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🌱 Who’s running to steer Hackensack schools through a $24M budget gap?

Also, don't miss Volunteer this Fall on the Hackensack Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Who's running to steer Hackensack schools through a $24M budget gap?
  • What Hackensack police want every driver and e-biker to know now
  • How Hackensack firefighters handled Sunday's flooding and unexpected rescues

Also on today's calendar: Volunteer this Fall and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Who will be elected to fix Hackensack schools' budget woes? (northjersey.com) — Hackensack voters will choose three school board members this November who must confront a multimillion-dollar budget crisis that has already led to more than 150 staff layoffs. Two recently appointed trustees and two other candidates are vying for the seats, with deep ties to Hackensack schools and a shared focus on stabilizing finances while protecting students' education and taxpayers' money.
   

2. School Safety Tips for Drivers, E-Bike Riders & Pedestrians: Learn More (tapinto.net) — Hackensack police are stepping up school safety as classes resume, warning e-bike riders they'll soon move from warnings to summonses for breaking New Jersey's new rules. Class 3 officers, patrol officers, and detectives will be stationed at all Hackensack public schools, including a dedicated school resource officer at the high school, to keep students and traffic safe throughout the year.
   

3. Hackensack firefighters respond to numerous calls during Sunday flooding (news12.com) — Hackensack residents saw intense flash flooding Sunday that kept city firefighters and public works crews busy for about five hours, assisting stranded motorists and flooded homes around Main Street, Johnson Avenue, and Kinderkamack Road. With the department's high-water vehicle out of service, South Hackensack helped with rescues and barricades, and firefighters even saved a trapped family of raccoons once waters began to recede.
   

4. Religious billboards in NJ aim to save the souls of commuters (northjersey.com) — Drivers near Hackensack on Route 4 are being greeted by a new Rosh Hashanah billboard from Chabad of Hackensack, showing smiling children and wishing everyone a Shana Tova. The sign is part of a broader wave of religious and cultural "billboard evangelism" across New Jersey, but this one focuses on boosting Jewish pride and joy amid rising negativity and hate.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Bergen County Deserves Its Fair Share of School Aid —John Dinice Read on Patch
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    There is road construction on Garden State Pkwy N reported at 7:40 AM. (Nextdoor )
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    There is road construction on Exit 159: I-80 » Saddle Brook / Paterson reported at 8:37 AM. (Nextdoor )
  • Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Sales Representative in Hackensack. Apply here.
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Seasonal Team Supervisor in Saddle Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hackensack here.

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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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