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If you are a Highland Park resident who is a published author, the Highland Park Planet wants to feature your work or works in “Write On.” HPP begins this initiative with a good summertime read about vampires “House of Caine: The Book of Enoch,” by Fahim Nassar. READ MORE
A beetle found in the northwestern section of Highland Park is not the tree-deadly emerald ash borer, the state Department of Agriculture has said. But officials remain vigilant, because it may be on its way. READ MORE
Tanya Choy of Martinsville was arraigned in state Superior Court in Middlesex County. Ms. Choy formerly worked for Above and Beyond Child Care Center on South Third Avenue in Highland Park. No cause of death was ever found for the infant, a phenomenon known in the medical field as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome that in New Jersey affects one baby in every 2,800 live births. READ MORE
The final selection of a new Highland Park School Superintendent is likely to occur by the end of July. Currently, there are two finalists, both of whom would make excellent candidates, said School Board President Adam Sherman. READ MORE
Monday, July 27, 4 p.m. is the filing deadline for individuals who want to get on the ballot of the Nov. 2 school board election for the three open seats on the HP School Board. READ MORE
The Highland Park Planning Board at its Thursday July 9, 2015 meeting voted unanimously to recommend that the Highland Park Borough Council should just say ‘no’ to the adoption of the FAR Zoning Ordinance 15-1890 at this time. Several members of the public argued passionately against adoption of the ordinance in its current form. READ MORE
The Business Briefs column highlights Google Executive Eliana Murillo, who is the keynote speaker at Middlesex Chamber’s Hispanic Business Expo on July 21. The Expo allows attendees to break into new markets, attract new clients, and foster influential partnerships.
Highland Park’s landscape experts are concerned about the arrival of the emerald ash borer that kills ash trees It is a green beetle native to China and eastern Asia that arrived in North America more than 12 years ago. READ MORE
Highland Park elected officials are continuing to fight the state’s unfunded mandate requiring the municipality to have two security guards in municipal court during court proceedings. The town currently has one security guard and is refusing to spend tax dollars on hiring another. READ MORE
Borough Briefs provide short summaries of Borough Council actions at the municipal meetings, with the meeting reported on here being Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Pictured is the swearing in of Police Officer Patrick Keogh, who used to be a police dispatcher. READ MORE