Emergency Management Information
Dear Piscataway Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Emails between the township council and members of (or at large) the New Market Fire Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.
Emails between the mayor and members of (or at large) the New Market Fire Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.
Emails between the Piscataway Police Department and members of (or at large) the New Market Fire Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.
Please include correspondence between individual members and officers of each Fire Department/ EMS Squad/ Rutgers.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
AJ
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Township of Piscataway
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2026-00328
Date Entered: 4/1/2026 1:41:59 PM
Dear AJ Anonymous,
This email is to confirm submission of your Open Records Request request.
Additional emails will be sent upon processing of your request.
The request seeks access to the following records:
Emails between the township council and members of (or at large) the New
Market Fire Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire
Company, Possumtown Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire
Company, River Road Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.
Emails between the mayor and members of (or at large) the New Market Fire
Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown
Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire Company, River Road
Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.
Emails between the Piscataway Police Department and members of (or at
large) the New Market Fire Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes
Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North
Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency
Services.
Please include correspondence between individual members and officers of
each Fire Department/ EMS Squad/ Rutgers.
A copy of the request is attached for your records.
Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at
[Piscataway Township request email].
Sincerely,
Township of Piscataway
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Good afternoon,
We are in receipt of your most recent OPRA request (see below); however, please note that Piscataway Township has moved to a new OPRA software system called GovPilot.
To help with this process change, this request has been manually inputted by our office and you should have received an email indicating as such. Moving forward though, please use the following link to submit any OPRA request to Piscataway Township: https://main.govpilot.com/web/public/503...
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Best,
Jenn
Jennifer Johnson, CMR
Deputy Township Clerk
Piscataway Township
455 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Office: (732) 562-2310
Email: [email address]
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Township of Piscataway
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2026-00328
Date Entered: 4/1/2026 1:41:00 PM
Dear AJ Anonymous,
This email is to confirm receipt of your Open Records Request request.
The Custodian of Records received your request on 04/01/2026. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 04/10/2026.
The request seeks access to the following records:
Emails between the township council and members of (or at large) the New
Market Fire Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire
Company, Possumtown Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire
Company, River Road Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.
Emails between the mayor and members of (or at large) the New Market Fire
Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown
Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire Company, River Road
Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.
Emails between the Piscataway Police Department and members of (or at
large) the New Market Fire Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes
Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North
Stelton Fire Company, River Road Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency
Services.
Please include correspondence between individual members and officers of
each Fire Department/ EMS Squad/ Rutgers.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision to deny access. At your option, you may
either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file
a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the
Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free
telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by
e-mail at [2][email address], or at their web site at
[3]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the
law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at
[Piscataway Township request email].
Sincerely,
Township of Piscataway
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Township of Piscataway
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2026-00328
Date Entered: 4/1/2026 1:41:00 PM
Dear AJ Anonymous,
This email is regarding the Open Records Request request received on
04/01/2026.
The request seeks access to the following records:
Emails between the township council and members of (or at large) the New
Market Fire Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire
Company, Possumtown Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire
Company, River Road Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.Emails
between the mayor and members of (or at large) the New Market Fire
Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown
Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire Company, River Road
Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.Emails between the Piscataway
Police Department and members of (or at large) the New Market Fire
Company, River Road Fire Company, Holmes Marshall Fire Company, Possumtown
Fire Company, Arbor Hose Company, North Stelton Fire Company, River Road
Rescue Squad, or Rutgers Emergency Services.Please include correspondence
between individual members and officers of each Fire Department/ EMS
Squad/ Rutgers.
Accordingly, the request has been denied per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, Executive
Order No. 21, or Executive Order No. 26, or otherwise as listed below:
Department Statute Other
Legal The enclosed request is overbroad and lacks specificity.
We are not able to locate the documents without
conducting research. OPRA does not require a records
custodian to conduct research, analyze data, or correlate
records in order to respond to a request. Burke v.
Brandes, 429 N.J. Super. 169 (App. Div. 2012); MAG
Entm’t, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005). Specifically, no
time frame for the search is given; and no specific email
addresses are given for non-Piscataway parties. As such,
your request is denied.
You have a right to challenge the decision to deny access. At your option,
you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey
or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [2][email address], or at their web site
at [3]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about
the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should
be directed to the Court Clerk in your county.
Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at
[Piscataway Township request email].
Sincerely,
Township of Piscataway
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