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Project Graduation hosts “Beatles Night” fundraiser on April 9; Crossroads Theatre brings back nationally acclaimed “Fly” about Tuskegee Airmen; Stop & Shop makes generous donation to Food Bank. READ MORE
Council approves municipal budget resulting in a 2.48 percent (per $100 of assessed property valuation) tax increase in the municipal portion of the tax bill. The tax increase translates to a $37.20 increase annually on a property assessed for $150,000. READ MORE
Accounting for inflation, Highland Park has sustained a 40.6 percent cut in state aid over the past decade. Most municipalities – including HP – received no aid increase over last year and are fighting to get state funds owed to the towns from imposition of an Energy Tax on utilities. READ MORE
Hatikvah International Academy Charter School’s most recent expansion request was denied on Feb. 29, 2016, by the NJ Commissioner of Education David Hespe. The Highland Park School District fought to oppose the expansion, but still appealing a previous expansion approval READ MORE
The boys’ and girls’ basketball teams from the Highland Park Middle School and the Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva will play exhibition games on March 1 with the girls’ teams game beginning at 6 p.m. and the boys’ teams at 7:30 p.m. READ MORE
Several weeks ago, Highland Park experienced a minor structural change in its municipal staffing that may have a major impact on the way construction projects are accomplished in the community READ MORE
Highland Park Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler is taking action to ensure that sustainability remains a top priority for the community and that the town retains its leadership role in New Jersey’s sustainability movement. READ MORE
Highland Park resident Randy James, as founding artistic director of the dance troupe ’10 Hairy Legs,’ has made a significant impact in the field of dance for more than three decades locally regionally, nationally and internationally. READ MORE