The dust has settled on the 2025 General Election, yielding results that offer a fascinating study in political contrast. At the state and county levels, voters turned out for hard-fought, high-stakes contests. Yet, here in Tenafly, our local municipal and school board races were marked by an almost complete absence of competition, forcing us to consider the state of civic engagement right at our doorstep. State and Legislative Takeaways The election cemented a major shift in

Paramedic and Military Veteran Targets Affordability, Public Service Reform, and Term Limits Marco Navarro, the Republican challenger running alongside Andrew Meehan in New Jersey's 37th Legislative District (LD 37) General Assembly race, is campaigning on a message of affordability and government accountability. A public service veteran, Navarro is focusing his platform on reforming emergency services, strengthening career education, and imposing term limits on long-serving

For New Jersey residents, the choice for governor isn't about Washington—it's about the staggering tax bill that lands on the kitchen table every quarter. The 2025 gubernatorial election, pitting Democrat Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill  against Republican former State Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli , has ultimately boiled down to a single, local question: How do we make the Garden State affordable again?   With the election just days away and the latest polls showing a razor-thin

Veteran and Educator Seeks to Address Affordability and Accountability in Trenton Andrew Meehan, a Republican challenger in New Jersey’s 37th Legislative District (LD 37) General Assembly race, has positioned himself as a community-rooted advocate focused on reversing what he describes as a decline in quality of life across the state. In an exclusive interview with TownSquare , Meehan shared his core values, detailed his policy goals, and outlined his approach to legislative

Incumbents and Newcomer Vie for Three Seats and Jocelyn Schwarz Details Strategy to Combat Rising Costs Tenafly, N.J.  — Voters will face a technically uncontested election for the Tenafly Board of Education this November, with three candidates vying for three open three-year terms. While the outcome is predetermined, the election provides an opportunity to introduce the community to the individuals who will be steering the district's policy and budget for the next three yea

Assemblywoman Shama Haider (D-LD 37) is seeking re-election, campaigning on a platform driven by her life experience as an immigrant and her long history of local advocacy. Haider’s policy agenda balances specific, targeted legislative wins with a commitment to tackling New Jersey’s deepest systemic crises: housing and healthcare affordability. This profile, based on an exclusive interview with TownSquare , outlines the core of her platform. From Local Roots to State Assembl

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