HACKENSACK, NJ -- During Tuesday night's Hackensack City Council meeting, a number of action items were voted on, and a number of new items were floated around that may be voted on in the next month. Here is TAPinto Hackensack's exclusive meeting roundup:

Bond will bring improvements to city

The Council passed on first reading an ordinance for civic improvements that calls for ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday to celebrate the new playground at Foschini Park, which opened in August.

Mayor John Labrosse, Deputy Mayor Kathleen Canestrino, Deputy Mayor David Sims, Councilwoman Stephanie Von Rudenborg, Director of Redevelopment Albert Dib and former Superintendent Pat Ruggiero attended the ceremony.

“We’ve been looking ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Mayor John Labrosse was presented the Christopher Columbus Distinguished Community Service Award by UNICO’s Hackensack Chapter during a ceremony at Columbus Park Saturday.

Following the Presentation of Colors from Hackensack HCOP Honor Guard and a performance from Hackensack High School Band, Columbus Day Chairman Ralph Contini and Hackensack Chairman Lucy ...

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College, No. 1 in New Jersey for associate
degree graduates, will host an open house for prospective students and their families
Thursday, Nov. 1 from 3 to 7 p.m. at its main campus at 400 Paramus Road. To RSVP,
visit bergen.edu/openhouse or email admissions@bergen.edu. Información disponible en
español.

The comprehensive, campus wide ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. — The Hackensack Board of Education will present plans for renovations to multiple city schools at Wednesday night’s Planning Board meeting. The project has a projected total cost of $165 million.

The public is invited to hear this presentation and ask any questions they may have at the conclusion.

The plans call for upgrades to Fairmount Elementary School, ...

HACKENSACK, NJ -- Area schools, environmental groups, artists and art overs are invited to see the work of Ruth Bauer Neustadter, a local mixed-media artist, social and political activist, who has produced a large number of paintings that encourage discussion of the many environmental issues we face. Her one-person show, “Turn the Tide”, opened earlier this month and runs through Nov.

HACKENSACK, NJ -- “Other Desert Cities,” the hit Broadway play will be coming to the Hackensack Performing Arts Center with three shows this weekend and three more next weekend.

Written by Jon Robin Baitz, the play debuted off-Broadway in 2011, transferring to Broadway later that year, and starred major names like Stockard Channing, Linda Lavin, Stacy Keach, Judith Light and Rachel ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Sisters Shatanya Shaw and Shama Elliot opened Blossom Dance Studio in 2006 with hopes of bringing their passion and joy of dance to Hackensack community.

Their new businesses was successful but just two years later the sister noticed enrollment began to drop, primarily because many of the families they worked with were not in a financial position to pay for the ...

NEWARK, NJ — Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino of reality television’s “Jersey Shore” has been sentenced to eight months in prison for violating federal tax laws, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey.

Sorrentino also was ordered Friday, October 5 by U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to serve two years of supervised ...

HACKENSACK, NJ -- The Bergen County Prosecutor's office has announced the arrest of 43-year-old South Hackensack resident Shane W. O'Connor on the charge of Possession Of Child Pornography. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the BCPO's office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

On Friday, October 5, members of the BCPO Cyber ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. — The Hackensack Board of Education will present plans for renovations to multiple city schools at Wednesday night’s Planning Board meeting. The project has a projected total cost of $165 million.

The public is invited to hear this presentation and ask any questions they may have at the conclusion.

The plans call for upgrades to Fairmount Elementary School, ...

ASBURY PARK, N.J. – On Saturday, October 13, 2018, Josh Gottheimer joined LGBTQ leaders, elected officials, and members of the community at Garden State Equality’s 9th-Annual Equality Walk in Asbury Park. There Garden State Equality’s Executive Director Christian Fuscarino announced Garden State Equality’s endorsement ...

Oct. 16, 2018– Just weeks ahead of the midterm elections in New Jersey, immigration policy has emerged as a top issue for voters. While the political rhetoric on immigration may overlook important nuances about the complexity of this issue, it remains critical for the public to understand the contributions immigrants make to communities in New Jersey . 

The American Immigration ...

HACKENSACK, NJ-- Bergen County residents who are not registered to vote have until Tuesday, October 16 to register in time for the upcoming General Election and School Board Election on Tuesday, November 6.

Register to vote by completing a registration application form at the Bergen County Superintendent of Elections office or by mail. Forms are also available at any Municipal ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Sisters Shatanya Shaw and Shama Elliot opened Blossom Dance Studio in 2006 with hopes of bringing their passion and joy of dance to Hackensack community.

Their new businesses was successful but just two years later the sister noticed enrollment began to drop, primarily because many of the families they worked with were not in a financial position to pay for the ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Mayor John Labrosse was presented the Christopher Columbus Distinguished Community Service Award by UNICO’s Hackensack Chapter during a ceremony at Columbus Park Saturday.

Following the Presentation of Colors from Hackensack HCOP Honor Guard and a performance from Hackensack High School Band, Columbus Day Chairman Ralph Contini and Hackensack Chairman Lucy ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday to celebrate the new playground at Foschini Park, which opened in August.

Mayor John Labrosse, Deputy Mayor Kathleen Canestrino, Deputy Mayor David Sims, Councilwoman Stephanie Von Rudenborg, Director of Redevelopment Albert Dib and former Superintendent Pat Ruggiero attended the ceremony.

“We’ve been looking ...

NEWARK, NJ — Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino of reality television’s “Jersey Shore” has been sentenced to eight months in prison for violating federal tax laws, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey.

Sorrentino also was ordered Friday, October 5 by U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to serve two years of supervised ...

HACKENSACK, NJ -- The Bergen County Prosecutor's office has announced the arrest of 43-year-old South Hackensack resident Shane W. O'Connor on the charge of Possession Of Child Pornography. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the BCPO's office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

On Friday, October 5, members of the BCPO Cyber ...