Highland Park Planet (https://highlandparkplanet.org/category/local-news/page/2/)
A total of 10 burglaries to motor vehicles were reported between ranging between the evening hours of 10/25 and the early morning hours of 10/26. Each of the 10 break-ins was the result of people leaving their vehicles unlocked. READ MORE
Rutgers scholar Camilla Townsend offered her opinion on the nationwide debate over whether Columbus Day should be abolished and statues of Christopher Columbus removed. “Abolishing Columbus Day will not change what happened. But we should add an Indigenous Peoples’ Day and encourage schools to take it seriously, as Canada has done. Many students graduate high school thinking that perhaps they shouldn’t celebrate Columbus without knowing exactly why, and still knowing next to nothing about indigenous peoples’ history. Helping them learn that history might yield better results than abolishing a holiday,” Dr. Townsend said. READ MORE
Highland Park Police officers on Sept 30 arrested an individual suspected of allegedly attempting burglaries/break-ins at residences on Graham and Donaldson Streets. READ MORE
Rutgers coordinated a water resources study of Raritan River – results were discouraging. READ MORE
HP resident Peri Horowitz explains role of the NJ Office of Legislative Services Sept. 18, 7 p.m. READ MORE
Under two square miles in size, Highland Park is small but its downtown packs an outsized punch in restaurant diversity and quality READ MORE
Astronauts found no cheese but plenty of dirt and rocks providing clues about Earth and its inhabitants, according to two local residents who are Rutgers professors READ MORE
HP has an unequivocal policy to protect immigrants in the face of threatened deportation action this weekend. READ MORE
Rutgers Students from all disciplines make a solar vehicle for competition and for a lesson in sustainability. READ MORE
Rutgers Regional Report examines generational changes from the mid-20th century to the 2020s and beyond. (Pictured one of report’s co-authors Dr. James W. Hughes) READ MORE