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...
Scotch Plains Meets State Stormwater Rules, Broader Flood Strategy Seems Seems Unclear
Background Scotch Plains sits within the Green Brook watershed, a region that has been the focus of federal flood mitigation...
Governor Murphy Visits Berkeley Heights After Deadly Storm Hits Union County
Governor Phil Murphy visited Berkeley Heights on Tuesday following a fast-moving storm that caused serious damage across parts of Union...
The Future of Turf Fields in New Jersey
It’s interesting, sometimes, the things you find when you’re looking for something else… the part to the broken item you...
Zoning Board Approves Westminster Project
Residents expressed concerns about the Westminster project during last week’s Zoning Board Meeting, and the Township’s push-back on the project...
Westminster Project Coming Back A Year Later
The Westminster property is back on the Zoning Board agenda for 09/26/2024. The township vetoed the original project, and the...
Town Council and Environmental Committee Members Discuss Trees, Water and Zombies
Town Council Members Manuel Cuoto, Jeff Varenrin, and Members of the Environmental Committee (Former Town Council Member Alvaro Medeiros, Rich...