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The Year That Was, Was That Year There
Laurel Kornfeld
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The year 2011 began with Highland Park digging out from a late December blizzard, beginning another snowy winter. The long-awaited Raritan Avenue sidewalk improvements finally began, a popular teacher was jailed for sex crimes, and controversy surrounded a proposed charter school. Arts and culture continued to flourish, and the Occupy movement inspired local activism and participation.

Through The LOOKING GLASS Jan. 4, 2012
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012






Sidewalk work staring down ol' man Winter
Geoff Herzog
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

In the wake of November's store vandalism, members of Highland Park's Jewish community packed the council chambers on December 6, in the body's first public session since September. Community leaders and representatives expressed thanks to municipal authorities, particularly to the police, for the prompt investigation and arrest in the case. Steven Rizco, Chief of Police, was in attendance.

Among the 21 resolutions approved during the session, mayor-elect Councilmember Gary Minkoff sponsored a designation of November 29 as the borough's Religious Tolerance observance.

Greentopia takes over for Anna's Health Foods
Laurel Kornfeld
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Greentopia is the new name of the health food store known for 22 years as “Anna’s.” The new name was chosen by new owners Henry and Susan Seo, who recently purchased the store at 401-403 Raritan Avenue.

The Seos, who live in south Edison, were the personal choice of previous owners Young and Anna Pak, who recently retired. The Paks “wanted a dependable person” to take over. Henry and Susan, who both immigrated from Korea in the 1990s, decided to go ahead with buying it even though they had never managed a store before.

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