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Information of interest to residents and others interested in current issues and happenings in New Providence, New Jersey

New Providence police officer bringing lawsuit against department

NJ.com reported on February 22nd that Corporal Joseph DiParisi, of the New Providence Police Department, filed a claim of damages against the department.  The claim is reported to be over a failure to promote DiParisi to a higher rank resulting in lost wages and pension benefits. It was further reported that shortly after, the New …

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Mayor and Citizens Address Racist Comments

The August 17, 2020 Council meeting had on its agenda a correspondence item from a citizen which contained some inflammatory statements regarding Black Lives Matter and a denial of “systemic racism.” As a result, there was some activity among a number of us in New Providence who are pushing for more recognition of race issues.  …

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Declaration of Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Below are the letter and declaration to be considered at the July 13th meeting of the New Providence Borough Council.  The letter and declaration will be considered during the correspondence portion of the meeting and will be open for comments during the public comments portion of the meeting. July 3, 2020 Borough of New Providence …

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