Court Orders Berkeley Heights to Release Unredacted Emails, Finds OPRA Denial Unreasonable
Access to public records is a fundamental part of the public’s ability to hold public agencies accountable for their actions,...
Laura’s Notes on the 01/20/2026 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting
As the Council meeting opened with an immediate motion to move to executive session, the Mayor was notably absent from...
Policy 7230: A Necessary Correction to BHPSNJ’s Athletics Spending and Privacy Gaps
John’s Notes on the 01/22/2026 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting BHPSNJ is set to vote on revisions to Policy 7230 (Gifts, Grants,...
Transparency First: Berkeley Heights Moves Toward a Regionalization Study
Shauna’s Notes on the 01/22/2026 BHPSNJ BOE Meeting On the agenda for the Berkeley Heights School District board meeting for...
Berkeley Heights Teachers Union Challenges BOE on Grading Standards
According to new documents obtained by NJ21st, the Berkeley Heights Education Association (Teachers Union) filed a revised Unfair Labor Practice Charge...
Berkeley Heights Grading Policy Dispute Ends as Labor Complaint Is Dismissed
Context Late last year, the Berkeley Heights Board of Education made changes to the District Grading Policy (2624) which sought...
One Meeting, Two Approaches: What the New Providence and Berkeley Heights Municipal Reorganizations Show Us
The twelfth article in an ongoing series intended to help NJ residents, especially students, understand their local and state government...
What We Covered in 2025 Part 5: Public Safety, Policing, and Institutional Risk
Three articles connected to police bureaucracy and the risks connected to failures of oversight and training, along with a response...
What We Covered in 2025 Part 3: Budgets, State Aid and Making the Numbers Mean Something
Budgets are typically not something that draws big numbers, but we’re working hard to change that. Two of our top articles...
What We Covered in 2025 Part 2: Schools, Rankings, and What the Data Really Says
In 2025, our reporting on education metrics continued to explain school data in a way families and residents could actually...