Luxury Living, Boutique Retail and the Quiet Erasure of Working and Middle Class NJ
Commentary I grew up in a NJ Neighborhood with families just like mine – blue collar, many of whom broke...
928 Units and a $16.6 Million Bill- Monday’s Berkeley Heights Council Meeting
The meeting next week is on Monday which gives us one less day to get the information out there –...
No Redline, No Explainer: Resident Presses Council on Pulled Connell ‘Density Bomb’ Ordinance
During the 02/17/2026 Berkeley Heights Town Council meeting, a resident asks simple questions about the Connell mixed-use ordinance that got...
Connell Density Plan Reappears: Here’s What Changed Since The February Draft
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Last month we reported on a proposal to amend the Township’s Mixed Use (MU) Zone and...
Union County Flood Risk: 724 Repetitive Loss Properties, 9 Mitigated. What’s the Plan?
Union County is holding its final public meeting on the Draft 2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) on Wed. 02/25/26 @...
What We Covered in 2025 Part 1: When the Storm Hit
The first installment of our Top 30 Articles this year… Between now and New Year’s, we will be presenting our...
REAL Could Redraw NJ’s Flood Map and Its Development Future
REAL (Resilient Environments and Landscapes) is the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) effort to update the state’s flood, coastal, wetlands...
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...