Staff. "Q&A – Walt Flanagan (Comic Book Men)", AMC. Accessed November 2, 2016. "I knew of him in high school but I didn't speak to him. It was only after he graduated. We both worked at a recreation center in our town, Highlands."
Stattel, Erin O. "Twin Lights beacon was nation's first radio station "Archived 2013-10-16 at archive.today, Atlanticville, June 18, 2009. Accessed October 15, 2013. "The year was 1899, and an Italian American named Guglielmo Marconi placed a receiving station, complete with an antenna, at the Twin Lights, sending results of the America's Cup yacht races off the tip of Sandy Hook to editors at the New York Herald and demonstrating the wireless telegraph."
Muir, John Kenneth. An Askew View 2: The Films of Kevin Smith, Hal Leonard Corporation, 2012. ISBN1557837945. Accessed February 6, 2013. "Bryan Johnson, the director of Vulgar (2000) and the actor who portrays comic book snob Steve-Dave in the View Askew universe was born in Highlands and later attended Highlands Elementary and Henry Hudson Regional High School (the latter named after the sea captain who first explored the area in 1609)."
Stattel, Erin O. "Twin Lights beacon was nation's first radio station "Archived 2013-10-16 at archive.today, Atlanticville, June 18, 2009. Accessed October 15, 2013. "The year was 1899, and an Italian American named Guglielmo Marconi placed a receiving station, complete with an antenna, at the Twin Lights, sending results of the America's Cup yacht races off the tip of Sandy Hook to editors at the New York Herald and demonstrating the wireless telegraph."
About Henry HudsonArchived November 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Henry Hudson Regional High School. Accessed November 3, 2017. "This school district serves the towns of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands and students in grades seven through twelve."
Ederle Park, Borough of Highlands. Accessed October 30, 2019. "The park was first dedicated to Gertrude Ederle on August 14, 1975. Trudy attended that ceremony."
Bryson, James W. The History of HighlandsArchived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, Borough of Highlands. Accessed May 21, 2008. "The present form of government, councilmanic form under the Faulkner Act, Small Municipality Plan B, came into effect in 1956."
Biography, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Frank Pallone, Jr., was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides."
Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 40. Highlands Borough (tie) Enrollment: 190; Grades: Pre-K-6; County: Monmouth; Town population: 5,005"
Jennings, Rob. "N.J. voters approve merging 3 school districts into 1", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 27, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The K-6 school districts in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands will be joining the Henry Hudson Regional School District, which already serves students from both municipalities, starting in July 2024."
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Henry Hudson Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024. "The District encompasses the Boroughs of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands. The Board of Education is comprised of five members from Highlands and four members from Atlantic Highlands. They are elected to three-year terms and meet on the third Wednesday of each month for the Regular Board Meeting.... The Henry Hudson Regional School District is a Type II district located in the County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades 7-12. The operations of the District include one Regional Middle School/High School, located in the Highlands." See "Roster of Officials" on page 13.
Letter from President John Hamilton to the Council of New York-relating to the destruction of the Beacon on the Highlands of Neversink, New Jersey Lighthouse Society. Accessed October 15, 2013. "Light-House Hill, also known as Beacon Hill was used as a site for a beacon as early as 1746. At that time, England was at War with France in the War of Austrian Succession. The colonies of both England and France was in danger of being taken over by the other. A beacon system was established near the site of the present Twin Lights, that was to be used in the event the French decided to invade New York."
Applebome, Peter, "Lifting a Town to Escape the Next Storm", The New York Times, February 22, 2013. Accessed April 27, 2023. "But four months after Hurricane Sandy almost obliterated downtown Highlands, an unlikely idea with one enormous historical antecedent seems to be taking hold here: Don’t just raise the buildings. Raise the town....Yes, even the proponents here concede, it will be a long shot to persuade the federal government to spend more than $25 million to raise Highlands’s downtown 10 feet as a permanent solution to flooding, storm damage and rising seas.... 'Right now, there’s no endgame,' said Frank Nolan, mayor of this community of 5,000 residents where 1,250 of the 1,500 homes and virtually all the businesses were destroyed or badly damaged by the hurricane."
Strauss, Robert. "Best Movie Performance By a Municipality?", The New York Times, March 14, 2004. Accessed November 3, 2017. "In Jersey Girl, which Mr. Smith said has its autobiographical moments, Paulsboro substitutes for Highlands, where Mr. Smith grew up."
Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Highlands School District. Accessed May 15, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades pre-kindergarten through six in the Highlands School District. Composition: The Highlands School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Highlands."
Smith, Muriel J. "Champion Race Car Driver Still Calls Highlands Home", The Two River Times, October 8, 2015. Accessed October 22, 2020. "Unmarried and still living in Highlands, Montecalvo readily admits racing is still a risky business, but is quick to point out that safety and motorsports have come a long way in the last 10 years."
Monmouth County Government, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed July 19, 2022. "Monmouth County is governed by five commissioners elected at-large for three-year terms. Each January, the freeholders select one of their members to serve as the director of the board for the year to preside over the meetings and activities of the Board."
Staff. "Mayor's Column: Voorhees adopts Highlands", The Voorhees Sun, February 21, 2013. Accessed September 1, 2015. "Highlands Borough was destroyed when a storm surge of 10 feet swept in from the bay beginning as early as Oct. 28. Homes and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed, including the famous Bahrs Landing and Lusty Lobster Fishery."
Bryson, James W. The History of HighlandsArchived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, Borough of Highlands. Accessed May 21, 2008. "The present form of government, councilmanic form under the Faulkner Act, Small Municipality Plan B, came into effect in 1956."
About Henry HudsonArchived November 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Henry Hudson Regional High School. Accessed November 3, 2017. "This school district serves the towns of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands and students in grades seven through twelve."
