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New Neighbors Keep Old Halloween Traditions Alive On Clinton Place In Hackensack (PHOTOS) New Neighbors Keep Old Halloween Traditions Alive On Clinton Place In Hackensack (PHOTOS)
New Neighbors Keep Old Halloween Traditions Alive On Clinton Place In Hackensack (Photos) A neighborhood with a sense of community was paramount to Chris and Ryan McAllister when searching for a home. They certainly got that when they moved onto Clinton Place in Hackensack, three years ago. The street has become quite well-known for its Halloween traditions. Each year, the street in the Fairmount District gets hundreds of trick-or-treaters, and almost every house decorates for Halloween. The home that the McAllisters moved into happens to be an important piece of history when it comes to Halloween on Clinton Place. Years ago, the home was occupied by a man named Walter Smith, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Blaze At Hackensack Real Estate Office Firefighters Douse Blaze At Hackensack Real Estate Office
Firefighters Douse Blaze At Hackensack Real Estate Office UPDATE: Hackensack firefighters doused a blaze at a real estate office Monday afternoon. The fire broke out on the first floor at Beyer Realty on Clinton Place off Pangborn Place around 1:30 p.m. and quickly went to two alarms, responders said. Flames spread upstairs in the 2½-story wood-frame building, they said. Firefighters had the bulk of the blaze knocked down within 20 minutes. Command declared it under control about 15 minutes after that. No injuries were immediately reported. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hackensack Firefighters Free Driver In Crash Hackensack Firefighters Free Driver In Crash
Hackensack Firefighters Free Driver In Crash Hackensack firefighters extricated an SUV driver in a two-vehicle crash Monday that sent a sedan into a fire hydrant. The freed driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that responders said didn't appear life-threatening in the crash at Prospect Avenue and Clinton Place around 1 p.m. The vehicles had to be towed. The hydrant also required repair. City police were investigating.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
PHOTOS: This Hackensack Street Goes All Out For Halloween PHOTOS: This Hackensack Street Goes All Out For Halloween
Photos: This Hackensack Street Goes All Out For Halloween Walk down Clinton Place in Hackensack and you'll notice a common thread. Nearly every house is fully-covered in Halloween decorations. Sometime over the course of the past three decades it became customary for homeowners on the block to give the holiday everything they've got. The result? Nearly 8,000 trick-or-treaters on Halloween night. Clinton Place is unquestionably the most popular street for trick-or-treating in Hackensack -- and maybe in Bergen County. Check out how the houses are coming along this year. "The Wizard of Oz House" on Clinton Place in Hackensack.Cecilia Levine …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Hackensack Crash Temporarily Halts Train Service PHOTOS: Hackensack Crash Temporarily Halts Train Service
Photos: Hackensack Crash Temporarily Halts Train Service Commuter train service was briefly suspended after two vehicles collided Tuesday evening at a Hackensack railroad crossing. No injuries were reported after the Jeep and wagon collided at Clinton and Terrace places, sending the Jeep onto the railroad right-of-way next to the tracks, shortly before 7 p.m. Both vehicles had to be towed. NJ Transit's Pascack Valley Line was held up until the wreckage was cleared. Both vehicles had to be towed.COURTESY: Rich Gelber Pascack Valley Line was held up until the wreckage was cleared.COURTESY: Rich Gelber PHOTOS: Courtesy RICH GELBER

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
This Entire North Jersey Street Goes All Out For Halloween This Entire North Jersey Street Goes All Out For Halloween
This Entire North Jersey Street Goes All Out For Halloween Nearly every family on Clinton Place was outside on Sunday hanging Halloween decorations. Or at least, some decorations.  The others would have to wait until another day because for many families on the Hackensack street, one day isn't enough to prepare for the holiday. The neighborhood has become well-known across North Jersey for its over-the-top decorations. On Halloween night, the block is closed off for the nearly 8,000 trick-or-treaters that flood the sidewalks. Ralph and Maria-Rose Contini were working on building permanent piping to display Bruce -- one of the many wooden "Fin…

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by Cecilia Levine