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In a name that refers to a popular slang phrase as well as Highland Park’s High School owl mascot, the “Highland Park Gives a Hoot” program is a new community charitable initiative that exists to strengthen the health and well being of Highland Park’s youth. Started by the mayor, the initiative is seeking donors and volunteers.
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Highland Park Councilwoman Elsie Foster-Dublin announced on April 14, 2016 her intention to pursue a potential NJ State Assembly vacancy in the 18th Legislative District. READ MORE
Ten Thousand Villages, a fair trade retailer at 320 Raritan Ave, will participate in a nationwide campaign with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 10,000 trees in our country’s national forests. READ MORE
HPP Theater Reviewer Rebecca Hersh says Crossroads Theatre soars to new heights with its current production of “Fly,” the Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan retelling of the story of the WW II Tuskegee Airmen. READ MORE
Last August, a team of Bartle educators decided to renovate and beautify the ailing, weedy, rubbish filled courtyard, and transform it into a beautiful learning space for the school community. READ MORE
EarthFest, an Earth Day celebration, sponsored by White Lotus Home, will be held Friday evening, April 22, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., in downtown Highland Park. Everyone is invited to share the joy of the earth and the 35th birthday of White Lotus Home.
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Conversations about how to redevelop Raritan Avenue vacant lots next to Main Street’s building, as well as the Main Street building lot itself are taking place between the members of the Redevelopment Agency and Main Street Highland Park READ MORE
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
For more than ten years, MSHP has organized a Spring Planting Day, supplying soil, plant materials, and coordinating volunteer installation in planters along Raritan and Woodbridge Avenues in the Central Business District. READ MORE