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East Newark honors outstanding police officer and several citizens
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he Borough of East Newark and Mayor Dina Grilo recently honored several outstanding people at a recent council meeting. In the photo on the left, Police Officer Alberto Figueroa received a proclamation and an award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving for the year 2025 for his dedication to the organization. He was nominated by Sgt. Billy Erezuma. In the photo on the right, Michael Loureiro and Yvonne Yomba are partners of an organization called Street Ready. They have been volunteering their time with cadets in the East Newark Junior Police Academy since 2022. The East Newark Police Department and Grilo gave them a plaque and proclamation at the same meeting. With them is Capt. Junior Fiori.
North Arlington benefiting from ‘rolling revals’ By Kevin A. Canessa Jr.
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ince 2018, the Borough of North Arlington has reviewed and updated property values every year, rather than waiting seven to 10 years for a single, massive revaluation. Under the previous system performed for decades, property assessments in the borough sat untouched. When the town finally updated them, homeowners
were often hit with sudden, dramatic tax jumps. North Arlington’s “rolling reassessment” system avoids those massive increases by making small, gradual adjustments every year based on recent market sales. “When North Arlington moved to a rolling reassessment system in 2018, our goal was simple: give residents a predictable, honest picture of their property values every year instead of hitting them with one huge tax shock every decade,”
Mayor Daniel H. Pronti said. “It means fewer surprises for homeowners and a fairer distribution of taxes across the board.” Rolling reassessments don’t just protect homeowners from sudden tax spikes, they also safeguard town finances. Under New Jersey law, if a property owner successfully appeals a tax assessment under the traditional system, the municipality must refund 100% of
the overpayment from its own reserves, which includes the shares that were meant for the county and local school district. “A lot of people don’t realize that rule,” Pronti said. “When a town loses a tax appeal, it gets stuck paying back money that already went to the county and schools. By keeping assessments accurate every year, North Arlington
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