Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Atlantic Highlands is a borough in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the Bayshore Region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,414,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 29 (+0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 4,385,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 320 (−6.8%) from the 4,705 in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Atlantic Highlands contains Mount Mitchill, the highest point on the eastern seaboard south of Maine, rising Template:Convert above sea level.<ref>Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, Monmouth County, New Jersey Park System. Accessed July 17, 2011. "At 266 feet, this overlook in Atlantic Highlands sits on the highest natural elevation on the Atlantic seaboard (excluding islands) from Maine to the Yucatan providing beautiful views of Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Bay, Raritan Bay and the New York skyline."</ref> The borough's name comes from its location overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref>

Atlantic Highlands was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1887, from portions of Middletown Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The borough was reincorporated on September 1, 1891.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 178. Accessed July 27, 2012.</ref>

Atlantic Highlands was part of the Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan, an effort by nine municipalities in northern Monmouth County to reinvigorate the area's economy by emphasizing the traditional downtowns, dense residential neighborhoods, maritime history, and the natural beauty of the Raritan Bayshore coastline. The plan has since been integrated into the county's 2016 Master Plan.<ref>2016 Monmouth County Master Plan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, adopted October 17, 2016. Accessed September 17, 2023.</ref>

History

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Atlantic Highlands as seen from Sandy Hook, New Jersey

The town overlooks where the Atlantic Ocean and Raritan Bay meet at Sandy Hook, and its hills mark the highest point on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.<ref name=KateRounds>Rounds, Kate. "The Shore Next Door" Palisade magazine; Summer 2010; Pages 38–39</ref> south of Maine.

For hundreds of years, the original inhabitants were the Lenape, who lived in and along the cliffs and creeks of Atlantic Highlands. The Lenape traded with the Europeans and sold a group of English settlers an area that covered the entire peninsula that was named Portland Poynt. The area was laid out with 10 lots in 1667, making them the first European residents of present-day Atlantic Highlands.<ref>Nash, Margo. "ON THE MAP; In a Detective Tale Involving a Town's Birth, the Clue Was Framed", The New York Times, September 17, 2000. Accessed July 17, 2011. "On Dec. 14, 1667, the first Europeans to settle in what is today Atlantic Highlands decided to lay out 10 lots in an area they called Portland Poynt on the Navesink peninsula.... Paul Boyd, a Ph.D. candidate in cultural geography at Rutgers University who is the historian of the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society and chairman of the Atlantic Highlands Environmental Commission, worked on the problem for five years."</ref>

Colonists convened the first Assembly of New Jersey in 1667 in what is now Atlantic Highlands.<ref>Atlantic Highlands, Highlands and Sandy Hook: A brief history, Asbury Park Press, May 17, 2001, accessed April 15, 2007.</ref> During Revolutionary War years, loyalists to the British crown and patriots of the new America clashed in repeated raids and counterattacks across these lands. Retreating English troops passed through after their defeat in 1778 by George Washington at the Battle of Monmouth.

During the late 1800s, the many farms were subdivided by resort developers, church groups and builders who created the Victorian core of the borough, attracting thousands of visitors and year-round residents.

In 1879, a surveyor was engaged to lay roads and lots for a permanent community. The Atlantic Highlands Association was formed by prominent members of the Methodist Church. This organization developed the community of Atlantic Highlands.<ref name=History>History, Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Accessed January 23, 2025. "In 1879, a surveyor was engaged to lay our roads and lots for a permanent community. The Atlantic Highlands Association was formed by prominent members of the Methodist Church. This organization developed the community of Atlantic Highlands.... And, anyone who bought the Sunday Daily News in the forties and fifties recalls a full page of cartoons in the comic section created for many years by resident artist, Reamer Keller."</ref>

Individuals and groups came from New York City and the surrounding vicinity to camp along the water in tent colonies. An outdoor amphitheater was created with a large seating capacity and outstanding acoustics. An indoor auditorium was built, which was utilized for entertaining visitors at the camp meetings. In 1887, Atlantic Highlands was incorporated as a borough, containing Template:Convert of land bordering on the Raritan Bay.<ref name=Story/>

Major construction occurred from the 1880s through 1900. It included hotels, cottages, rooming houses, and private homes. A pier was built extending well into the bay to accommodate steamboats from New York City. The next twenty years saw rapid development within the community. A water and sewer system was constructed, cottages were erected, and the road system was completed. During this period of development a fire department was organized.

A number of churches saw their beginning in the 1880s: the Central Baptist, First Presbyterian, Saint Agnes Roman Catholic, First Methodist, and Saint Paul Baptist Church.

Atlantic Highlands became a haven for bootleggers during the Prohibition era.<ref name=KateRounds/>

Steamer service was the most important transport during the formation of the borough, and continued through the 1940s. In the 1890s, rail service came to Atlantic Highlands. This opened up Highlands and points south to vacationers. The 1920s saw 26 passenger trains daily passing through the borough. The Central Railroad of New Jersey built a major pier at the end of First Avenue. Several trains at a time could continue to the end of the pier to offload steamboat passengers. From the 1910s through the 1940s, the steamers Sandy Hook and the Monmouth navigated the waters bringing businessmen and vacationers to Atlantic Highlands.

The Manhattan skyline can be seen from the borough's ridges and its shoreline. Pleasure, fishing and commuter boats sail from its harbor. The municipal harbor was built from 1938 through 1940 with municipal, state, and federal funds. It is the largest on the East Coast, home to 715 craft, including high-speed ferry service to New York City, which was introduced in 1986.<ref>Sauchelli, Dana; Fermino, Jennifer; and Sanderson, Bill. "Seastreak captains worried over crash ferry's new propulsion system", New York Post, January 10, 2013. Accessed August 23, 2013. "Seastreak began ferry service between Atlantic Highlands, NJ, and Manhattan in 1986."</ref> In 1966, the Central Railroad of New Jersey pier was destroyed by fire. Its rail route is now used by the Henry Hudson Trail.<ref>Henry Hudson Trail, Monmouth County, New Jersey Park System. Accessed August 23, 2013.</ref>

The bungalows on the East Side of the borough, which in the 1920s were summer bungalows, are now occupied year-round. Portland Pointe is a five-story residence for senior citizens.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 4.56 square miles (11.82 km²), including 1.26 square miles (3.27 km²) of land and 3.30 square miles (8.54 km²) of water (72.35%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

The township borders the Monmouth County communities of Highlands and Middletown Township.<ref>Areas touching Atlantic Highlands, MapIt. Accessed March 7, 2020.</ref><ref>Regional Location Map, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 7, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Brevent Park, Hillside, Hilton, Hilton Park, Navesink and Stone Church.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref>

Atlantic Highlands has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from Template:Convert in January to Template:Convert in July.<ref>Time Series Values for Individual Locations, Oregon State University. Accessed May 9, 2023.</ref> The hardiness zone is 7a or 7b depending upon elevation.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 4,385 people, 1,870 households, and 1,186 families in the borough. The population density was 3,401.2 per square mile (1,313.2/km²). There were 2,002 housing units at an average density of 1,552.9 per square mile (599.6/km²). The racial makeup was 93.18% (4,086) White, 1.44% (63) Black or African American, 0.25% (11) Native American, 2.17% (95) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.25% (55) from other races, and 1.71% (75) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% (225) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,870 households, 25.5% had children under the age of 18; 51.9% were married couples living together; 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.6% were non-families. Of all households, 30.4% were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.96.<ref name=Census2010/>

19.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,127 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,511) and the median family income was $100,117 (+/− $16,562). Males had a median income of $73,021 (+/− $18,808) versus $51,207 (+/− $6,155) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $41,785 (+/− $4,864). About 2.5% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Atlantic Highlands borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 27, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 4,705 people, 1,969 households, and 1,258 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,056 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.37% White, 2.30% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.51% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Atlantic Highlands borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 27, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Atlantic Highlands borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 27, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,969 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.00.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $64,955, and the median income for a family was $79,044. Males had a median income of $60,857 versus $36,060 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,798. About 4.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Sports

Atlantic Highlands Recreation Committee runs many events in town throughout the year including a Summer Concert Series in the harbor, youth programs such as basketball in the winter and soccer in the fall.

Parks and recreation

Atlantic Highlands has a large park system with eight borough-owned parks and two county operated parks. One of larger parks is Lenape Woods. It is nestled among tall trees and steep slopes, Lenape Woods offers approximately Template:Convert of natural woodlands and freshwater wetlands that are the headwaters to Many Mind Creek. Many groups and local residents volunteer their time to maintain the woods. Monmouth County operates two parks in the town, Henry Hudson Trail and Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook. Henry Hudson Trail runs Template:Convert from the Aberdeen/Keyport border at the intersection of Lloyd Road and Clark Street to the Atlantic Highlands border at Avenue D, and has been expanded to connect to Highlands.<ref>Henry Hudson Trail, Monmouth County Park System. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref> Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook is located about Template:Convert above sea level, at the highest natural elevation from Maine to the Yucatán, providing views of Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Bay, Raritan Bay and the New York skyline. This Template:Convert site is also home to Monmouth County's 9/11 Memorial.<ref>Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, Monmouth County Park System. Accessed May 22, 2008.</ref><ref>9/11 Memorial at Mount Mitchill, Monmouth County Park System. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref>

Arts and culture

The town's history can be learned at both the Queen Anne-style Strauss Mansion Museum, and the local maritime museum.<ref>Strauss Mansion Template:Webarchive, Atlantic Highlands Historical Society. Accessed July 17, 2011.</ref> Lodgings can be found at a number of cottages and inns, such as the Blue Bay Inn.

Entertainment venues include the First Avenue Playhouse, which offers dessert-and-dinner theater and puppet shows. Maritime attractions include a yacht club, marina and charter boats for fishing and touring. Other places of interest include a number of gift shops, galleries, and dining establishments.<ref name=KateRounds/>

Atlantic Highlands is also home to two annual film festivals.

According to the Monmouth County Master Plan, Atlantic Highlands has been designated as an Arts, Cultural, and Entertainment (ACE) Hub, which is defined as municipalities that have a high concentration of arts and cultural activities to serve as a destination for both visitors and locals, usually including an active nightlife scene in proximity to said cultural activities. Only eight towns in Monmouth County share this designation, with two additional towns designated as upcoming ACE hubs.

Government

Local government

Atlantic Highlands is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 58.</ref> The borough form of government used by Atlantic Highlands is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Atlantic Highlands is Democrat Lori Hohenleitner, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.<ref>Mayor's Office, Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref> Members of the Borough Council are Council President Brian Dougherty (D, 2027), Vito Colasurdo (D, 2025), Jon Crowley (D, 2024), Eileen Cusack (D, 2025), Alyson Forbes (D, 2026) and Jose E. Pujols (D, 2027).<ref name=Government>Mayor and Council, Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2024>November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated December 16, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref><ref name=Monmouth2022>General Election November 8, 2022 Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey Clerk, updated December 27, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

Atlantic Highlands is located in the 6th Congressional district<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 13th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011–2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011–2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

Politics

Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRowTemplate:PresRowTemplate:PresRow |} As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,238 registered voters in Atlantic Highlands, of which 842 (26.0%) were registered as Democrats, 800 (24.7%) were registered as Republicans and 1,589 (49.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were seven voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary – Monmouth, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 2, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 50.2% of the vote (1,167 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 48.3% (1,124 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (35 votes), among the 2,342 ballots cast by the borough's 3,329 registered voters (16 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 70.4%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 49.3% of the vote (1,287 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 47.5% (1,242 votes) and other candidates with 1.8% (48 votes), among the 2,612 ballots cast by the borough's 3,454 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.6%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 2, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50.7% of the vote (1,350 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 46.3% (1,232 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (30 votes), among the 2,663 ballots cast by the borough's 3,464 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 2, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 64.5% of the vote (989 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 33.2% (509 votes), and other candidates with 2.3% (36 votes), among the 1,547 ballots cast by the borough's 3,357 registered voters (13 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 56.9% of the vote (1,020 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 33.7% (604 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.9% (124 votes) and other candidates with 1.8% (32 votes), among the 1,794 ballots cast by the borough's 3,309 registered voters, yielding a 54.2% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Monmouth County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 2, 2012.</ref>

Transportation

Roads and highways

File:2018-05-25 15 45 08 View south along New Jersey State Route 36 (Memorial Parkway) between 3rd Avenue and 7th Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg

Route 36 in Atlantic Highlands

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Monmouth County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

New Jersey Route 36 is the main highway running through Atlantic Highlands. The closest limited-access road is the Garden State Parkway, which is accessible via Route 36.

Public transportation

Atlantic Highlands is a stop for the SeaStreak Ferry, which travels from the East 34th Street Ferry Landing and Pier 11/Wall Street (with shuttle bus service to the World Financial Center) in Manhattan daily.<ref name=KateRounds/>

NJ Transit provides local bus transportation on the 834 route.<ref>Bus Routes, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>

Education

The Atlantic Highlands School District serves students in public school for kindergarten through sixth grade at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School.<ref>Atlantic Highlands Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Atlantic Highlands School District. Accessed February 26, 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 Atlantic Highlands School District. Composition: The Atlantic Highlands School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Atlantic Highlands."</ref><ref>County School list A-D, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 256 students and 27.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.5:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Atlantic Highlands School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For seventh to twelfth grades, public school students attend Henry Hudson Regional High School, a comprehensive six-year high school and regional public school district that serves students from both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands.<ref>Henry Hudson Regional School District 2016–17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Henry Hudson Regional School is a comprehensive public school serving two communities of students: Atlantic Highlands and Highlands, NJ."</ref><ref>About Henry Hudson, Henry Hudson Regional High School. Accessed March 15, 2018. "This school district serves the towns of Atlantic Highlands and Highlands and students in grades seven through twelve."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 296 students and 39.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1.<ref>School data for Henry Hudson Regional School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with four seats assigned to Atlantic Highlands.<ref>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.</ref><ref>School Board Members, Henry Hudson Regional High School. Accessed May 15, 2024.</ref>

In September 2023, voters in both Atlantic Highlands and Highlands approved a ballot measure that would consolidate the two K–6 districts with the Henry Hudson regional district to form a single K–12 district starting in the 2024–25 school year.<ref>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."</ref>

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Atlantic Highlands include:

• Jeff Anderson (born 1970), actor, best known as Randal Graves in Kevin Smith's Clerks<ref>O'Sullivan, Eleanor. "Funny, But Flawed", Asbury Park Press, July 21, 2006. Accessed January 27, 2011. "Brian O'Halloran of Old Bridge and Jeff Anderson, formerly of Atlantic Highlands, now in their mid-30s, reprise their roles as clerks Dante and Randal.</ref>
• Engelbert Brenner (1904–1986), soloist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra who was active locally as a conductor with the municipal band and as a tree warden<ref>"Engelbert Brenner, 82, A Philharmonic Soloist", The New York Times, September 19, 1986. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Engelbert Brenner, who played in the New York Philharmonic for 41 years, first as an oboist and later as the orchestra's English horn soloist, died Tuesday at his home in Atlantic Highlands, N.J."</ref>
• Donald Brown (born 1987), running back who has played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers<ref>Waldstein, David. "Donald Brown Is N.F.L. Prospect With More on His Mind Than the Draft", The New York Times, April 19, 2009. Accessed January 27, 2011. "Brown, who grew up in Atlantic Highlands on the Jersey Shore, is considered the second- or third-best running back available in the draft."</ref>
• Leonard S. Coleman Jr. (born 1949), last president of the National League, serving from 1994 until 1999 when the position was eliminated by Major League Baseball<ref>Ben-Joseph, Robin. "Kean nominates Villane to Cabinet" Template:Webarchive, Red Bank Register, July 8, 1988. Accessed September 1, 2016. "If approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate, Villane will replace Coleman, an Atlantic Highlands resident who resigned effective July 15 to enter private business."</ref>
• Steve Corodemus (born 1952), represented the 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 to 2008, and was a member of the Atlantic Highlands Borough Council from 1986 to 1988<ref>Assembly Member Steven J. 'Steve' Corodemus, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.</ref>
• Cicely Cottingham, artist best known for her paintings and works on paper<ref>Grace Graupe-Pillard. "Grace Visits: Artist Cicely Cottingham", Women's Voices For Change, January 13, 2017. Accessed February 3, 2018. "Born in Brooklyn, Cicely moved with her family, when she was two years of age, to an old farmhouse 'surrounded by woods' in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, a rural environment that imprinted on her childhood a love of nature, and subsequently, as an adult in the early 1980s, a place to return to after the dissolution of a marriage."</ref>
• Burgoyne Diller (1906–1965), abstract painter<ref>Burgoyne Diller, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Active in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey"</ref>
• Peter E. Fleming Jr. (1929–2009), criminal defense lawyer<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. "Peter E. Fleming Jr., 79, Dies; Defense Lawyer Who Relished the Limelight", The New York Times, January 15, 2009. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Peter Emmet Fleming Jr. was born in Atlantic Highlands, N.J., on Aug. 18, 1929, one of six children of Peter and Anna Sullivan Fleming."</ref>
• John J. Flemm (1896–1974), businessman and politician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Anna Genovese (1905–1982), businesswoman and second wife of mobster Vito Genovese<ref name=Blackwell>Blackwell, Jon. Notorious New Jersey: 100 True Tales of Murders and Mobsters, Scandals and Scoundrels, p. Rutgers University Press, 2007. Template:ISBN. Accessed January 29, 2020. "The mob leader resumed control of his rackets and settled himself again in New Jersey, this time from a plush homestead in the Shore town of Atlantic Highlands. There, Vito and Anna Genovese dined on gold and platinum plates and enjoyed what was hardly a conventional Mafia marriage."</ref>
• Vito Genovese (1897–1969), mob enforcer who helped shape the rise of the American Mafia and would later lead Luciano's crime family, which was renamed the Genovese crime family<ref name=Blackwell/>
• Steven Gluckstein (born 1990), trampoline athlete.<ref>Steven Gluckstein, United States Olympic Committee. Accessed August 9, 2016. "Hometown: Atlantic Highlands, N.J.; High School: Henry Hudson Regional High School"</ref>
• John A. Hall (1877–1919), collegiate football player who was head coach of the Carlisle Indians football team in 1898<ref>Obituary Record of Yale Graduates 1919–1920, p. 239. Yale University, 1920. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Haven At the time of his death Mr. Hall was returning from his summer home at Atlantic Highlands, N. J., to his winter home at Sewaren, N. J."</ref>
• Emerson Hart (born 1969), songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and producer who is the lead singer and songwriter of the alternative rock band Tonic<ref>Acampora, Rob. "Tonic Comes Home To N.J. in June – Prepares For Their American Reboot", WSJO. Accessed July 8, 2015. "Growing up in Atlantic Highlands (Jersey Shore – Monmouth County) and having attended Red Bank Catholic High School, Tonic lead singer Emerson Hart grew up having a mom who was known on local TV and a father with singing chops."</ref>
• Reamer Keller (1905–1994), cartoonist who often drew 50 cartoons a week and routinely published a thousand cartoons annually for decades<ref name=History/><ref>"Hill Home Puts Artist On 'Top of the World'", Asbury Park Press, March 9, 1947. Accessed January 29, 2020. "The home of Mr. and Mrs. Reamer Keller, Atlantic Highlands, 265 feet above sea level and said to be the highest dwelling in which people live along the entire seaboard from Maine to the tip of Florida. Insert shows Mr. Keller, nationally-known cartoonist."</ref>
• Bernard F. Martin (1845–1914), politicians from New York City who served in the New York State Senate<ref>"Barney Martin, Old Tammany Man, Dies; Ex-State Senator and Ex-Police Justice Was Once a Power in City Politics. Climbed Up From Clerk While Deputy Sheriff Was Indicted for Accepting a Bribe; Was Saloon Partner of 'Red' Leary.", The New York Times, August 11, 1914. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Atlantic Highlands, N. J., Aug. 10 – Ex-Senator Bernard F. Martin of New York City died at his Summer home here at 11 A. M. today from heart disease brought on by indigestion."</ref>
• Ruth Crawford Mitchell (1890–1984), immigrant advocate and designer of the Cathedral of Learning's Nationality Rooms at the University of Pittsburgh<ref>Guide to the Ruth Crawford Mitchell Papers, 1914–1980 UA.90.F12, University of Pittsburgh. Accessed January 29, 2020. "Ruth Crawford Mitchell was born on June 2, 1890 in Atlantic Heights, New Jersey."</ref>
• Knowshon Moreno (born 1987), running back who has played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins<ref>Edelson, Stephen. "Knowshon Moreno riding a Mile High", Asbury Park Press, April 25, 2009. Accessed January 27, 2011.</ref>
• Dutch Stryker (1895–1926), Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>Dutch Stryker Statistics and History, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed August 9, 2016.</ref>
• Jerry Vasto (born 1992), former MLB pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals<ref>"Atlantic Highlands Man Selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft" Template:Webarchive, Atlantic Highlands Herald, June 9, 2014. Accessed June 10, 2018. "Felician left-handed pitcher Jerry Vasto (Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Henry Hudson Regional) was chosen in the 24th Round (No. 713 overall) by the Colorado Rockies."</ref>
• Max Weinberg (born 1951), drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and television personality<ref>Casselman, Ben. "Born to Renovate; Springsteen's Drummer, Max Weinberg, Has a Real-Estate Obsession", The Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2008. Accessed August 9, 2016. "Mr. Weinberg made his first foray into real estate in 1977, when he bought the home he had been renting, a three-bedroom house overlooking the water in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. Mr. Weinberg paid just $48,000 for the property, but it felt like a big step; he was a 26-year-old rock musician, but suddenly he had a mortgage. He also was hooked."</ref>
• Bill Wenzel (1918–1987), cartoonist best known for his good girl art<ref>Cahillane, Kevin. "Art; Nostalgia, Wearing Stilettos", The New York Times, December 4, 2005. Accessed January 29, 2020. "He was born in Irvington in 1918, grew up in Union, married his high school sweetheart on his 24th birthday, had two daughters, served in World War II and spent 30 years in Atlantic Highlands."</ref>

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