New Berlin Borough Council formally establishes Public Safety and Walkability Committee. President Meghan Shambach appointed Councilman John Showers, Councilman David Farmer, and Councilman Michael Palermo to the committee, which may include up to six community members tasked with researching town

New Berlin Borough Council selects Riteway Paving for $61,840.70 Liquid Fuels project. President Meghan Shambach and the council voted unanimously to award the paving contract to Riteway instead of lowest bidder Gutelius, citing prior performance concerns about the contractor's manhole cover work

New Berlin Borough Council advances $88,920 street-paving bid. The Council voted unanimously to advertise for bid a liquid fuels project to pave Cedar Alley and Church Alley, with bids to be opened at the next meeting. The borough also received a $5,000 grant from the Susquehanna River Valley

New Berlin Borough Council approves $2,300 Big Foot Country fireworks contract. Council voted unanimously to award the advertising firm $1,800 for promoting the annual fireworks event and $500 for holding the rain date. Council also unanimously approved $26,204.81 in monthly bills, with the General

New Berlin Council approves fireworks contract, hires patrol officer. The Borough Council unanimously authorized the $7,500 fireworks expenditure, though Solicitor K. Michael Sullivan raised concerns about liability provisions assigning debris cleanup to the borough. Council President Meghan

New Berlin Borough Council unanimously appoints Michael Sullivan, Esquire, as new solicitor. The council approved the appointment following executive session interviews with two candidates. In other business, council unanimously authorized a $20,000 change order for the Walnut Street Bridge project

New Berlin Borough Council adopts 2026 budget with tax rate unchanged. The council unanimously approved the 2026 budget and maintained the tax rate at 4.6 mills on December 10, with Councilwoman Julianne Finkbiner sponsoring both motions. Mayor Scott Benfer honored Finkbiner with a proclamation

New Berlin Borough Council approves school resource officer partnership with technical institute. The council voted unanimously to hire former officer Jason Engleman as a school resource officer for Sun Area Technical Institute at $29 per hour after Union County declined to renew its own SRO