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I admire people who bring both professional experience and real community involvement to public service. Pankhoori Gupta does exactly that. Pankhoori is a seasoned financial professional, an accomplished artist, a wife, and a mother of two children in our school district. She has been actively involved in our schools through the Parent Teacher Organizations at Mt. Prospect and William Annin Middle School, so her interest in education is not theoretical. She has been there, wo

I admire people who understand that citizenship is more than where you live. It is what you are willing to give back. Yijia Liu understands that deeply. Yijia came to the United States from China with his family when he was 16 years old. He had to adjust to a new country, a new culture, and a new educational system, all while working toward college and building a future here. He credits his family for helping shape the values that carried him through those challenges: hard wo

Bernards Township is choking on overdevelopment. We need to stop, assess where we are, and determine what actions we can take to protect the quality of life that brought so many of us here in the first place. When I am elected to the Bernards Township Committee, I will propose a one-year moratorium on new developments that would add to our school population. That one-year pause would give us time to evaluate the impact of continued growth on our schools, infrastructure, traff

This year, the Bernards Township municipal tax levy increased 3.44%, while the Board of Education tax levy increased 4.98%. Meanwhile, the latest U.S. inflation rate is 3.4% for the 12 months ending July 2026. At some point, we have to ask a basic question: How much more can taxpayers afford? The answer can't always be another tax increase. When I am elected to the Bernards Township Committee this November, one of my first priorities will be a top-to-bottom, line-by-line revi

Dear Bernards Township Residents, During this year’s Republican primary, Paul Humbert and I were both seeking the opportunity to serve our community on the Township Committee. Campaigns naturally highlight differences, but they also reveal a great deal about a person’s character, judgment, and commitment to public service. Throughout the campaign, I came to know Paul as someone who genuinely cares about Bernards Township and the people who call it home. He brings valuable exp

For generations, Americans thought of Election Day as exactly that: a day. You learned about the candidates, followed the campaign through the fall, made your decision, and went to the polls in November. But, that is no longer how elections work. Here in New Jersey, mail-in ballots for the November 3rd General Election begin going out on approximately September 19. That means some Bernards Township residents could cast their votes more than six weeks before Election Day. By t

I’m Paul Humbert. I’m the son of immigrants, a husband, a father, an attorney, and a businessman. My parents came to this country because America offered something precious: freedom, opportunity, security, and the chance to build a better life through hard work. I’m running for Bernards Township Committee because I’m furious about what is happening to New Jersey. Democrats control Trenton, and their policies are making our state less affordable, less safe, and increasingly di