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Chester Township is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [16] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,713, [6] [7] a decrease of 125 (−1.6%) from the 2010 census count of 7,838, [17] [18] which in turn reflected an increase of 556 (+7.6%) from the 7,282 counted in the 2000 census. [19]
The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
For the 2024-2025 session, the 24th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Parker Space (R, Wantage Township) and in the General Assembly by Dawn Fantasia (R, Franklin) and Mike Inganamort (R, Chester Township). [9] The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 5th and 7th congressional ...
Former Chester Township Mayor Michael Inganamort, left, takes the oath of office as District 24 Assemblyman from Assembly Minority Leader John John DiMaio at the Trenton War Memorial.
Chester Borough is a borough in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [18] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,681, [10] an increase of 32 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 1,649, [19] [20] which in turn reflected an increase of 14 (+0.9%) from the 1,635 counted in the 2000 census. [21]
The Township Act of 1798 ("An Act incorporating the Inhabitants of Townships, designating their Powers, and regulating their Meetings", PL 1798, p. 289) is an Act passed by New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, that formally incorporated 104 municipalities in 13 counties in New Jersey. [1] It set standards on format for government of ...
A white New Jersey man who was captured in a viral video in 2021 harassing his Black neighbors and hurling racial slurs was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison.. Edward C. Mathews, 47, was ...
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township in New Jersey is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village. They collect property taxes and provide services such as maintaining roads ...