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Hackensack Hits Pause on $12M Johnson Park Sports Complex — Says It’s Time to Listen to Residents

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HACKENSACK, NJ — The newly elected Hackensack City Council is pressing the brakes on a nearly $12 million plan to build a large indoor sports complex in Johnson Park — a project approved by the previous administration and heavily criticized by residents from the start.

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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Terminate Federal Funding for NPR and PBS

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Washington DC,  in a sweeping late-night move, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the termination of all federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The order also tasks all federal agencies with identifying and ending any additional taxpayer support going to the two public broadcasters.

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Heated Ridgewood Village Council Meeting Sparks More Controversy Over Schedler Property

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Ridgewood NJ, the March 5 Village Council meeting was anything but ordinary, with residents, officials, and consultants clashing over the fate of the Schedler property—particularly the soil removal, artificial turf concerns, and a hefty $1.5 million taxpayer bill.

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