Living, Aging, and Dying in NJ: The Story Behind the Data
The New Jersey State Health Assessment Data system isn’t a website people often visit or even know about – however,...
Rethinking Student Safety: The Evidence on AI-Based Monitoring and the Case for Proven Alternatives
Gaggle is a self-described student safety suite of tools that uses AI and ‘trained’ safety ‘experts’ to monitor student activity...
2026 7-District Performance Hub
NJ21st School Performance Series Seven Districts. One Performance Snapshot. NJ21st reviewed the latest school performance data across Berkeley Heights, New...
2026 7-Municipality Budget Analysis
NJ21st Municipal Analysis 2026 Municipal Analysis Explore NJ21st’s 2026 municipal analysis, including our seven-town introductory budget review and our per-household...
Legal But Opaque Part 2: A Case Study of the Berkeley Heights Recreation Hire
In part one of this single thread analysis, NJ21st examined how public contracts, political relationships, and decision-making structures can intersect...
2026 7-District Budget Analysis
NJ21st Budget Coverage NJ21st 2026 School Budget Hub This page brings together NJ21st’s 2026 school budget coverage in one place...
Berkeley Heights Sets Stage for ‘Virtual City’
Series Virtual City Coming to Berkeley Heights? One reader described a “virtual city” taking shape — shorthand for the clustered...
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...
nj21st 2025 Property Tax Dashboards
We have updated our Property Tax Dashboards to include 2025 Data released by the NJ Department of Community Affairs. ...
2025 Year End Newsletter
A look back at our most-read reporting, editors’ picks, financial report and audience growth. In 2025, NJ21st covered floods, school...