Easier Way for BH to Reach Out to Representatives
We are happy to announce that Berkeley Heights Residents have an easier way to contact their Government Representatives. We are publishing our Town Council, BOE, and State Representative forms. These forms allow you to contact every member of each body at once and allows BHCW to create an inventory of issues residents are communicating to government representatives about. We created...
Response from District on Mice at Governor Livingston
Teachers and Students have informed us of a mouse infestation at Governor Livingston. We reached out to the District with the following questions: (1) What is the severity of the issue (2) What is the cause of the issue (3) What steps have been taken to remedy the situation (4) What steps are being taken to ensure the health and...
Social Media is Not the Problem – We Are
Vaccines, Presidential Elections, and COVID-19 – are three phenomena that come to mind when we hear the shrieks about the dangers of social media. Americans are almost famous for the degree of polarized thinking they apply to virtually any situation. There are no excellent Republican ideas, no good ideas coming from Democrats, and only when one embodies beliefs wholesale are...
Annual Email to Elected Representatives and Administrators of Berkeley Heights NJ-2024
Good Morning, We invite elected officials and administrators to use our platforms to connect with constituents each year. In our current “anniversary year,” we have had contributions in print or video from over 30 residents, elected representatives, educators, and subject matter experts. We’ve touched on issues connected to the school district (budget, transportation, proficiencies, ethics, etc.) and the township (flooding,...
Happy Thanksgiving, Berkeley Heights
We want to express our thanks and gratitude to the families and public employees who are part of the BHCW community and who have read, participated in, and contributed to its mission. We are extraordinarily privileged to live in a country where we can speak and vote as freely as we breathe and where our children do not have to...
Feedback From A Subscriber on “The Tyranny of the Minority” Series
Normally we do not allow anonymous articles but I received feedback from a subscriber that I appreciated for several reasons: (1) It wasn’t unhinged and did not devolve into personal attacks (2) It presented facts in stating a point (3) It offered a differing perspective respectfully without demand for censorship (4) My name is on this, so technically not anonymous...
Message to all 2023 Berkeley Heights, NJ Candidates
BHCW will seek to continue helping the community make effective decisions in local elections. This year we wanted to reaffirm some of our ground rules and also present some changes that will take place. (1) As always, every candidate for office can publish content on our mediums (text, video, etc). This content has to be more than a campaign commercial and...
Two Years Of Shining A Light-2023
What we’ve accomplished this year… Today marks two years since we published our first article. When we launched, our goal was to inform the public about the lack of research behind and violations of laws surrounding the reconfiguration of our District and the disingenuous tactic of the Administration and Board Majority of conflating Kindergarten with throwing children and teachers out...
CLARIFICATION ON GUIDELINES FOR WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE Part MMM
BHCW will post ALL endorsements on the Private and Public Page. That does not mean I or whoever is posting endorses that candidate. BHCW believes it is essential for every resident to have a say in this and every election. BHCW will not hide or shield people who come to our site from information we may disagree with. Elections should allow for all...
BHCW Position Statement on Article Submissions
Residents and Candidates on all sides will continue to be allowed to submit articles to BHCW for free as long as they meet our terms and for as long as I manage the site. Resident names and email addresses will of course continue to be redacted from documents upon their request as our focus is not to talk about residents...
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