Spending
Dear Raritan Borough,
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-6(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:
All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation, Inspections Etc.) from 2019 to present
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,
Tony Michael
I am in receipt of your OPRA request, thank you. The request has
been processed and will now be referenced as OP328.
You will get a response from us on or before 11/03/2025.
Kimberly Mathewson
Acting Municipal Clerk
Raritan Borough
22 First Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
(908) 231-1300 ext: 115
(908) 231-0810 Fax
[1]www.raritanboro.org
Notice: You are advised that copies of correspondence, including e-mail
correspondence and attachments, between the public and Raritan Borough are
obtainable by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records
Act (OPRA)
unless subject to a specific OPRA exception. There should be no
expectation that the
content of e-mails exchanged between the public and municipal officials
and employees
will remain private.
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From: Tony Michael <[OPRA #82511 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 12:58 AM
To: Kimberly Mathewson <[Raritan Borough request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Spending
Dear Raritan Borough,
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-6(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:
All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation,
Inspections Etc.) from 2019 to present
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,
Tony Michael
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #82511 email]
Is [Raritan Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Raritan Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
[2]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[3]https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[4]https://opramachine.com/request/spending...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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Mr. Michael,
This email acknowledges receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request seeking:
“All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation,
Inspections, etc.) from 2019 to present.”
After further review of your request, please be advised that it is overly
broad under OPRA. As written, the request does not identify specific
records with enough detail to allow the Custodian to conduct a reasonable
search. A request for “all invoices” over a span of several years, without
limitation by vendor, location, or project, is considered too general to
comply with OPRA’s requirement that requests be specific and
identifiable.
You may edit your current request or 'cancel' this request and submit a
new OPRA.
Failure to respond to this e-mail by October 31^st will result in this
OPRA being denied.
Kimberly Mathewson
Acting Municipal Clerk
Raritan Borough
22 First Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
(908) 231-1300 ext: 115
(908) 231-0810 Fax
[1]www.raritanboro.org
Notice: You are advised that copies of correspondence, including e-mail
correspondence and attachments, between the public and Raritan Borough are
obtainable by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records
Act (OPRA)
unless subject to a specific OPRA exception. There should be no
expectation that the
content of e-mails exchanged between the public and municipal officials
and employees
will remain private.
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From: Tony Michael <[OPRA #82511 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 12:58 AM
To: Kimberly Mathewson <[Raritan Borough request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Spending
Dear Raritan Borough,
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-6(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:
All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation,
Inspections Etc.) from 2019 to present
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,
Tony Michael
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #82511 email]
Is [Raritan Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Raritan Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
[2]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[3]https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[4]https://opramachine.com/request/spending...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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References
Visible links
1. http://www.raritanboro.org/
2. https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
3. https://opramachine.com/help/officers
4. https://opramachine.com/request/spending...
Mr. Michael,
As stated in my previous e-mail, failure to respond has resulted in
your OPRA request, identified in our records as OP328, is being denied for
lack of correspondence.
If at any time in the future you wish to submit a new OPRA request, please
be sure to be as specific as possible with the records you are requesting.
Kimberly Mathewson
Acting Municipal Clerk
Raritan Borough
22 First Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
(908) 231-1300 ext: 115
(908) 231-0810 Fax
[1]www.raritanboro.org
Notice: You are advised that copies of correspondence, including e-mail
correspondence and attachments, between the public and Raritan Borough are
obtainable by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records
Act (OPRA)
unless subject to a specific OPRA exception. There should be no
expectation that the
content of e-mails exchanged between the public and municipal officials
and employees
will remain private.
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From: Kimberly Mathewson <[Raritan Borough request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 9:16 AM
To: Tony Michael <[OPRA #82511 email]>
Cc: Alyssa Cornella <[email address]>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Spending
Mr. Michael,
This email acknowledges receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request seeking:
“All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation,
Inspections, etc.) from 2019 to present.”
After further review of your request, please be advised that it is overly
broad under OPRA. As written, the request does not identify specific
records with enough detail to allow the Custodian to conduct a reasonable
search. A request for “all invoices” over a span of several years, without
limitation by vendor, location, or project, is considered too general to
comply with OPRA’s requirement that requests be specific and
identifiable.
You may edit your current request or 'cancel' this request and submit a
new OPRA.
Failure to respond to this e-mail by October 31^st will result in this
OPRA being denied.
Kimberly Mathewson
Acting Municipal Clerk
Raritan Borough
22 First Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
(908) 231-1300 ext: 115
(908) 231-0810 Fax
[2]www.raritanboro.org
Notice: You are advised that copies of correspondence, including e-mail
correspondence and attachments, between the public and Raritan Borough are
obtainable by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records
Act (OPRA)
unless subject to a specific OPRA exception. There should be no
expectation that the
content of e-mails exchanged between the public and municipal officials
and employees
will remain private.
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Tony Michael <[OPRA #82511 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 12:58 AM
To: Kimberly Mathewson <[Raritan Borough request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Spending
Dear Raritan Borough,
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-6(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:
All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation,
Inspections Etc.) from 2019 to present
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,
Tony Michael
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #82511 email]
Is [Raritan Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Raritan Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
[3]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[4]https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[5]https://opramachine.com/request/spending...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."
-------------------------------------------------------------------
References
Visible links
1. http://www.raritanboro.org/
2. http://www.raritanboro.org/
3. https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
4. https://opramachine.com/help/officers
5. https://opramachine.com/request/spending...