Tag: Atlantic Highlands

Atlantic Highlands Borough Council member James Murphy recently announced his bid for mayor and spoke exclusively to The Two River Times about his candidacy. Murphy, a Republican, faces current council president Lori Hohenleitner, a Democrat, in the Nov. 7 General Election. Current Atlantic Highlands Mayor Loretta Gluckstein, a Republican, is not running for reelection. She presides over a heavily Democratic council, with Murphy the lone Republican.

Picking up unfinished business from its last meeting, the Atlantic Highlands Borough Council voted May 25 to authorize an ordinance establishing permit fees for those wishing to film in the borough.

After several years of negotiations and discussions, the Atlantic Highlands, Highlands and Sea Bright borough councils held a joint special public meeting May 18 at the Hesse Parish Center about regionalizing their school districts. 

The Jersey Shore is a welcoming location for film and television productions and many would like to keep Atlantic Highlands in the mix. But a proposed high-cost permit fee for filming in the borough could turn Hollywood away.

Borough Council President Lori Hohenleitner launched her mayoral campaign at a gathering of supporters at Zoe’s Emilio’s Kitchen on Center Avenue in the borough May 9.

In what can only be described as a marathon session, the borough planning board met May 4 at Borough Hall to approve several variances, including one for an expanded outdoor area for a restaurant and one for a porch on a private residence.

During its April 26 meeting, the borough council approved an ordinance requiring all volunteers, coaches, assistant coaches, board members and seasonal employees with direct and regular access to minors through Atlantic Highlands’ recreation and sports programs be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check. Failure to submit to the mandatory requirements would result in exclusion from the borough’s programs.

The Bridge of Books Foundation is  stocking up on stories for children and teens at its new drop-off location for book donations in Atlantic Highlands.

Federal agents of the 1920s said Atlantic Highlands was one of, if not the, major landing port for illegal spirits during Prohibition.

From time to time, SModcastle Cinemas will showcase an indie project that punches far above its funding.