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TEANECK NJ, Mayor Mark Schwartz has removed Councilwoman Hillary Goldberg from her Class I (Mayor’s Representative) seat on the Teaneck Planning Board, not due to performance issues in her Planning Board role, but in direct retaliation for her independent vote as a Council member on March 11, 2025.
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Teaneck NJ, Teaneck’s redevelopment plans for 100 and 140 State Street—which include a six-story self-storage facility and a seven-story, 67-unit apartment complex with 11 affordable units—are facing backlash from both residents and local officials. The controversy intensified after Mayor Mark Schwartz removed Councilwoman Hillary Goldberg from her role on the township Planning Board, citing her opposition to the projects.
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Teaneck NJ, emotions ran high in Teaneck on Tuesday night as the township council engaged in a passionate debate over two resolutions condemning the ongoing violence in the Middle East. The council chambers were filled to capacity with hundreds of demonstrators representing both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sentiments. The intensity of the discussion mirrored the deep-rooted emotions and concerns surrounding the conflict in the Middle East, drawing a significant and engaged crowd that spilled into the parking lot outside the council chambers.
