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October 2023 Township Newsletter is Out!

The October 2023 issue of our Township newsletter is out! And check out our new look!

In this issue, you can read about Township business, senior news, Township committee and board updates, Recreation news & community happenings. Specifically, this mon...

Older Kids, Adults Welcome to Join Oct. 7 'Workshop in the Woods'

Join Woods & Wayside International in Passaic River Park on Saturday, October 7, as we explore ways to restore our trails and forests. 

A Forestry Management Workshop will be held in Passaic River Park at 10 am. Led by Dr. Patricia Shanley of ...

2023 Leaf Collection

Check out the fall leaf collection dates and guidelines. We will be picking up each section twice during the leaf season starting October 23.

Road Paving Updates for 2023

September 11, 2023: 

Road paving is about to ramp up again in town! Here is the Fall paving schedule, as of today (weather permitting) - a few more roads waiting to be scheduled:

• Thursday, September 14: Milling - Baker Ave. & Mohawk Tr (New Pro...

'HITH' VIDEO

'Happening in the Heights' Sept 13: Explanation from Mayor Angie Devanney on Union County taking over maintenance of their parks & fields; fundraiser this Saturday at The Hangout in the Heights for the Berkeley Heights Fire Departmen...

Twp Awarded Another $400,000 Grant for Drainage

Mayor Angie Devanney and the Berkeley Heights Township Council are happy to announce that the Township has been awarded $400,000 in grant funding from the FY2023 New Jersey Department of Transportation's Local Aid Infrastructure Grant Program for a projec...

Twp Takes Steps to Address Concerns Over Warren's 'The Hills'

Berkeley Heights Township is taking proactive measures to address concerns related to the housing development known as "The Hills" in neighboring Warren Township. Developer K. Hovnanian recently initiated mass tree clearing for the project, spar...

Township Gets $2 Million Request in Federal Budget for Sewer, Flooding

Berkeley Heights has secured a $2 million appropriation in the federal budget to help upgrade its sewer plant infrastructure and mitigate flooding.  The news is encouraging as progress continues in securing federal and state funding for flood mit...

JCP&L to Start Hazard Tree Trimming in Town in August

Jersey Central Power & Light will be maintaining and mitigating tree and vegetation hazards around the power lines and poles, that feed out of the Air Reduction Substation on Mountain Avenue (between Diamond Hill Road and Southgate, in New Providence)...

No Plastic Bags Allowed in Curbside Recycling

RECYCLING UPDATE as of April 11, 2023

NO plastic bags are allowed in your recycling loads put out for collection by Giordano, our recycling company. The end accepting company, Waste Management, is cracking down on plastic bags for recycling—they no longer ...

Drop Off Your Thin-Film Plastic at the DPW

Berkeley Heights residents can now empty their homes of saved thin-film plastic and easily recycle their loads! Dropoffs are the first Saturday of every month, from 9 am-12noon.

As part of a new Union County recycling initiative with Trex Company, Ind., th...