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If Patti Swick weren’t such a fireball of energy and enthusiasm, her fiancé Dan Feehan could have proposed exactly the way he wanted to – in one of the towers of the Twin Lights.

The underlying theme of Highlands’ first town meeting of the year was positivity as two returning council members were sworn in, first responders took their oaths of office and Mayor Carolyn Broullon highlighted the borough’s 2023 achievements as well as what’s to come.

On Dec. 14, for the 20th year, Christmas carolers spread holiday cheer while donating warm coats and Christmas trees to needy families and individuals.

A proposed plan could splash some life into the former Port Monmouth Elementary School. The school, shuttered in 2020, is being evaluated by the Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) as a potential public aquatic center.

Visitors to Highlands usually notice the unique purple building at 78 Bay Ave. but most probably don’t know its storied history.

The borough anticipates receiving its largest grant ever to tackle its longstanding townwide flooding issues.

Gusty winds, road closures and lingering rain. Lots of rain. The Two River area was engulfed by tropical storm Ophelia after it made landfall in North Carolina and moved up the coast. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Sept. 30, as heavy rain caused flooding in coastal regions throughout the state.

After years of studies and discussions, residents went to the polls to vote on the future of their public school districts and regionalization passed by a wide margin.

Residents of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands will go to the polls Sept. 26 to decide the future of their public school system.

Commuters traveling to New York City from Belford have a new ride: Seastreak recently launched Millennium, a 121-foot, high-speed catamaran, to ferry residents daily from the Monmouth County port to the West Side of New York City.