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Feb 14, 2025
Council Meeting Rants & Redactions
At February 10th's council meeting, 3 sets of meeting minutes were on the agenda, but it was not wit...
Feb 13, 2025
Manville Looking For New Borough Administrator
The Borough of Manville is looking to hire a full or part-time Administrator. The Special Meeting on...
Feb 12, 2025
Rustic Mall: Appraisal for Borough to Acquire
It appears the Borough of Manville and Rustic Mall LLC are in negotiations for Manville to acquire t...
Feb 11, 2025
January 27th's Council Meeting Takeaways
The Borough Council meeting on January 27th was mostly uneventful, however, there were notable Counc...
Feb 09, 2025
Manville.Today Launches iOS & Android Apps
Since launching Manville.Today in 2024, we have been humbled by the response received regarding our ...
Jan 27, 2025
Manville Has a Hotel?
It appears the former Foxtails Lounge is now known as the Manville Manor, with rooms being rented ou...
Jan 27, 2025
Board of Health Reorganization: Appointing Secretary & Registrar
The appointment of the Registrar at the Board of Health meeting turned into appointing a new secreta...
Jan 14, 2025
Mayor and Council Terminate Traci Dillingham
Traci Dillingham has been terminated from employment after the Closed Session at January 13th's Coun...
Jan 09, 2025
New Councilmembers Patricia Zamorski & Joseph A Lukac Sworn In
On Saturday, January 4th, Manville held its Reorganization Meeting at Borough Hall. Newly elected Co...
Nov 24, 2024
4th of July 2025 Fireworks Display Planned
There will be a 4th of July fireworks display at Lincoln Park in the Valley in 2025... ...
Nov 24, 2024
Part-Time Tax Collector Replacement
There was controversy between Councilman Joe DeVito and Mayor Richard Onderko regarding a Resolution...
Nov 24, 2024
$30,000 for Rustic Mall Design Drawings
The Borough of Manville wants to create design drawings related to the first phase of their Rustic M...
Nov 22, 2024
2024 Election Update
The 2024 election results have been finalized. Democratic candidate Patricia Zamorski and Republican...
Nov 22, 2024
Traci Dillingham Becomes Permanent Administrator
At the November 12th council meeting, Mayor Richard Onderko went off the agenda to announce he was m...
Sep 16, 2024
Special Council Meeting Hype?
Friday afternoon's Special Meeting was uneventful. The meeting lasted roughly 10 minutes. Prior to t...
Sep 12, 2024
Special Council Meeting September 13 @ 4pm
A Special Meeting of Manville's Mayor & Council will be held on Friday, September 13th, at 4pm. ...
Sep 03, 2024
Tax Payments Not Posted, Interest Accrues - What's Happening?
On Tuesday afternoon, we started hearing reports from Manville residents that the online portal for ...
Aug 24, 2024
Resident Singled Out by 5 Minute Timer?
We noticed during Monday August 12th's Council Meeting, a new "beeping" sound was heard an...
Aug 19, 2024
Curious Questions: Firehouse Closure? A Council Candidate Accessing Borough Offices?
There is a rumor going around town that one of the firehouses has closed. And another rumor that 1 o...
Aug 16, 2024
Council Meeting Highlights from August 12, 2024
Monday night's council meeting was fairly routine. Many resolutions were voted on, including one inc...
Aug 06, 2024
Duplicated & Missing Property Tax Bills
We’re hearing reports that some residents received their property tax bills in duplicate, and othe...
Jul 17, 2024
Growing Concern of Fireworks Use In Manville
Monday night's Council Meeting was uneventful regarding normal business, however things changed once...
Jul 16, 2024
Follow-up: Road Closures & Block Party Requests
After we published our last story on July 9th, we received an email from the Borough that our story ...
Jul 09, 2024
Block Party Street Closure & Explosion In Valley
On Saturday July 6th, a "block party" was being held in the Valley, near Cooper Street Par...
Jun 26, 2024
Property Tax Rate Preview & Potential Fire Truck Purchase
Monday's Council meeting had two notable topics. The preliminary tax rate was given, and we computed...
Jun 18, 2024
3 Sets of Borough Council Candidates Confirmed
This morning, the case of Petrock vs. Peter, et al was heard. It was expected that the Court would p...
Jun 11, 2024
Mayor Onderko & His "Plan B" Candidates File Lawsuit
It appears that Manville's Borough Clerk and the Somerset County Clerk are being sued by Theodore &q...
May 23, 2024
Council Meeting on May 20th - Municipal Zone Modification
The Borough Council Meeting on May 20th was mostly uneventful, except for the final adoption of a pa...
May 19, 2024
PART 6: Questioning Specifics in the "Revised" Resilient Communities Program Grant Application
We hope you also understand how this RCP Grant could negatively affect Manville in the long-term. Th...
May 17, 2024
PART 5: Plans Briefly Shown at Council Meeting, Why Weren't Residents Notified?
On the agenda for the Mayor & Council meeting on February 26th was the following information. Un...
May 15, 2024
PART 4: Drastically "Revised" Resilient Communities Program Grant Application
On March 7th, the Resilient Communities Grant application revision was submitted. In the application...
May 13, 2024
PART 3: Rustic Mall vs. Borough of Manville in Court
Let's take a step back, to 2021. Borough Council approved a Resolution (#2021-159) to declare the Ru...
May 12, 2024
PART 2: Before Drastic Changes - Manville's Resilient Communities Grant Application
We can all agree, Manville floods. We had Floyd in 1999, Irene in 2011, and Ida remnants in 2021. Al...
May 10, 2024
PART 1: What Is The "Rustic Mall" In Manville?
As part of a multi-part series, we will be covering Manville’s recent “Resilient Communities Gra...
May 07, 2024
The Manville Municipal Budget: A First Look
At Monday's Council Meeting on May 6th, the budget was introduced for 2024. Chief Financial Officer ...
Apr 24, 2024
2024 Budget Adoption Is Late - Is Manville Being Fined?
Manville's 2024 municipal budget introduction is late again. The 2024 municipal budget was supposed ...
Apr 23, 2024
Proclamations - Honoring Employees - Why Don't They Attend?
Overall, the Borough Council meeting held on Monday April 22nd was uneventful. Mayor Richard Onderko...
Apr 15, 2024
Republican Primary Battle & Party Affiliation
On Monday, March 25th, those seeking to run in the upcoming June Primary Election were required to s...
Apr 11, 2024
Rental Property Ordinance Amended - Broken Deals?
The last several Borough Council meetings found the mayor and council at odds with several property ...
Mar 26, 2024
Part-Time Tax Collector Hired at Council Meeting
One of the items on the agenda at the March 25th meeting was for the hiring of a part-time tax colle...
Mar 26, 2024
Proofreading Resolutions & Ordinances
The Borough Council meeting on March 25th was mostly uneventful. Councilmen Skirkanish and DeVito we...
Mar 19, 2024
Manville's Property Taxes Increased 5.6%
Taxes are high all over New Jersey. Unfortunately, there is no escaping it. Recently, 101.5 publis...
Mar 15, 2024
Council Meeting Chaos
The last couple of Borough Council meetings have had their share of chaos, drama, and the feeling of...
Mar 14, 2024
Rustic Mall - A Municipal Complex?!
In 2014 the Democrats had a plan for Rustic Mall. In 2015, the Republicans took control of the mayor...
Mar 12, 2024
Borough Council Hires DPW Director & Clerk
At the council meeting on March 11th, the Council entered a Closed Session to discuss the hiring of ...
Mar 12, 2024
More Staff Retiring or Resigning After 2023 Election
Was anyone surprised at the number of positions that became vacant after the mayor won a third term?...
Feb 27, 2024
Hostility & Anger From Mayor During Public Portion of Council Meeting
On Monday, February 26th I attended the Manville Borough Council meeting. As usual, the meeting fol...