Your Property Taxes at Work: From Roof Repairs to $25,000 Flagpoles for Our Schools
-Eliza Schleifstein Every spring across New Jersey, local Boards of Education begin approving motions to move forward on capital projects—roof...
Loretta Rivers – Build For Families, Not Machines
Loretta Rivers, Piscataway Board of Education representative and former Assembly candidate I’m not against innovation, not against economic development, and...
First Chickens, Now This: Is the Council Playing the Scutari Stall?
Tonight’s Berkeley Heights Town Council meeting is scheduled to include a significant agenda jammed with resolutions connected to redevelopment at...
Community Voices: What’s Lost When Districts Stop Promoting From Within
A wave of external hiring can lead to loss of institutional knowledge and damage the culture of a school, Written...
BHPSNJ Referendum Framing Continues to Raise Questions About Priorities and Process
The Berkeley Heights School District’s administration is going all-out on presenting the upcoming referendum, which will go to a vote...
Community Voices: Local Scout Brings Holiday Support to YWCA Union County
Diganta Basu, a scout from Berkeley Heights’ Troop 368, successfully initiated and completed a holiday drive which benefited the YWCA’...
Community Voices: The Risks of Mixing Personal Platforms With Public Office
Laura Kapuscinski How free is your speech when you willingly participate in an organization or government agency that limits your...
Community Voices: Berkeley Heights Deserves Clear Answers Before the Referendum Vote
-Darciena Christel Hello! Thank you NJ 21st for all you are doing for transparency in New Jersey. I greatly appreciate...
Community Voices: Why I’m Skeptical About Launching a Charter Study
I’ve served on the nonpartisan school board, first as a member in 2023, and then as board president in 2024. That progression...
Endorsement: Time for Change in New Jersey
Vote Column A for Jack Ciattarelli – a governor who will put families, taxpayers, and small businesses first. By Edmund...