EXHIBIT 23.3 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 19, 1999, with respect to High Point Financial Corp.'s 1998 financial statements which were previously included in Lakeland Bancorp Inc.'s Form 8-K dated October 12, 1999 and to all references to our Firm in this Registration Statement. Arthur Andersen LLP Roseland, New Jersey October 20, 1999