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Change Starts When You Register

Your vote decides what kind of community Tenafly becomes — start by registering today. Your vote singlehandedly alters the trajectory of local elections and government policy. Sounds ridiculous? Take Tenafly’s 2024 referendum, for example: it passed by just eight votes. Eight ballots decided whether our schools would receive millions in funding. Eight people changed the future of Tenafly education. You have that same power every November. Out of only a few thousand eligible v

Achyut Manoj

Sep 172 min read

Honoring the Cage That Built a Champion

Tenafly resident John Williams proposes renaming the town’s iconic soccer field after his son, MLS player Sam Williams. Only two percent of high school athletes reach the most elite tier of college athletics, NCAA Division 1, and fewer than two percent of all college athletes go on to play professionally in their sport. Now, consider Tenafly: a school district brimming with exceptionally skilled and driven young athletes, yet comparably smaller than even most regional rival

Achyut Manoj

Sep 53 min read

Big Bill, Quiet Ripples: How the OBBBA Brushes Tenafly

The extensive federal reforms, spending cuts, and shifts in priority of the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act affect communities like Tenafly in a few ways Undoubtedly, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the most extensive and radical set of reforms passed since President Donald Trump’s re-election. For better or worse, it will have a significant impact on everything from federal taxes to green energy technology ventures, from Medicaid and SNAP programs to def

Achyut Manoj

Jul 224 min read

Take a Seat: Tenafly’s Quiet Improvements

Small additions, real impact — why Tenafly’s new benches matter Earlier this June, Tenafly approved the purchase of several public benches, which will be placed throughout the borough. This builds on last year’s effort to add twelve benches in the downtown area, parks, and green/recreational spaces as part of Ordinance 24-09. While at first glance it might seem like adding a few benches wouldn’t make much of a difference, I actually think this is a great move for our communit

Achyut Manoj

Jun 252 min read