Thursday, May 17, 2012
West Caldwell Council honors high school senior Briana Hayden; appoints three new probationary officers.
After some finessing, the West Caldwell Council unanimously adopted the 2012 municipal budget—which poses a zero percent increase to the tax levy—Tuesday night. The total 2012 adopted budget is $18,770,279.47, $59,365.12 more than the 2011 budget of $18,710,914.35. Property owners will see no increase to the municipal portion of the tax bill. Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools also adopted a budget with a zero percent increase to the tax levy. West Caldwell residents are expected to see a decrease of 1 cent per $100 of assessed value in the school portion of the tax bill. Of the total $18.7 million municipal budget adopted Tuesday, $12.4 million will be raised through local tax dollars, representing two-thirds of total revenues. The …
Public hearing on 2012 municipal budget will be held on Thursday, June 7.
The Caldwell Council approved a resolution to amend the 2012 municipal budget Tuesday night, increasing the total appropriations to $11,905,256.05 from $11,888,753.05, or $16,503. The amendments to the budget introduced on April 17 passed by a vote of 5-0, with one councilman, Tom O’Donnell, abstaining. The amount to be raised by taxes is $6,809,280, a 1.8% increase to the municipal tax levy, according to the borough's Chief Financial Officer Margaret Cherone. Cherone said the average home in Caldwell will see an increase of $50 to the municipal portion of the tax bill. The average home in Caldwell is assessed at $424,910. When factoring in school taxes and estimated county taxes, the estimated average increase to the total tax bill is $…
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Construction official issues demolition permit after empty building deemed unsafe.
A vacant house at 21 Kirkwood Place was demolished this week by the Borough of Caldwell. A borough construction official issued a demolition permit after the residential building was inspected and deemed potentially dangerous, Borough Administrator Paul Carelli said Tuesday. Carelli said the structure was "in danger of literally falling down." The vacant house at the corner of Personette Street had become an eyesore in the neighborhood with the house abandoned and in disrepair and the overgrown yard. One resident reported seeing rodents coming from the property. On Wednesday, an excavator was parked on the lot, which will be leveled after the foundation is removed. Clothing, a book and garbage were strewn around the property. The Caldwell…
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Nineteen buses added to county's Special Transportation System to aid seniors and disabled.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the addition of 19 new buses for the county’s Special Transportation System while unveiling the new arrivals at the Essex County Division of Senior Services in Verona Wednesday. Coinciding with May’s designation as Older Americans Month, buses will be added to the fleet run under the county’s Division of Senior Services, which provides free transportation to the county’s senior citizens and disabled residents. Ten buses arrived this month with an additional nine to be delivered in June. With the new buses, four of which were awarded to the county through a grant from the Federal Transit Administration, the county’s fleet will now number 46. Several of the buses were used to replace…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Newark mayor and Jersey governor ham it up for video.
Just because they're the state's two most prominent politicians doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor. The office of Gov. Chris Christie yesterday released a lighthearted video co-starring Newark Mayor Cory Booker as a peripatetic go-to guy, riffing off his now national-scale image as a man of action following his rescue of a neighbor from a burning building several weeks ago. As the Democratic mayor of the state's largest city is depicted doing everything from coming up with a spare guitar for Bruce Springsteen to catching a falling baby, a faux-frustrated Christie hisses "Booker!" The Seinfeild parody was produced for the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondent's Club show. Click on the video above to see the …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Election registration offices in Newark close at 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15, is your last chance to register to vote in the June 5 primary. If you would like to register, head to the Essex County Superintendent of Elections & County Commissioner of Registration & Commissioner of Registration's office at the Hall of Records in Newark, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Room 429. Registration will be open until 9 p.m. In order to register, you will need to enter a driver’s license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the New Jersey Voter Registration form. In a rush? Save some time by downloading a copy of the New Jersey Voter Registration form, filling it out beforehand and taking it with you when you register. All U.S. citizens at least 18 years old by Primary Day, and …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
President Barack Obama made big headlines with his announcement this week.
President Barack Obama made national headlines this week when he came out in support of gay marriage during an interview on ABC News. Obama said he has changed his stance on the issue and said, for him, personally, "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married." Reporters at ABC called the statement historical. Obama's remarks came just after North Carolina formally banned gay marriage. Some critics have said the president may have come out for gay marriage for politcal reasons, in anticipation of the upcoming presidential election, but others say his sentiments are sincere. Was it appropriate for President Obama to stand up in support of gay marriage? What do you think?
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Haven't picked up your badges for West Caldwell town pools? What are you waiting for? Friday, May 11 is the last chance for early-bird registration for the 2012 season. If you sign up after Friday, rates will increase across the board from individual to family memberships. To download a pool application, visit the West Caldwell website. Pools open on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.
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A host of area GOP leaders came to Parsippany PAL to show their support for candidate.
The primary election campaign is officially underway for District 26 Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce. Republican leaders from throughout the area were on hand at the Parsippany Police Athletic League building Wednesday evening to show their support for DeCroce in her primary contest against Montville businessman Anthony Pio Costa. Mayor James Barberio hosted the event. In an opening address, he praised the assemblywoman for her past work as municipal clerk of Roxbury and as a member of the Parsippany Zoning Board of Adjustment. "We need people in the state Assembly who understand how municipal government works," he said, adding that her time as deputy commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs gives her valuable …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
President made his historic pronouncement during an interview with ABC News.
President Barack Obama has publically come out in support of same sex marriage, the first time in history that a sitting U.S. president has ever done so. Obama gave the news to ABC News' Robin Roberts in an interview that will air on ABCs “Good Morning America" on Thursday. "I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or Marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone, because they are not able to …
Ralph Ciallella
9:35 am on Sunday, May 13, 2012
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