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The Business Briefs column, which highlights different retail establishments in Highland Park’s vibrant business community, this week features Arneines Beauty Boutique, a new “multicultural upscale boutique” beauty salon on Raritan Avenue. READ MORE
The Highland Park Planet wishes everyone a joyful holiday weekend and would like to engage citizens in an initiative to make sure that the celebrations connected with Independence Day and Memorial Day remain a sustainable feature of Highland Park’s community life. READ MORE
The Highland Park Planning Board at its July 7, 2015 meeting (7:30 p.m.) will be considering an ordinance that effectively would reduce the bulk area in relation to the lot size. The proposed ordinance introduces the concept of floor area ratio (FAR) for the residential district known as the RA zone. READ MORE
A high speed police chase and subsequent arrest of a Highland Park resident on drug and weapons charges took place in the residential neighborhood of Valentine Street/Benner Street/Felton Avenue on Thursday night, June 25, 2015. A Highland Park resident was caught and charged on multiple counts related to drug possession with intent to sell and unlawful possession of weapon. READ MORE
HP Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler(pictured) and Ashton Burrell, chairman of the Highland Park Human Services Commission, were among the speakers at the Memorial Service for the nine Charleston shooting victims. The message: society needs to change for the better and Highland Park residents can lead the way towards change. READ MORE
In court and in meeting rooms, Highland Park Council members, planning staff, and attorneys have been meeting with the owner of the Buck Woods property (Jack Morris of JSM Properties) and his attorneys in an effort to come to a resolution about how to redevelop the site. i READ MORE
On Tuesday, June 23, 89 Highland Park High School students of the class of 2015, were the stars of their graduation ceremony whose speakers focused on the joys of their past and the potential of their future. Pictured is one of the speakers, salutatorian Sarah Cheng. READ MORE
The Reformed Church of Highland Park (RCHP) has made a commitment to pursue GreenFaith’s Water Shield, “an environmental merit badge.” Earning the Water Shield means that a faith-based institution has taken steps to conserve water, protect water quality, and mobilize its members and neighbors to take similar steps in their own households or groups. Pictured is Dr. Catherine Stanford,, one of the volunteers working on earning the Water Shield. READ MORE
Sixteen-year-old Amita Shukla, with an interest and talent in both art and engineering, is going to represent Highland Park in the 2015 session of the New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology, where she will collaborate with other high school students on an original research project to present at the end of the program. READ MORE
Amiri Tulloch, a 15-year-old Highland Park High School student, has hosted his own online talk show, titled JG Sports Talk, since 2011. A huge sports broadcasting fan, he has spearheaded the effort to revive the old HPS radio station.
Amiri and his radio
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