore 245 Mountain Ave. Berkeley Heights, NJ 3 Yrs [email protected] Javier Morales 125 Lawrence Dr....
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