Community Overview

NEWARK, NJ — An application for an industrial energy project that has been met with pushback from the community will come before the Newark Planning Board in March. 

The city planning board adjourned the project on Monday where the applicant, Aries Clean Energy, was slated to present its application. The applicant's project plans to construct a facility that will convert human waste into a product known as biochar and be located in Newark's Ironbound, an area already loaded with manufacturing and pollution. 

The board approved to adjourn the hearing after a written request from Deputy Mayor and Director of Economic and Housing Development Allison Ladd was submitted, which called for more community engagement and time for the environmental commission to review the project. 

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Virtual Meeting to Discuss Proposed 289-Unit Riverfront Development in Kearny

Officials in Kearny are expected to hear a proposal from a major local developer seeking to construct another project in Northern New Jersey. The Kearny Planning Board is scheduled to conduct a virtual hearing over Zoom on Wednesday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss Russo Acquisitions, LLC’s application for Preliminary and Final Site Plan approval involving nine properties, including 23, 55, and 65 Passaic Avenue. The proposed development is expected to come to a former industrial site and involve three buildings, including a two-story 12,300 square foot clubhouse and leasing center along with two buildings that would each be four stories tall. The four-story buildings would include a total of 289 apartments and close to 10,600 square feet of ground floor retail and restaurant space, according to a legal notice that was released on Saturday. A pool and 431 parking spaces are also envisioned.