If a Town’s zoning plan does not allow reasonable opportunities for affordable housing, such a zoning plan is unenforceable, unconstitutional, and susceptible to builder/developer lawsuits to build wherever they want. That’s the law. Some people don’t like that, but that is the law. In 2024, the Leg...

Last week, we published an article about Union County’s plans to tear down a 150-year-old grove of Oak trees to make way for a new ice rink at Warinanco Park. This project, or at least some iteration of it, has been in the works for years across multiple locations. It has served as an election-year ...

Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s actions consistently reflect a pattern where his voting record directly contradicts his public statements. As NJ-7 voters are aware, Kean supported the “Big Beautiful Budget Bill,” which cuts funding for SNAP, reduces Medicare access for an estimated 70 million people, adds more ...

As Co-Founders of the Raritan Valley Line Mayor’s Alliance representing 32 communities along the RVL, we know firsthand that for communities like ours, reliable train service isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. Over fifteen thousand of our residents depend on NJ TRANSIT every day to get to work, schoo...

It remains hard to watch the recent impacts of extreme weather in other regions of the US knowing that the inland flooding in New Jersey remains unresolved. Since Irene, I coordinated the Mayors Council Rahway River Watershed Flood Control, and despite securing over $7 million to evaluate 21 alterna...

Our town prides itself on community, service, and doing right by our neighbors. At the heart of that spirit is the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad - a 100 percent volunteer-run organization that has served our town with distinction for over seven decades. They respond to emergencies around the cloc...

This is from the April 11, 1977 issue of The New York Times: “Three months ago, the states of New Jersey and New York began allowing right turns on red lights in line with a nationwide trend designed to save energy and reduce automobile pollution by cutting down on the time that cars spend at stopli...

Last month, the New Jersey Assembly was scheduled to vote on a bill, A-3558, endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of Antisemitism. The IHRA standard is used by 37 other states, at least 46 countries, and more than 1,200 organizations, municipalities and uni...

“I can’t wait to tell you about Ella’s prom day,” exuded my friend Bobbi about her beloved granddaughter. Instead of paying for expensive updos, professionally applied makeup, and florist corsages, Ella and her friends did it all themselves. And what fun they had! Ten girls gathered at Ella’s house ...

In a world where so much pulls us in different directions, it’s a real joy to celebrate something that brings us together: our Community Band! There’s something truly special about gathering as neighbors, hearing live music played by people we know, and feeling a little spark of togetherness in the ...