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Sixteen individuals have been arrested and charged with taking part in a scheme to pass bad checks in four counties and collect more than $100,000 from local banks and check-cashing businesses, according to a Nov. 18 announcement from Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Stephen J. Rizco of the Highland Park Police Department. READ MORE
For Highland Park resident Frank Puskas, Christmas arrives two months early – on the night of Halloween, to be exact. Frank, a Cranbury Township schools custodian, has no need to dress up as Santa Claus, because every year since 1977, he has embodied the spirit of Santa on October 31, instead of December 25. READ MORE
On the night of Kristallnacht, Monday, Nov, 9, 7 p.m. at the Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park author Miriam Dobin will read and talk about her personal Memoir, I Am Because of You — A Triumphant Story of a Few Who Survived the Holocaust and Went on to Build Future Generations.
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Save our Schools candidates Robert Magaziner, Sharice Richardson, and Ruth Beyer were the winners in the Highland Park School Board against incumbent Claire Berkowitz and Michael J. Greenberg. Democrats won in Middlesex County Freeholder race and NJ Assembly 18th District race.. READ MORE
HPP reminds the residents to fall back, find treats, look to the sky and get to the voting booth. READ MORE
Council members discussed numerous issues at its Oct. 20th meeting, – from fracking waste to a Complete Streets Excellence Award for Highland Park. READ MORE
Music can be life changing. Just ask Dimitar Grigorov. When his then-12-year-old son, Victor, asked to take guitar lessons, the Highland Park, N.J., father was skeptical. Victor, who is autistic, was prone to anxiety and had difficulty focusing his attention on one task. But Victor was insistent: He was going to play the guitar. READ MORE
“I love coming out at night. It is like Halloween for grown-ups,” said one of the night-walkers who scoured the streets at the end of the two day town-wide yard sale. This past weekend, the beautiful fall weather made the event a glorious fall festival, complete with lemonade and fruit punch being sold to benefit the Irving School PTO. READ MORE
Fall is a busy time for Highland Park residents. Don’t miss the Police/Community Forum on Oct. 14 and the Town Garage Sale on October 10-11. Also, the Borough Briefs column includes Arts in the Park wrap up and the celebration of the Investors Bank donation to the Highland Park Community Food Pantry. READ MORE
