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Following the recommendation of the Highland Park Planning Board, the Highland Park Borough Council members at its meeting on August 11, 2015, unanimously rejected a suggested zoning change that would have limited new construction on residential properties based on the ratio of floor area to the property size. The Planning Board on July 9 voted against the measure following strong opposition from residents.
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Borough Briefs are generally a rundown of the items discussed at Highland Park Borough Council meetings. The meeting of August 11 was a forum for discussing a variety of items ranging from a teen center to a solar energy project. READ MORE
The Rite Aid on the corner of Raritan and Fourth Avenues has made a formal application to the Highland Park Planning Board to close permanently most of its exterior windows. The application will be heard at the Thursday, August 13, Planning Board meeting, 7:30 p.m.
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The Highland Park Board of Education at a special meeting on Wednesday night, Aug. 5, 2015, voted 5-4 to appoint Dr. Scott Taylor, a Highland Park resident, as the new district superintendent. Dr. Taylor, who is currently superintendent for Kenilworth Public Schools, received a four-year contract effective Oct. 1 and ending June 30, 2019.
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As one of the featured artists at the Sept. 20 Arts in the Park festival (11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Jonathan Horowitz has played an enormous role in keeping alive and expanding Highland Park’s reputation as a community that loves the arts and supports public art and arts events. The philosophical underpinning to his art is his desire to unify the community through a visual language. READ MORE
The Highland Park Borough Council unanimously has approved a new affordable housing plan that it expects will meet Highland Park’s obligations going forward.
The plan, ratified July 30, 2015, in a joint meeting with the Highland Park Planning Board, outlines the efforts the borough has undertaken since 2008 to improve its affordable housing obligations READ MORE
The Highland Park Board of Education announced that Highland Park’s “own” Dr. Scott Taylor has agreed to be the district’s next Superintendent of Schools. Board President Adam Sherman describes Dr. Taylor as the “perfect fit,” with a record of extraordinary excellence and commitment to the values the district has so passionately articulated. READ MORE
Water main break on Monday afternoon, July 27, 2015, is at the same location as a break on May 19, 2015. The aging and ailing infrastructure is causing a major inconvenience for the community. READ MORE
Anita Wilde Solomon passed away on July 27, 2015 at the age of 76 with the love and enormous respect of her friends and family. A quiet and modest woman, she had an extraordinary life that she shared with very few people. READ MORE
The July 27 school board candidate petition deadline revealed five Highland Park residents will try for three open seats. Incumbent Claire Berkowitz chose to run again. School Board President Adam Sherman and Board member Catherine Bull will not be running. Ruth Beyer, Michael Greenberg, Robert Magaziner and Sharice Richardson are the other candidates. READ MORE