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HIGHLANDS – Following a November referendum in which residents overwhelmingly voted against the proposed Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Storm Risk Management Project, the borough council formally rejected the floodwall project at its Dec. 18 meeting.

HIGHLANDS – Seastreak, LLC will be driving cleaner transit in the future. After receiving a $54.9 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports Program, Seastreak will be able to provide zero-emission highspeed electric ferries to and from the Jersey Shore.

MONMOUTH COUNTY – In October, the county government executed this year’s round of open space grants. Six Two River towns received hundreds of thousands in funding for ongoing recreation projects.

HIGHLANDS – The Captain’s Cove Marina is currently under scrutiny by the borough council, which claims the marina has failed to fulfill promised repairs. However, the owner contends that the situation is more complex than it appears.

HIGHLANDS – Residents of the Sandy-hardened town are banding together to provide aid for one North Carolina community battered by Hurricane Helene late last month.

As voters head to the polls in just a few weeks and mail-in ballots have already been sent, many residents across the country will face an unusual situation: they won’t have a choice in their local elections. Thousands of local races are going uncontested, meaning only one or even no candidates are running for an open position. This trend is evident across the nation, and the Two River area is no exception.

As the November election approaches, Highlands residents took to the streets to raise awareness about a major issue that will appear on the ballot.

As a professor of history and anthropology at Monmouth University, Richard Veit, Ph.D., was always interested in Twin Lights, the two lighthouses situated on a hill in Highlands overlooking Sandy Hook Bay. The original structure was built in 1828; it was torn down and rebuilt just a short time later in 1862 during the Civil War. But why?

“Big Mike” Metzner, executive chef at Restaurant Nicholas for many years, decided he wanted a different approach to his career feeding people.

A heartwarming story of grief and resilience has unfolded in the seaside borough of Highlands. At its July 17 meeting, the council honored resident Mike Roth with a proclamation recognizing his creative tribute to his late wife, an artistic effort that unified a neighborhood still recovering from Super Storm Sandy.