Bond Blow-Up, Freelance Shake-Up, Police Records Battle, and Residents Speak Out
Like. What. The. Actual… This week’s newsletter starts with a saga that could fill an entire article. On August 3, NJ21st reported that the Township announced an “emergency” bond meeting for August 4, tied to the July 14, 2025 storm—without attaching a project list. On August 4, the Zoom-only meeting began with no project list available. It was quickly derailed by pornographic...
Berkeley Heights Township Provides Further Details on Emergency Bond
For the first time, the Township released a list of projects it says will be funded by the bond during today’s Council Meeting. This follows days of us asking that details be made public. The July 14, 2025 Storm Damage Assessment names more than a dozen streets slated for roadwork, including Russo Place, Wentworth Drive, Sussex Road, Bristol Court, Balmoral...
Berkeley Heights Officials Under Fire Over Vague Capital Improvements, Bond and Zoom
Berkeley Heights officials are moving forward with a $3.565 million bond ordinance, citing urgent capital needs. But as the Township prepares for a public hearing scheduled for August 19, 2025, scrutiny has intensified — not only over the specifics of what the funds will cover, but also over how the process has been handled online. In a Facebook comment posted...
Berkeley Heights Resident Flags Major Budget Increases Hidden in Capital Plan
One resident’s comment uncovers a deeper—and still unexplained—layer to the bond plan After the second attempt to hold an emergency bond ordinance meeting on Zoom was derailed by another disruption, one Berkeley Heights resident (Joe Iadanza) sent in a comment that cuts further to the heart of the issue. “For the second time the zoom meeting was hacked. It is...
Another Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting, Another Round of Porn – 08/05/2025
-Michael Leblond The zoom meeting opened with a light hearted discussion of grilling and cleaning up from the storm on July 14th. The meeting began promptly at 4:45, official attendance was taken, meeting information was reviewed. Meeting parameters were set and attendees were told if an incident similar to the August 4th meeting occurred, the meeting would be terminated. Within...
Take 2: After Zoom Incident, Residents Still Left Without Answers on $3.5M Bond
The Berkeley Heights Town Council is holding an emergency Zoom meeting to introduce a $3.565 million bond ordinance today at 4:45pm. The meeting was supposed to occur yesterday however the Township was unable to manage the zoom meeting where an attendee was allowed to share pornography that then led the township to cancel the meeting altogether despite several residents being...
Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting Disrupted by Offensive Zoom Bombing
The special meeting called by the mayor and Town Council to adopt an ordinance for storm repairs was hijacked three different times by a spammer, causing the meeting to be shut down and restarted. Images were pornographic, racist and derogatory in nature. At different times, what appeared to be swastikas appeared in the pornographic images. Town Administrator Viana came onto...
Without a Project List, Council to Introduce $3.5M Ordinance for Road and Bridge Work — Questions Residents Can Ask
The Berkeley Heights Town Council is holding an emergency public meeting to introduce a $3.565 million bond ordinance this Monday (08/04) at 3:30 pm. The meeting is being held over Zoom, with a hard stop at 4:30 p.m., and is labeled as an emergency under N.J.S.A. 10:4-9b — the law that allows public bodies to meet with less than 48...
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