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The Hackensack Performing Arts Center showcases theater, music, and visual arts, bringing artists and neighbors together through performances, exhibits, and community events.
Hackensack’s M&M Recreation Center offers youth sports, fitness, and community programs, with courts, multipurpose rooms, and spaces for seniors, events, and year-round activities.
The Johnson Public Library serves Hackensack with books, digital resources, classes, and programs for all ages, supporting learning, job search help, and lifelong community connection.
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The City of Hackensack is taking decisive action to protect its environment and elevate the quality of life across every neighborhood. As part of a comprehensive effort to create a cleaner, safer, and more vibrant community, the City is strengthening enforcement against littering to encourage greater personal and corporate responsibility....
City addressing systemic failures with comprehensive reform effort. In keeping with its practice of transparency involving public safety matters, the City of Hackensack is releasing...
Thomas Freeman, a dedicated public servant and the esteemed Fire Chief of the Hackensack Department has announced his retirement after a remarkable tenure that spanned...
Main Street is continuing to experience a thrilling wave of new investment that is revitalizing the area into a vibrant hub of activity, thanks in...
The City of Hackensack has been approved for grant funding to hire five new firefighters through the federal SAFER program, which is designed to help...
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