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Berkeley Heights councilman directed rent ordinance work while mother faced increase

Berkeley Heights Councilman Alvaro Medeiros directed the township attorney to begin work on a rent stabilization ordinance while his mother faced a 10% increase at Woodcrest apartments, drawing a formal demand for billing records and a broader recusal standard from council candidate Edmund Maciejewski.

· 3 min read

Red-brick municipal building with library and police station entrances, viewed from a parking lot.

Chatham residents demand public forum after court certifies housing plan

A judge's certification of Chatham Borough's affordable housing plan removes the legal barrier officials cited against holding a public forum on the proposed 58 North Passaic Avenue development, and a resident advocacy group is now formally demanding the council schedule one.

· 2 min read

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Berkeley Heights police expansion heads to vote without cost data

Berkeley Heights Township Council is set to vote Tuesday, Aug. 11, on Ordinance 2026-19, which would add six police positions including a deputy chief, despite the agenda packet still lacking the fiscal impact statement residents and former officials demanded at the July 21 first-reading vote.

· 2 min read

Red-brick municipal building with library and police station entrances, viewed from a parking lot.

Berkeley Heights councilman directed rent ordinance work while mother faced increase

Berkeley Heights Councilman Alvaro Medeiros directed the township attorney to begin work on a rent stabilization ordinance while his mother faced a 10% increase at Woodcrest apartments, drawing a formal demand for billing records and a broader recusal standard from council candidate Edmund Maciejewski.

Red-brick municipal building with library and police station entrances, viewed from a parking lot.

Berkeley Heights councilman directed rent ordinance work while mother faced increase

Berkeley Heights Councilman Alvaro Medeiros directed the township attorney to begin work on a rent stabilization ordinance while his mother faced a 10% increase at Woodcrest apartments, drawing a formal demand for billing records and a broader recusal standard from council candidate Edmund Maciejewski.

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