November 15th Municipal Meeting Canceled

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 15, 2018

Due to inclement weather and three councilmembers stuck in traffic from the League Of Municipalities conference, tonight’s

Ordinance 2555: Correction Made On Recently Passed Ordinance

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 15, 2018

The working of government can be tedious, a bit frustrating (even for those who are in government), sometimes a little costly, but necessary. Such is the case with Ordinance 2555. It is actually the reworking of Ordinance 2541, a law that was unanimously approved by the governing body just three months ago in August. That […]

MLUB Approves Hunter Redevelopment Plan

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 9, 2018

The Municipal Land Use Board (MLUB) unanimously approved the redevelopment plan for what locals call the Hunter property. The parcel of land – which is four lots – is on West Webster Avenue next to the train tracks between Locust Street and the little league fields. The plan is officially referred to as the West […]

Neglia Awarded $30,300 For Three Projects

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 7, 2018

Council approved three (3) resolutions for a total of $30,300 for engineering and design & construction management services at the November 1st municipal meeting. The first project – in the amount of $15,700 – is for design and construction management services for the generator at the OEM (Office of Emergency Management) building next to the […]

Poll Workers Must Report Number Of Voters Every Two Hours

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 6, 2018

If anyone going to vote after 8 o’clock in the morning today notices some additional information at their polling station, it is due to new legislation signed into law by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy that will require poll workers to report the number of voters who have voted at each precinct every two hours. […]

Council Postpones Vote On Romerovksi Amendment

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 5, 2018

Resolution 323-18 – which was to authorize the execution of an amendment to the Redeveloper’s Agreement between the Borough of Roselle Park and Roselle Park VP, LLC for what is commonly known as the Romerovski property – was tabled after the closed session at Thursday night’s Mayor & Council meeting. This amendment would have officially […]

Council Refers Hunter Redevelopment Plan To MLUB

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 4, 2018

The Hunter property, officially known as West Webster Avenue Area 1, had its redevelopment plan referred by the governing body under Resolution 308-18 to the Municipal Land Use Board (MLUB) for review and the board’s November 5th meeting. Located across the street from 7-Eleven on West Webster Avenue and running from Locust Street to the […]

Aldene Park Play Surface To Be Replaced

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 3, 2018

The replacement of the rubber play surface at Aldene Park passed a necessary hurdle Thursday night when council awarded the project to Picerno-Giordano Construction, LLC out of Kenilworth at a budget of $117,150.01. $25,470 will be paid through the Union County Leveling The Playing Fields Grant which was awarded in March of this year (link). […]

Councilwoman Negron Relays NJDOT’s Plan To Improve Westfield Avenue

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 2, 2018

At the November 1st Mayor & Council meeting, First Ward Councilwoman Jayme Lynn Negron reported to the public during her report that she, Mayor Carl Hokanson, Roselle Park Police Officer James Cantrell, and Neglia Engineering went to Trenton to speak with the New Jersey Department Of Transportation (NJDOT) about improvements to Westfield Avenue. “It’s something […]

Damaged New Park Cinema Marquee To Be Demolished Or Repaired

By Saul Qersdyn

Published: November 1, 2018

The marquee for the New Park Cinema located at West Westfield Avenue is set to come down unless the property owners file a successful appeal, according to sources familiar with the matter. Last month, On October 10th, the closed movie theater was cited with an Order To Vacate due to damage to its marquee and […]

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