2026 7-Municipality Budget Analysis
2026 Municipal Budget Introductions NJ21st has been reviewing 2026 municipal budget introductions across our coverage area to help residents see...
Scotch Plains’ New Budget Explained: Taxes, Spending, and Debt
Our last article about the Scotch Plains budget ended up being an article about missing documents and blocked access. Soon...
The Struggle to Find 2026 Scotch Plains Budget Numbers
So if you are a Scotch Plains resident searching top line numbers for the ’26 budget or even the 2025...
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...
What We Covered in 2025 Part 2: Schools, Rankings, and What the Data Really Says
In 2025, our reporting on education metrics continued to explain school data in a way families and residents could actually...
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...
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...
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...
Scotch Plains-Fanwood: A Look at Student Growth, Proficiency, Aptitude and Environmental Indicators
2018 through 2024 About a month back, someone on the Scotch Plains forum asked about how the school district is...