Weehawken Township, Hudson County
Weehawken Township reported spending none of its opioid settlement money in three years, certified a balance higher than everything it received, filed no FY2026 report, and has produced no ledger of its settlement account.
Published 10/03/2026
TLDR
- Weehawken Township reported receiving 17,966.76 in opioid settlement money through 06/30/2025. It reported spending 0.00 of it.
- Three years running, its reports promised overdose prevention drugs and training for police, EMS and social workers. None of it was bought.
- In FY2024 it reported 15,386.13 on hand. It also reported receiving 15,326.13 in total. The balance is 60.00 higher than all the money.
- The FY2024 and FY2025 reports say Yes, the Township engaged the public. The next answer, asked to describe it, says No.
- The State's FY2026 page for the Township reads "No Report Received."
- The Township has not produced a ledger. Its account cannot be checked against what it told the State.
Summary
Weehawken Township, Hudson County, reported receiving 17,966.76 in opioid settlement money through 06/30/2025. The money must go to the abatement uses the national settlements list, or to documented evidence-based programs that address the epidemic. The listed uses cover treatment, recovery, connection to care, prevention and harm reduction.
The Township's three reports to the Department of Human Services certify 0.00 spent, 0.00 encumbered and 0.00 of administrative expense. None lists a program. It filed no report for FY2026.
This project has no ledger of the Township's settlement account. The Township has not produced one. Everything below comes from the Township's own reports and the State's FY2026 notice. Spending cannot be graded against the books until a ledger is produced. Read the Township's findings.
What the Township received
| Report | Received in the year | Received since 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023, as of 06/30/2023 | 11,876.30 | 11,876.30 |
| FY2024 | 3,449.83 | 15,326.13 |
| FY2025 | 2,640.63 | 17,966.76 |
| FY2026 | No report received |
Each report certifies 0.00 of interest. The received figures carry forward to the cent.
What it spent
Nothing, by its own account. Each report certifies 0.00 expended, 0.00 encumbered and 0.00 of administrative expense. The FY2024 report answers No when asked whether the Township funded any program. The FY2025 report answers No when asked whether it funded any new program.
What it told the State each year
The FY2023 report names the Township Manager as the official authorized to report on the funds. It gives the Township's goals as prevention services for Township youth, the purchase of overdose prevention drugs, and education and training for police officers, EMS and social workers. It answers No, but plan to in the future, on public engagement and on a strategic plan.
The FY2024 and FY2025 reports repeat the same goals word for word. Both certify 0.00 spent. Both answer Yes to having a strategic plan. Both answer No to a risk assessment. Neither says whether the plan can be posted.
Three reports, nothing spent, then no FY2026 report.
The balance
The FY2024 report certifies 15,326.13 received since 2022. That is the 11,876.30 from FY2023 plus 3,449.83, to the cent. It certifies nothing spent. It certifies 15,386.13 on hand. That is 60.00 more than the Township says it ever received.
The FY2025 report carries the fund forward from 15,326.13. It certifies 17,966.76 received and 17,966.76 on hand. FY2024 put 15,386.13 on hand, more than it ever received.
Public engagement
The FY2024 report asks whether the Township engaged the public before deciding how to use the funds. It answers "Yes, for one year funding." The next question asks it to describe that engagement. It answers "No, but plan to in the future." The FY2025 report gives the same two answers. Said it engaged the public, then said it had not.
FY2026
The State published FY2026 reports on 10/01/2026. They cover 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. The Township's page reads "No Report Received." There is no FY2026 figure for received, spent or on hand.
What the records show
The record is three reports, one notice and no books. The reports say the money sat unspent for three years. They state the same plans each year and fund none of them. Their FY2024 balance is higher than every dollar received. Then the reports stop.
A ledger of the settlement account is owed. It would show whether the fund is still intact, where it is held and whether anything has been paid from it since 06/30/2025. This project will grade the Township when a ledger is produced.
How this project classifies spending is set out in the methodology and the rubric. Corrections follow the corrections policy.