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  Hackensack, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hackensack is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey.
Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum, the WWII submarine USS Ling, Hackensack High School, Bergen County Academies and Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Hackensack is part of New Jersey's 37th Legislative District and is in the Ninth Congressional District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hackensack,_New_Jersey   (634 words)

  
 HACKENSACK - LoveToKnow Article on HACKENSACK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The town extends from the low bank of the river W. to the top of a ridge, about 40 ft. higher up, from which there are good views to the S. and E. Hackensack is principally a residential town, though there are a number of manufacturing establishments in and near it.
Hackensack was settled by the Dutch about 1640, and was named after the Hackensack Indians, a division of the Unami Delawares, who lived in the valleys of the Hackensack and Passaic rivers, and whose best-known chief was Oritany, a friend of the whites.
Hackensack is coextensive with the township of New Barbadoes, first incorporated with considerably larger territory in 1693.
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 The City of Hackensack, New Jersey - default
Hackensack's name honors the "Sagamore of Hacquinsacq," Lenni Lenape Chief Oratam, born in 1577, who deeded the land to early settlers in 1664.
Hackensack is the seat of Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey, oc­cupying 4.6 square miles.
The heart of Hackensack's historic heritage, the Green was given to the city's residents in the late 1600s by Barbadian planter Captain John Berry.
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 HACKENSACK - Online Information article about HACKENSACK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
good views to the S. and E. Hackensack is principally a residential town, though there are a number of manufacturing establishments in and near it.
Hackensack was settled by the Dutch about 164o, and was named after the Hackensack See also:
Hackensack is coextensive with the township of New Barbad6es, first incorporated with considerably larger territory in 1693.
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 Hackensack --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Other major rivers are the Passaic and the Hackensack, both in the northeast, and the Raritan, which runs west to east and is generally regarded as the boundary between North...
Founded in 1647 as part of Hackensack, it was detached for urban development as the township of Englewood in 1871 and incorporated as a city in 1899.
Schirra was born in Hackensack, N.J., in 1923.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9038714?tocId=9038714   (808 words)

  
 The Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center is designated by the State of New Jersey as a children's hospital.
The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center is also one of a select group designated a full institutional member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutes.
In 2001 and 2003, this commitment was rewarded when The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center was selected as one of the top 25 children's hospitals in the country and the top-ranked children's hospital in New Jersey by "Child" magazine.
www.thechildrenshospitalhumc.net   (263 words)

  
 Hackensack, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum and the WWII submarine USS Ling.
All parking meters in the City of Hackensack are for quarters only.
If you try to use other coins, they will not work and may cause meters to malfunction.
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 NJLM - Hackensack Brings a Major Throughfare Back to Life
While Hackensack University Medical Center was instrumental in the land purchase, it took a successful entrepreneur with local ties to the Hackensack community to make the project a reality.
Hackensack Values High-Quality Health Care Bob Garrett, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Hackensack University Medical Center, says that the Hackensack City Council has helped the medical center thrive and grow, so that it is now one of the most prominent health care facilities in the New Jersey- New York area.
Hackensack is following the lead of the State of New Jersey in restoring economic vitality to decaying areas of the city.
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 Hackensack River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The lower river, which is navigable as far as the community of (Click link for more info and facts about Hackensack) Hackensack, is heavily industrialized and forms a commercial extension of Newark Bay.
The future of the (A low area where the land is saturated with water) wetlands around the lower river has been an ongoing controversy between development and preservation groups in recent decades.
The controversial Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission (now the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission) was formed by the state in 1968 to manage development and habitat preservation.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Ha/Hackensack_River.htm   (812 words)

  
 J.D. Power and Associates | Press Pass | Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The service excellence distinction was determined by surveying a random sample of recently discharged patients from Hackensack University Medical Center on their perceptions of their hospital stay and comparing the results to the national benchmark established by the J.D. Power and Associates annual National Hospital Service Performance Study.
The telephone-based research conducted among Hackensack University Medical Center patients focuses on the five key drivers of patient satisfaction with their overall hospital experience established in the national study.
Hackensack University Medical Center also performed well relative to the national study in providing information to patients and communicating with them during their stay.
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 Wild New Jersey - Fishes of the Hackensack River Estuary
The lower Hackensack River near Newark Bay, as well, had become an oxygen-less "dead zone" that ended the fabulous herring, shad and striped bass runs the colonials knew; even the resilient common eel and blue crab were hard-pressed to draw breath in "the Hacky" of the 1970s.
Recreational fishing and crabbing on the Hackensack River are undergoing a rebirth; although health advisories against consumption of the catch remain in effect, many subsistence anglers do so anyway.
The Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission, a state regulatory agency formed in 1968 specifically to oversee development and habitat preservation in the Meadowlands, has had a hand in its resurrection as well.
www.wildnj.com /gest2.htm   (646 words)

  
 Hackensack on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The lower Hackensack is heavily industrialized (and polluted) and economically tied to the ports on Newark Bay and to the industrial development on the nearby Passaic River.
It is navigable by oceangoing vessels to Kearny, N.J., and by tugs and barges to Hackensack, N.J. The river's upper course is dammed to form three reservoirs that supply water to Rockland (N.Y.) and Bergen (N.J.) counties.
At the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, Stacey Bergman, a pediatric clinical social worker talks to Mallory during thearpy session.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/HackensR1iv.asp   (703 words)

  
 Hackensack council reviews successful chainsaw sculpting event - (text)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hackensack City Council members thanked and complimented Sue Larson of the Hackensack Chamber of Commerce and committee chair Cindy Paulsen at the Oct. 3 council meeting.
Paulsen reported that although this was Hackensack's first time hosting a chainsaw sculpting competition, the town now will be part of the fall chainsaw sculpting circuit.
The success of Hackensack's event also means word is spreading through the network of professional chainsaw carvers, many of whom are interested in being invited next year.
www.walkermn.com /placed/index.php?story_id=209547&view=text   (595 words)

  
 A starry night at Hackensack
For a moment, I thought about telling them the facts; I had been listening to radio bulletins earlier in the evening and was in possession of the facts.
After all, I reasoned, throughout the four-hour journey, partly on foot and partly by bus from Manhattan to Hackensack, I had overheard bits of similar conversations among fellow travelers suggesting various possible causes of the flout.
At the Hackensack Bus Terminal, it was almost 9 pm.
www.rediff.com /news/2003/aug/20spec2.htm   (811 words)

  
 Hackensack, New Jersey Photographers - Wedding, Portrait, Commercial, Event and Other Photography Services
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 Mercury in the Hackensack River: Initial Findings of the NJTRWP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Wetlands comprising the Hackensack Meadowlands District border the Hackensack River at the mid-river sampling stations, but the areas adjacent to the downstream and upstream stations have been largely developed for industrial and commercial uses.
One hypothesis to explain the observed distribution of Hg in the Hackensack River is that a depositional area for a thin layer of sediments contaminated with high levels of Hg exists in the upper reaches of the tidal Hackensack River.
The "transition point" for this observed effect appears to be near the upstream boundary of the Hackensack Meadowlands District.
cimic.rutgers.edu /meri/symposium/abstract/twentysix.htm   (402 words)

  
 Hackensack, MN - Minnesota Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving ...
Hackensack, Minnesota Florists have been brought to you by Flower Shop Network, a directory of United States and Canadian florists.
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 Hackensack, NJ - New Jersey Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving ...
If Hackensack, New Jersey Florists are not available, florists in a nearby community who serve Hackensack, New Jersey may be provided.
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When placing an order for Delivery in Hackensack, New Jersey, it is usually wise to keep the order simple, the less specific you are in your request, the less room for error.
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 Real Estate Hackensack : MLS RealEstate NJ
Prior to being settled by the Dutch in 1693, Hackensack was home to the thriving Lenni Lenape Indian community that lived and prospered along the banks of the Hackensack River.
Bergen County was inhabited by the Achkinheshcky tribe, from which “Hackensack” was eventually derived.
Hackensack means “mouth of a river.” The “Hackensacks” formed villages, each one practicing and serving as its own government.
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 Accounting Software 411 - Hackensack Board Of Education,NJ Implements Edmunds Solution
Northfield, NJ- Hackensack Board of Education in Bergen County is one of New Jersey’s larger school districts.
In June of 2004, the Hackensack Board of Education issued Edmunds and Associates a purchase order to install its MCSJ Financial and Purchasing system.
Hackensack went live cutting checks with the new Accounts Payable module at the end of July sixty days later.
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 AllRefer.com - Hackensack, city, United States, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
37,049), seat of Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River, a residential and industrial suburb of New York City; settled 1647, inc. as a city 1921.
Although informally called Hackensack (after the Ackenack tribe), it was officially New Barbados until 1921.
Of interest are the Church on the Green (First Dutch Reformed; built 1696, rebuilt 1728) and the von Steuben House (1739), a state historic site and the headquarters of the county historical society.
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 Hackensack Run
Hackensack is easily accessible from Route 80, the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike.
As in the past, part of the proceeds will go to providing additional funding to the Hackensack High School track program.
The Hackensack Run and THE RECORD will be supporting Action Against Hunger by hosting a food drive.
www.oymp.net /Raceinfo/hackensack_run.htm   (310 words)

  
 Hackensack Real Estate Agents, Hackensack Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Hackensack
HomeGain provides Hackensack, New Jersey real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other Hackensack realty property.
HomeGain has services to help you find a top Hackensack real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Hackensack home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Hackensack real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
Cuando se registre para encontrar un agente de bienes raices en Hackensack, simplemente indique que necesita un agente que habla Español.
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 Welcome to the Hackensack Area - Minnesota - 127 Lakes and more...
Situated at the heart of Minnesota's "ten thousand lakes," Hackensack is home to the ultimate in fishing, water-skiing, swimming, and canoeing.
You'll also find an unmatched array of special, out of the way resorts, many of which are open year-round.
But that's only to be expected since Hackensack is a four-season destination offering more than just fun filled crystal clear lakes.
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 New Hackensack Fire District - 52 News
New Hackensack would like to take a moment to express our deepest sympathy to our brothers and sisters of Beekman Fire Department after losing one of their own on Sunday morning.
The airport crash truck along with New Hackensack Fire Department and Town of Wappinger Ambulance were dispatched to the scene.
A recent survey completed by the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA has found that although child safety seat restraint use has increased from 50.6 percent to 71.5 percent, nearly 80 percent of all child restraints are improperly used, needlessly exposing children to an increased risk of death or injury.
www.nkfd.org /52News.shtml   (2065 words)

  
 The City of Hackensack, New Jersey - Police Department
The Hackensack Police Department was formed in 1896 for the purpose of Protecting and Serving the community.
Over the past century, the department has grown into a highly professional, technologically advanced law enforcement agency as well as a community oriented service organization.
The Hackensack Police Department is nationally recognized in many areas of law enforcement and community service for its many different types of activities.
www.hackensack.org /content/49/145/default.aspx   (136 words)

  
 Hackensack, New Jersey Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, ...
Hackensack, New Jersey Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, crime,...
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 Hackensack University Medical Center - Jobs, Corp Human Resources (HR) Recruiting Information: Vault   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hackensack University Medical Center employee surveys are collected by Vault editors, Vault Gold Surveys provide detailed information on specific employers.
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 The City of Hackensack, New Jersey - Welcome to Hackensack, New Jersey
The City of Hackensack, New Jersey - Welcome to Hackensack, New Jersey
This site has been created and designed to provide you with convenient access to public information concerning our community, its people, its government and services.
New features will be added over the next few weeks.
www.hackensack.org   (130 words)

  
 Hackensack, NJ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Hackensack, NJ Entries must be received in the StarQuest office by January 20, 2006.
Route 17 North to Polifly Road Hackensack exit.
The Bergen County Technical School will be on the right just prior to reaching Route 4 (approximately 3 miles).
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