Now we know the real reason mayor and town council tried to extort me into resigning from the Historic Preservation Commission To the Editor: Now that we have learned the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) fined Vernon $4,500... Letters to the Editor 08 Feb 2021 | 05:56
Vernon Municipal Center (File photo by Vera Olinski) Attorney will not investigate Vernon building department Vernon. The Vernon Township Council pulled a resolution on Dec. 14 that would have charged township attorney Josh Zielinski... Local News 05 Jan 2021 | 07:04
Jean Murphy Jean Murphy resigns from Vernon council Vernon Township Councilwoman Jean Murphy has resigned, council Vice President John Auberger announced at last Friday’s reorganizational... Local News 05 Jan 2021 | 01:12
Then-Vernon Township Mayor Harry Shortway (left) met in the spring of 2018 with Liberated Energy CEO Brian Conway (right) to discuss their plans for purchasing the Legends Resort & Country Club property, formerly the Great Gorge Playboy Club (Photo courtesy of Liberated Energy) Vernon rejects Legends deal to pay delinquent taxes The Vernon Township Council on Dec. 22 rejected a settlement agreement Mayor Howard Burrell had made with the Metairie Corporation,... Local News 28 Dec 2020 | 12:37
Vernon backs off mother-daughter ordinance The Vernon Township Council on Dec. 14 opted not go forward with its proposed ordinance on mother-daughter homes. Council... Local News 23 Dec 2020 | 03:06
Vernon must update open space plan to get grants Vernon Township will need to update its open space plan to obtain grant money, business administrator Chuck Voelker told... Local News 10 Dec 2020 | 02:27
Vernon Municipal Center (Photo by Vera Olinski) Vernon works through backlog at building department Howard Burrell said that when he was campaigning for Vernon Township mayor, he’d heard the most complaints about the building... Local News 10 Dec 2020 | 02:17
Vernon Township Council President Harry Shortway speaks with Mayor Howard Burrell and U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer at the dump site in February, while PAID chairman Martin O'Donnell talks to Assemblyman Hal Wirths (Photo by Mike Zummo) Dump site owner to pay for soil testing The owner of the dump site at 3 Silver Spruce Drive in Vernon Township will have to pay for soil testing after a Superior... Local News 10 Dec 2020 | 02:14
Vernon to clean up DPW site Vernon Township plans to clean up an area near its Department of Public Works storage yard after two visits from a state... Local News 20 Nov 2020 | 01:20
Vernon to form open space committee The Vernon Township Council plans to create a committee charged with recommending which open spaces the township should buy.... Local News 10 Nov 2020 | 01:56
Vernon Municipal Center (File photo by Vera Olinski) Vernon improves its credit rating Moody’s Investors Service has recently upgraded Vernon Township’s credit bonds to Aa3, removing a negative outlook it had... Local News 22 Sep 2020 | 10:30
U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer swears in Vernon Mayor Howard Burrell on Jan. 1. ( Mike Zummo) Mayor uses surplus to get through 'economic super storm' Mayor Howard Burrell announced a budget calling for an annual tax increase of $9.73 for the average assessed home in Vernon.... Local News 31 Mar 2020 | 02:11
Vernon Township Council meeting canceled Vernon Township Council President Harry Shortway announced on Sunday that Monday's township council meeting has been canceled.... Local News 22 Mar 2020 | 01:41
Vernon Township Council President Harry Shortway talks about short-term rentals on Monday as Councilwoman Kelly Weller, right, looks on during Monday night's meeting. ( PHOTO: MIKE ZUMMO) Vernon STR discussion shifts to regulation Vernon Township’s ongoing conversation regarding short-term rentals shifted on Monday to enforcement and regulation when... Local News 11 Feb 2020 | 08:12
Vernon residents call for sanctuary resolution A Barry Lakes resident approached the Vernon Township Council on Jan. 27 asking the council to consider a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary... Local News 04 Feb 2020 | 11:51
