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Members of the state Senate heard about a group of proposed bills that would further regulate New Jersey pet shops. NJ lawmakers hear bill that may limit pet shops from selling dogs, cats and ...
The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
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Ringwood is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,735, [8] [9] a decrease of 493 (−4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,228, [18] [19] which in turn reflected a decrease of 168 (−1.4%) from the 12,396 counted in the 2000 census.
Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because the entire area of the state is part of a municipality ; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one county ; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality.
Among New Jersey's 564 municipalities, the borough is the most common form of local government, though the majority of state residents actually reside in townships. In 2023 there were 253 boroughs in New Jersey. [2] However, boroughs were not always so common. In 1875 only 17 boroughs had been created, all by special acts of the legislature.
Aug. 22—PRINCETON — Roaming canines and the need to keep them on a leash or behind a fence is among today's items on the Mercer County Commission's agenda. The Mercer County Commission is ...
After years of pressure from residents, Borough Council directed that an ordinance be drawn up to allow trap, neuter, release, or TNR. Freehold Borough to launch stray cat neuter-and-release ...