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At last night’s City Council meeting, the Mayor and Council unanimously voted to rename the intersection of Beech Street and Second Street as Gordon “Scooter” Whiting Way, honoring beloved coach, educator, mentor, and lifelong Hackensack resident whose decades of service left a lasting mark on the City and generations of...
In response to the ongoing federal government shutdown threatening the SNAP benefits for 2,788 Hackensack families, Mayor Caseen Gaines and the City Council announced an...
Fire Chief Anthony Riehl will retire Friday September 26, after 25 years of service to our community. We extend our deepest gratitude to Chief Riehl...
The City of Hackensack is urging NJ Transit to perform a thorough safety audit of the Pascack Valley Line with the expressed goal of limiting...
The City of Hackensack has renamed the corner of 1st Street and Clay Street to James “J.T.” Taylor Way, honoring the Hackensack native and music...
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