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To the Editor:
My name is Skot Kremen. I’ve lived in Highland Park for the last 11 years, and my family has been here since the 1940s. Basically, I’ve been connected to Highland Park for my entire life. I’m happy to call it home, and I wanted to take a minute to talk about why I’m voting in the primary for Gayle Brill Mittler in the June primary. The good part of about living in a small town, is that you know what’s going on. READ MORE
I think that from the trenches of the daily grind, we tend to miss the forest for the trees; we see our local government in terms of the extraordinary -the once-in-a-while headline or sensational event- rather than in terms of its everyday functions. In light of that, I’d like to share my street’s eye view of our community as someone who walks the town nearly every day: READ MORE
All Highland Park residents are encouraged to attend the Thursday May 30 candidates forum at the high school cafeteria. READ MORE
Mom served as a PTO member, Temple President, Volunteer Member of the HP Educational Foundation, Town councilwoman and most recently Mayor. Meeting after meeting, emergency after emergency, event after event – she is there. This town is her passion. The betterment of Highland Park has been her goal, her vision and her only mission for the last decade. READ MORE
As a devoted special needs educator, parent advocate, and resident determined to see fairness in her town, Monique will bring much needed energy to borough hall. Having known Austin for several years, I can say his tireless work with marginalized communities is matched only by his generous character. He’s proud to speak up for low-income families and LGBTQ residents by naming these groups, not staying with safe, electable doublespeak. READ MORE
The Highland Park Public Library today announced that it would move its May 20 board meeting to June 5, when it is slated to discuss the appearance of the author of a controversial children’s book on Palestine. Golbarg Bashi, a Pace history professor and former Rutgers Iranian-studies instructor, penned the book, P Is for Palestine, and had been tapped to speak at the library, generating considerable concern from the community, including from the Borough’s Jewish community, for its content. Residents concerned by the author’s appearance and the alphabet book, which assigns the letter I to “Intifada.” Residents and individuals from other groups are also expected to attend to defend Mr. Bashi and the book’s content. The library shelved the speaker for now, opting to discuss the issue at its May 20 meeting. READ MORE
The Mayor deserves our trust on the issue of equity as well as every other issue, so let’s thank her by giving her a second term. READ MORE
Runners of the annual 5K race, refusing to be deterred by the weather, supported their community with determination. READ MORE
To the Editor of the Highland Park Planet:
I respectfully disagree with Matt Hersh, my neighbor just a few blocks down at Felton Ave, and a fellow trustee at the Highland Park Educational Foundation. So before we duke it out over this Buck’s Woods issue, a plug for HPEF Casino Night on May 11, 6:30-10:30 PM. (http://www.hpefnj.org/2019-spring-fundraiser.html) It will be a fun evening for a good cause! No argument on that! As the primary author of the “Buck Woods” petition, I disagree
with Matt’s contention that it “distorts Highland Park’s Bucks Woods
situation.” Far from being a “distortion,” it’s an accurate reflection of the
concerns and sentiments of my many neighbors affected by this drastic zoning
change. If you walk the streets of 5th, 6th, and 7th Ave’s, you would be hard
pressed to find anyone jumping with joy over the proposed zoning plan. READ MORE
There’s a petition out there that really distorts Highland Park’s Buck’s Woods situation, almost absolving the developer in favor of a few personal agenda. It’s a shame because there is an effort to finally end the developer’s decades-long litigation against the Borough. READ MORE