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HACKENSACK, NJ — The Hackensack Police Department has announced the arrest of Simeon Barnes, 48, of Bergenfield, following a violent confrontation that led to several weapons charges.
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HACKENSACK , NJ — Train service on NJ Transit’s Pascack Valley Line has resumed after a tragic incident in Hackensack Thursday morning, in which a woman was fatally struck by a commuter train, officials confirmed.
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HACKENSACK, NJ — Leadership is staying in the family — and the city — as Hackensack’s governing body has officially tapped retired Fire Chief Thomas Freeman, a 40-year veteran of the Hackensack Fire Department, to serve as the city’s new municipal manager.
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HACKENSACK, NJ — The Hackensack Board of Education is investigating the use of Hackensack High School for a controversial December 18, 2024, school board meeting in which then-President Scott James-Vickery delivered a nearly hour-long farewell speech before resigning from his post.
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HACKENSACK, NJ — A former longtime employee of the Hackensack Public School District has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education and several high-ranking administrators, alleging age discrimination, disability discrimination, and workplace retaliation.
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HACKENSACK, NJ — Grocery shoppers in Bergen County have something new to look forward to this summer: Lidl, the popular international supermarket chain, is officially opening its first location in Hackensack on Friday, July 25 at 150 River Street.
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Hackensack, NJ — at approximately 10:30 PM, the Hackensack Fire Department 3rd Platoon, under the command of Deputy Chief M. Christensen, responded to a working fire on Fairmount Avenue near the Maywood border.
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HACKENSACK, NJ — Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Tahjee H. Goodwin, 35, of Newark, in connection with a 2024 shooting incident on Newman Street in Hackensack. The arrest marks the latest development in a year-long joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under Chief Matthew Finck, and the Hackensack Police Department, led by Chief Michael Antista.
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HACKENSACK NJ , the Hackensack Board of Education has officially appointed Andrea Oates-Parchment as the acting superintendent of schools, following the recent suspension of Superintendent Thomas McBryde.
file photo courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County has officially approved its first budget since the end of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) federal funds, and despite some last-minute budget cuts, the overall budget reflects an increase over the previous year.
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Hackensack NJ, in a powerful show of community unity, the Hackensack Zoning Board unanimously voted to reject a high-density assisted living development last week—prompting cheers and applause from residents who packed the council chambers.
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Hackensack NJ, Three teenagers from New York City have been arrested in connection with an alleged armed carjacking that occurred in Hackensack in April 2024, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (BCPO).
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