John Mangini

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Watchung Hills graduated the Class of 2026 at Tozier Field, and a Warren graduate is headed to Annapolis

Commencement was Tuesday morning, June 16, on the Warren campus. Congressman Kean's staff honored Warren graduate Rebecca Lubeck, bound for the Naval Academy, with a flag flown at the Capitol.

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Summer in Warren, from the pool opening to a World Cup party in the municipal parking lot

Town Hall goes to summer hours June 15. Warrenbrook Pool opens June 19, the same day the township hosts a free World Cup watch party at the Municipal Complex. Concerts run Wednesdays in July.

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May's median closed at $1,300,000 in Warren, and new listings fell by nearly half

Twelve homes closed in Warren in May at a median of $1,300,000, the highest median of 2026 so far, on the fastest median days on market of the year at 15. New listings fell from 36 a year ago to 19.

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Watchung Hills won the county baseball title 1-0 in eight innings, its first in 17 years

Sophomore Lucas Sheehan threw a complete game three hit shutout across all eight innings as second seeded Watchung Hills beat top seeded Immaculata at TD Bank Ballpark on May 22.

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Warren moved to ban data centers on a 4 to 1 vote, and the dissent is the part worth reading

Ordinance 26-19 passed first reading 4 to 1 on May 14, with Committeeman McCarey voting no. His objection was not to the ban but to writing performance standards for a use the ordinance prohibits.

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Six contractors bid on Warren's paving, and the spread between low and high was $643,400

Resolution 2026-152 awarded the 2026 Streets Overlay contract to Carroccia Co. Contractors of Green Brook. The award is capped at $945,800 on a unit price basis, at $94.50 per ton of overlay.

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Warren adopted a $27 million budget and put a $7.5 million question on the November ballot in the same night

Resolution 2026-132 adopted the 2026 budget 5-0 on May 14. Resolution 2026-151 asks the county clerk to print a non binding question on restoring the Hofheimer House at an estimated $7,500,000.

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April closings ran 104.5 percent of ask, the strongest of the year, on only ten sales

Ten Warren homes closed in April at a median of $930,000 and an average of $1,280,000. Seven of ten went at or over ask. Sellers took 33 new listings, the most of any month in 2026.

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Watchung Hills cut Warren's school tax rate 3.52 percent and the average bill still went up $58

The regional board approved a $51,502,743 budget on April 28. Warren's rate falls from $0.3597 to $0.3470 per $100, but the average assessed home rose 5.38 percent, so the bill rises $58.22.

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Nineteen residents spoke about the Bardy property. Here is what the record establishes.

A large crowd filled the April 16 meeting over a site in Warren's affordable housing plan. The minutes name nineteen speakers from thirteen streets. The unit count is not established.

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Restoring Warren Town Hall will cost up to $1,444,388.88, and insurance is paying it

Resolutions 2026-112 and 2026-113 passed 5-0 on April 16. The Garden State Municipal JIF already sent a $495,000 check and will pay the restoration contractor directly.

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Warren introduced a $27,058,362.93 budget, and the average home pays $64 more

Resolution 2026-108 passed 5-0 on April 16. Total appropriations are $27,058,362.93, up 6.14 percent, with $16,545,270.77 raised by taxes. The public hearing is May 14.