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| | EMT petition drive continues
09/04/2008
A group of nearly 40 supporters of the eight Hackensack emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to be laid off on Sept. 14 protested outside Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) last Thursday while continuing a petition drive meant to roll back the ci
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| | Message shines among the stars
09/04/2008
Kobe Bryant. Michael Strahan. Ludacris. The three A-listers aren’t the celebrity headliners of another red-carpet event, but rather just a handful of stars featured in the new film "Say It Loud!" The 48-minute documentary is the directorial debut of H
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| | Supporters want EMT issue put on ballot
08/31/2008
A group of Hackensack citizens has begun a petition drive to put a referendum on privatizing the city’s emergency medical services on the November ballot.
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| | Band profile: Tornado Fish
08/31/2008
Tornado Fish was formed by a group of high school friends and in the past five years has become a regular on the local rock scene in North Jersey.
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| | Gloria and Howard Williams: 50 Years
08/31/2008
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| | Fairmount School playground project
08/20/2008
Stephanie Hellpap’s goal is simple. She wants to turn a stack of paperwork into child’s play.
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| | EMT supporters, city spar at meeting
08/20/2008
When the public comments segment of the Aug. 5 Hackensack City Council meeting began, it did not take long for resident Frances Treanor to get right to the point.
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| | Two women accuse resident of assault
08/20/2008
The 58-year-old Hackensack man who was once known to youngsters as "Coach Carlos" was arrested and charged last week in connection to the sexual assault of two women, who claimed they were fondled when they were between the ages of 7 and 12 years old.
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| | National Night Out 2008
08/20/2008
Hackensack has made large strides in breaking down barriers and preconceived notions that in other communities have handicapped the relationship between authority and the people.
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| | Sept. 14 deadline
08/06/2008
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| | This way out
05/15/2008
In some ways, the ongoing debate over the fate of eight city emergency medical technicians in Hackensack comes down to money. The city claims it will save approximately $600,000 if the eight positions are terminated by August. The affected EMTs, along wit
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 | Cleaning Coles Brook
05/08/2008
Gail Brumale arrived in sparkling lime green loungewear and tennis sneakers, and her perfect tan suggested she spent countless hours under high skies and bountiful sun. The image was quite the converse of the other volunteers at last weekend’s river cle
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| | EMTs, council spar at meeting
05/01/2008
Michael Tompkins has firefighting in his blood. His father, Walter, served on the Hackensack Fire Department (HFD) for decades. An emergency medical technician (EMT) under HFD command, his job is now threatened due to a recent decision by the City of Hack
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 | Parade returns to city
03/27/2008
Angela Santopietro has come a long way from her native Pontecorvo, a town in the Lazio region of Italy. After emigrating 37 years ago, she realized her version of the American Dream on Main Street in Hackensack, helping to run the V&T Salumeria with her h
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