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🌱 How True Food Kitchen’s Hackensack closure fits into NJ’s 14,600 layoffs.

Hackensack, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How True Food Kitchen’s Hackensack closure fits into NJ’s 14,600 layoffs.
  • Why Cosmo’s No. 1 sub puts Hackensack on the sandwich map.
  • Hackensack’s Master Bond named among key players in booming epoxy market.

Also on today's calendar: Ars Musica Chorale and North Jersey Concert Band Join Forces for America at 250 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official New Jersey election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 71, low: 53.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Jersey layoffs for the year top 14,600 as October ends (nj1015.com) — Hackensack residents are directly affected as True Food Kitchen’s location at The Shops at Riverside has closed, cutting dozens of local jobs as part of the chain’s Chapter 11 filing. The report tallies more than 14,600 New Jersey layoffs so far this year, detailing additional cuts at Comcast, Conduent, and Teva and underscoring a tough statewide employment climate.
   

2. 15 Italian Subs Across America Worth Traveling For (newsbreak.com) — Hackensack food lovers get a shout-out here, with Cosmo’s Italian Salumeria’s No. 1 sub named among the best Italian sandwiches in America. The piece praises the shop’s fresh mozzarella, quality meats, and crunchy rolls, and even suggests timing your visit to dodge the lunch rush and browse the Italian pantry items while you’re there.
   

3. Epoxy Adhesives Market Forecast to 2035, Driven by Lightweight Automotive and Wind Energy Demand (indexbox.io) — Hackensack gets a nod in this global epoxy adhesives market forecast, which lists Master Bond Inc., based in town, among key specialty players through 2035. The report explains how growing demand from lightweight cars, wind turbines, and electronics is expected to drive steady worldwide growth, potentially benefiting local firms tied into these supply chains.
   

4. RELEASE: Gottheimer Joins North Jersey Families Helped With Military Pension Back Pay, Health Insurance Coverage, IRS Refunds, and More (house.gov) — In Hackensack, Congressman Josh Gottheimer highlighted how his office has helped North Jersey residents recover military pension back pay, secure health insurance coverage, fix immigration paperwork, and resolve IRS refund problems. He says his team has clawed back more than $173 million for Fifth District constituents and urges Hackensack-area residents to contact his office for help with Social Security, VA benefits, Medicare, passports, and tax issues.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out?" — Look in the mirror and see what you saw, take the saw and cut the table in half. Two halves make a whole, climb out of the hole. (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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