The Story of Politics, Money and Berkeley Heights in Twelve Images
This week, we shared snapshots on our socials highlighting the campaign contributions made by vendors alongside the payments they received from the town for their services. We encourage residents to start paying closer attention to this critical information, especially in light of New Jersey’s recent rollback of campaign finance reforms, which takes transparency back to the dark ages. These special interests...
Today’s Berkeley Heights Special Town Council Meeting Raises More Questions
A resolution concerning Deerpath Lane, which appears similar to a contentious $450,000 proposal voted through at the last meeting, appears on the agenda for today’s unusually scheduled Town Council meeting at 5:45 p.m. This timing, combined with lingering concerns from the prior meeting, has left residents and stakeholders asking even more questions. The previous meeting highlighted significant unresolved issues surrounding...
Jordan Hyman Responds to Media Coverage Surrounding OAL Decision
Mr. Hyman has issued a response to NJ21st and TapInto’s coverage of the OAL ruling. Ms. Akiri and consenting members of the public will also share their reactions to his response, which will be posted at a later time. Link to Full Decision Read Other Articles on BHPSNJ Ethics Issues Subscribe to NJ21st For Free
What the Berkeley Heights Massage Parlor “Breaking News” Tells Us About Power, Privilege and Hyperlocal News Blogs
-John Migueis A recent headline from a local news outlet brought a wave of attention to a police report: Police Chief William Ives reports the arrest of a 64-year-old female following an ongoing investigation into illicit activities at a local business. Changling Wang, who resided and worked at Qitopia Massage Spa on Springfield Avenue, was taken into custody by Berkeley...
Discussion on $450,000 Resolution Raises Oversight and Project Alignment Concerns
11/12/2024 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting In the clip below, Mr. Donnelly highlighted that the project under Resolution #2 approved by the Council last night, would involve repaving an area resurfaced only a year ago without addressing the primary drainage issues this project was originally intended to resolve. Additionally, it appears – in this discussion – that other council members...
Follow Up To Article on OAL Decision v. Former BOE Majority Published Yesterday
-John Migueis Over the past three years, we have consistently provided a full accounting behind the issues that led to the most recent findings by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). Specifically, regarding the most recent finding, numerous community members—including contributors, family members, and even a former Board of Education (BOE) member—advised the Board Majority at the time that using...
Office of Administrative Law Finds Former BOE Majority Acted Unethically
OAL writes scathing finding against Robert Cianciulli, Pamela Stanley, Michael D’Aquila, Angela Penna, Joy Young and Jordan Hyman After a timeframe spanning over two years, the BOE ethics violations that occurred in May, June and September of 2022 have reached the first round of findings; a decision against the Berkeley Heights Board of Education Members in place at that time....
My Response to a Former BOE Member Regarding the 2022 Negotiation Meetings with Teachers
-Sai Akiri Dear Teachers and Community, For some reason a former BOE Member (Robert C) continues to spread outright misinformation. The facts are that Dr. Foregger and I care very much about our teachers, our school system and most importantly our students. We were absolutely in attendance for 2022 negotiations meetings with the teachers union as they are an important...
Berkeley Heights Resident and Mother of Two School Going Kids Endorses Dr. Foregger for BOE
Divya Garg is a Parent of Two Children Attending BHPS I am honored to endorse Dr. Foregger for re-election to the BHPSNJ Board of Education. His dedication to improving student proficiency scores, particularly in mathematics, and his thoughtful, data-driven approach to educational challenges make him an invaluable asset to our community. Dr. Foregger has been instrumental in advocating for solutions...
Where Berkeley Heights Votes Tomorrow
Tomorrow, November 5th 2024, Berkeley Heights will go to the polls. Currently there are Four Candidates seeking to fill Two Seats on the Town Council and Eight Candidates Seeking to Fill Three Seats on the Berkeley Heights Board of Education. After months of Campaigning, they ALL deserve a proper decision from our Community. Polls will be open from 6:00am to...
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