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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.
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At last night’s City Council meeting, the Mayor and Council unanimously voted to appoint veteran educator, author, and acclaimed spoken word artist Toney Jackson as the first Poet Laureate of the City of Hackensack, celebrating his decades of artistic leadership and lifelong dedication to uplifting the community through the arts....
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...
At the City Council Meeting on August 11, the City of Hackensack proudly honored longtime resident Rose Ascolese on her 100th birthday. Council Chambers was...
After nearly a decade of delays, ballooning costs, and mounting criticism, the City of Hackensack is hitting pause on the Johnson Park Sports Complex project....
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