Berkeley Heights, NJ local news, meeting recaps, and public-records coverage. https://berkeleyheights.news/ 2026-08-28T08:30:09+00:00 BerkeleyHeights.news https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-08-27-berkeley-heights-board-of-education.html 2026-08-28T08:30:09+00:00

Berkeley Heights Board of Education met on 2026-08-27. The closed captions point to discussion around budget, taxes, ordinances, resolutions, contracts.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-08-11-township-council.html 2026-08-12T14:08:38+00:00

Township Council met on 2026-08-11. The closed captions point to discussion around budget, taxes, ordinances, resolutions, contracts.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/bhps-policy-committee-minutes-drive-history-opra-response-2026-08-03.html 2026-08-03T09:05:49-04:00

The Berkeley Heights school district acknowledged the request on August 3, 2026, assigned it request number 27-000014, and stated that it would respond.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/nj-education-commissioner-upholds-censure-pamela-stanley-five-board-members-2026-07-22.html 2026-07-22T20:40:00-04:00

New Jersey's education commissioner affirmed ethics findings and censured Pamela Stanley and five other Berkeley Heights board members over their use.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/the-diploma-privilege-berkeley-heights-school-board-wrote-for-itself.html 2026-07-22T12:45:45-04:00

Board emails show Pamela Stanley pursuing a diploma-presentation privilege for her own family and friends while helping write and vote on Policy 0149.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/does-berkeley-heights-even-have-a-representative-democracy-2026-07-22.html 2026-07-22T10:10:19-04:00

A review of 723 non-routine Township Council votes found 710 with no opposing yes-or-no vote.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-07-21-township-council.html 2026-07-22T07:12:41+00:00

Township Council met on 2026-07-21. The closed captions point to discussion around budget, taxes, ordinances, resolutions, contracts.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/tomfortown-a-nice-man-is-not-a-plan.html 2026-07-21T08:00:00-04:00

A Berkeley Heights campaign article on why Council leadership has to ask harder questions before major housing and tax decisions move forward.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/what-berkeley-heights-councilmembers-use-council-reports-for-2026.html 2026-07-18T02:30:00-04:00

Nearly three hours of recoverable remarks show what four Berkeley Heights elected officials choose to say when the agenda gives them the microphone.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/berkeley-heights-data-center-ban-master-plan-consistency-2026-07-11.html 2026-07-11T08:00:00-04:00

Ordinance 2026-13 would prohibit data centers in every zone in Berkeley Heights.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/berkeley-heights-power-outages-storm-july-2026.html 2026-07-04T00:05:00-04:00

A short but powerful storm knocked out power across Berkeley Heights and added to a large statewide outage event during dangerous heat.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-06-25-berkeley-heights-board-of-education.html 2026-07-03T01:16:42+00:00

The Berkeley Heights Board of Education met June 25, 2026, entered executive session, then returned to public session for student-athlete recognitions.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-06-30-township-council.html 2026-07-02T23:20:40+00:00

At the June 30, 2026 Township Council meeting, JCP&L representatives discussed reliability upgrades, while council members and residents raised concerns.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/berkeley-heights-library-accountability-spending-audit-2026-06-26.html 2026-06-26T11:43:43-04:00

Berkeley Heights can support a strong public library and still ask for a real audit of spending, reserves, staffing, usage, capital planning.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/boe-referendum-promise-tracker.html 2026-06-19T19:39:13-04:00

The district sold the March 2026 school referendum around safety, learning-space upgrades, aging infrastructure, state aid, and a tax-impact message.

https://berkeleyheights.news/articles/susan-poage-data-center-deck.html 2026-06-19T18:55:00-04:00

A false scientific claim, misused noise data, activist rhetoric, and no Berkeley Heights-specific analysis are no basis for a townwide ban.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-03-16-township-council.html 2026-06-19T11:27:27+00:00

At the March 16, 2026 Township Council meeting, officials reviewed 2026 capital budget requests for Public Works and the wastewater treatment system.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-02-26-berkeley-heights-board-of-education.html 2026-06-19T11:19:04+00:00

The Berkeley Heights Board of Education met on Feb. 26, 2026, opened with a quorum, went into executive session, then returned to public session for student.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-04-07-township-council.html 2026-06-19T07:28:38+00:00

The April 7, 2026 Township Council meeting opened at 6:33 p.m. and focused on presentations about township debt, redevelopment revenue, and the proposed 2026.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-04-08-planning-board.html 2026-06-19T07:28:03+00:00

The Berkeley Heights Planning Board held a courtesy review on April 8 for proposed improvements at the Columbia Middle School/Lower Columbia athletic field.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-05-05-township-council.html 2026-06-19T07:17:02+00:00

At the May 5, 2026 Township Council meeting, officials heard two conference-session presentations: an Eagle Scout proposal for a bocce ball court.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-06-01-berkeley-heights-board-of-education.html 2026-06-19T01:05:27+00:00

The Berkeley Heights Board of Education met June 1, spending more than 90 minutes in executive session before returning to public session for student.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-05-19-township-council.html 2026-06-19T01:04:40+00:00

The Berkeley Heights Township Council met May 19 and adopted the amended 2026 municipal budget, approved new rules for electric bikes, scooters and motorized.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-06-09-township-council.html 2026-06-19T01:03:59+00:00

The Berkeley Heights Township Council opened its June 9, 2026 meeting at 6:32 p.m., recognized the Governor Livingston High School varsity softball team.

https://berkeleyheights.news/meetings/2026-06-11-berkeley-heights-board-of-education.html 2026-06-19T01:03:30+00:00

The Berkeley Heights Board of Education returned from executive session at about 7:36 p.m. on June 11 and spent much of the public session recognizing.