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🌱 Hackensack volleyball’s hot start shakes up North Jersey rankings.

Also, don't miss PGL & KEC present The Old Ladies Bar on the Hackensack Patch calendar

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Morning Hackensack! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hackensack volleyball's hot start shakes up North Jersey rankings.
  • Why NorthJersey.com is bringing its newsroom back to Hackensack.
  • Why a nationwide manhunt ended in Hackensack's Superior Court.

Also on today's calendar: PGL & KEC present The Old Ladies Bar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North Jersey Super 25 volleyball rankings shaken up by early surprises (northjersey.com) — Hackensack's girls volleyball team has surged into North Jersey's Super 20 rankings after a hot start, joining Paramus and Mahwah as early-season surprises. Traditional powers like Ramapo, IHA, Old Tappan, Demarest and Secaucus are still in the mix, but early upsets have reshuffled the order and put new pressure on last year's champions.
   

• The Record heads back to its roots with a move to Hackensack (northjersey.com) — The Record and NorthJersey.com are moving their central offices back to Hackensack later this year, returning to the city where their predecessor first published in 1895. The newsroom will be based at Continental Plaza on Hackensack Avenue and Route 4, reinforcing Hackensack's role as a hub for North Jersey news coverage and community storytelling.
   

• Armed robbery, sexual assault at N.J. business linked to a dangerous criminal organization, authorities say (nj.com subscription) — Six men accused in a violent armed robbery and sexual assault at an Edgewater business are now jailed in Bergen County, having already appeared in Superior Court in Hackensack. Prosecutors say a splinter group of the Tren de Aragua organization was involved, and the defendants face multiple first-degree robbery, sexual assault, and weapons charges after a multi-state investigation and extraditions.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Teaneck Garden Club Announces Fall Plant Sale This Weekend (patch.com)
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  • Second Bergen County Man Arrested In Connection With $10M Cocaine Bust (patch.com)
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Ok Hackensack! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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