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Entrepreneur and longtime HP resident David Martins is bullish on HP’s arts and retail future. He has opened a funky arts retail store on Raritan ave that features vinyl, cds, books, clothing, posters. READ MORE
Rite Aid, essentially asking for forgiveness rather than permission, won that forgiveness on Nov 12, 2015 when the HP Planning Board granted the Raritan Avenue Rite Aid relief from the conditions of its 2007 site plan approval. After acknowledging that its recent renovations and implementation of 24-hour-per-day service were in violation of its site plan approval, Rite Aid asked the planners and won relief based on its arguments that its service to the community justified the changes in its original approvals. READ MORE
Exciting new redevelopment proposals could bring new life – and a new library – into Highland Park’s downtown. The Highland Park Redevelopment Agency appointed two conditional redevelopers for a portion of Raritan Avenue between North Adelaide and North Second. READ MORE
Arts in the Park, Airbnb, and teen center are among the topics discussed at the September 1, 2015 Highland Park Borough Council meeting. READ MORE
Motorists soon may encounter the first-ever four-way stop in Highland Park after a proposed traffic law comes up for its final vote Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. The location is Cleveland and North Second Avenues. READ MORE
Representatives of Rite Aid, at the corner of Raritan and Fourth Avenues, appeared before the Highland Park Planning Board on Aug. 13, 2015, seeking relief from conditions of a 2007 site plan approval – conditions which they acknowledged have already been violated in the recent renovation of the store READ MORE
Borough Briefs are generally a rundown of the items discussed at Highland Park Borough Council meetings. The meeting of August 11 was a forum for discussing a variety of items ranging from a teen center to a solar energy project. READ MORE
The Highland Park Borough Council unanimously has approved a new affordable housing plan that it expects will meet Highland Park’s obligations going forward.
The plan, ratified July 30, 2015, in a joint meeting with the Highland Park Planning Board, outlines the efforts the borough has undertaken since 2008 to improve its affordable housing obligations READ MORE
Water main break on Monday afternoon, July 27, 2015, is at the same location as a break on May 19, 2015. The aging and ailing infrastructure is causing a major inconvenience for the community. READ MORE
If you are a Highland Park resident who is a published author, the Highland Park Planet wants to feature your work or works in “Write On.” HPP begins this initiative with a good summertime read about vampires “House of Caine: The Book of Enoch,” by Fahim Nassar. READ MORE