Fact Checking the Townships Unattributed 10/06/2025 Press Release on Passaic River Flooding
Another unsigned, unattributed press release from Berkeley Heights Township reports that Mayor Angie Devanney met with other local officials and...
Fourth DEP Notice Cites Berkeley Heights for Sewage Discharges into State Waters
This is the fourth in a series of articles covering NJ DEP Violations involving Berkeley Heights’ sewer operations and includes...
DEP’s Third Letter Flags Overflow Risks From Broken Sensors and Uncleaned Basins at Berkeley Heights Sewage Plant
In our review of a bid packet a Berkeley Heights resident obtained from the township and provided to NJ21st we...
Berkeley Heights Sewage Plant Cited for Reporting and Environmental Violations
A resident emailed NJ21st a set of documents tied to the failed sewer sale bid package. The resident inquired as...
Community Voices: Keeping the ‘Garden’ in Garden State
There has been a lot of talk and focus regarding the results of the extraordinary rainstorm on July 14th. At...
Digging Deeper into the Berkeley Heights Unsigned Press Release: What NJDEP Actually Allows—and What Other Towns Are Doing
Continuing to Fact Check Berkeley Heights 08/26/2025 Unsigned, Unattributed Press Release In our first article of the Townships unsigned press...
Plainfield’s Flood Plan Advances—Will Funding Catch Up Before 2026?
Third in a series evaluating municipal compliance with the Union County Hazard Mitigation Plan NJ21st obtained Plainfield’s stormwater files through...
Debris Chokes Passaic River: Post-Storm Visit Raises Questions for Berkeley Heights Mayor and Council
Debris Chokes Passaic River: Post-Storm Visit Raises Questions for Berkeley Heights Mayor and Council -Michael Leblond Last week’s town council...
Three Floods, Zero Answers
Joseph and Jacqueline Cinque Are Residents of Berkeley Heights, NJ Recently, my husband and I attended the August 7th township...
Fanwood’s Drainage Study Aligns With Union County Hazard Mitigation Plan
The second in NJ21st’s series examining whether towns hit by repeated floods have followed through on the commitments they made...
