7-District ACFR Budget Comparison: Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Madison, Millburn, New Providence, Summit, and Westfield
We are very happy to present our 2026–2027 7-District Budget Hub, which features budget profiles for each district on our...
Proposed 2026-27 School Aid: How Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Other Nearby Districts Fared in New Jersey’s Budget
-Written by an Educator in the District On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill delivered her first budget address, which...
New Providence Council Preview: Affordable Housing, Nokia, and Key Funding Decisions
NEW PROVIDENCE – Looking at whats important at tonight’s council meeting in New Providence (sorry I’m a little behind)… The...
7-Agency Dashboard: Municipal Use of Force Trends (2021–2025)
The report takes a look at 401 use of force incidents reported by the following police departments between 2021 through...
The ACFR Dashboard (Part 5): The True Cost of School Security
Up to this point in our series we took a hard look at using the ACFR to determine the trajectory...
Clock is Ticking: New Providence BOE Gives Public Less Than 48 Hours to Review Agenda….again
Correction – 02/26/2028: This article contains the following error: it states or implies that OPMA required the agenda or packet...
What the 7-District ACFR Dashboard Shows About Special Education Costs (Part 4)
This is the fourth in a series intended to help families better understand how to hold their School District spending...
John’s Notes on the 01/27/2026 New Providence Town Council Agenda
Housing Settlement, Multi-Year Sports Contracts, and $4.25M in Bills New Providence Town Council Agenda (Jan. 27, 2026): Contracts, Fair Share...
24-Hour Notice for $6.5 Million in Spending: New Providence School District Defends Agenda Delay
Let’s start with the highlights of the agenda first, then we’ll move onto some of the concerns that arose in...
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...