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Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD
Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD A 71-year-old mortuary worker from Saddle Brook pulled a loaded gun on a man during a dispute on a Hackensack street, then ducked into a nearby church to try and ditch the weapon, authorities said. Kerris Meadows and a 43-year-old Newark resident got into the unspecified argument outside Mount Olive Baptist Church around 10:30 a.m. last Saturday, Dec. 16, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. The Central Avenue church was conducting a food drive at the time. The second man told officers who responded to a call of a man with a gun that Meadows pointed a revolver and threatened to sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Utility Pole Toppled In Crash Outside Hackensack Church Utility Pole Toppled In Crash Outside Hackensack Church
Utility Pole Toppled In Crash Outside Hackensack Church An SUV collided with a sedan and then toppled a utility pole outside a Hackensack church on Thursday. The drivers – both female from Hackensack, one 75 and the other 47 – were hospitalized with minor injuries, as was a 14-year-old boy who was in the older driver’s Toyota Rav 4, Police Lt. Gregory Zisa said. The SUV collided with a Toyota Corolla in front of Mount Olive Baptist Church at Second Street and Central Avenue, Zisa said, adding that the building wasn’t damaged. The instability of the pole closed the intersection for several hours while PSE&G made repairs. The instability…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Former Hackensack Football Standout Christopher Duncan Dies, 35 Former Hackensack Football Standout Christopher Duncan Dies, 35
Former Hackensack Football Standout Christopher Duncan Dies, 35 Christopher Sean Duncan of Hackensack died on Monday, April 29. He was 35 years old. Duncan was a graduate of Hackensack High School (Class of 2002) where he was a "legend" on the football field, Deputy Mayor David Sims said. Duncan worked locally as a substance abuse counselor, according to his Facebook page. Visitation will be Monday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Hackensack. A masonic service will begin at 11 a.m. with a funeral service to follow at noon. Interment will be at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, at 2:30 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Phil Murphy Moves To Save Affordable Care Act At Hackensack Church Phil Murphy Moves To Save Affordable Care Act At Hackensack Church
Phil Murphy Moves To Save Affordable Care Act At Hackensack Church HACKENSACK, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order moving to save the Affordable Care Act in Hackensack Sunday morning. The governor was joined by other law makers, city officials and residents at the Mount Olive Baptist Church on Central Avenue. The move directs all state agencies to work to promote the Affordable Care Act in New Jersey. "The Republican leadership in Congress tried to destroy the Affordable Care Act," Murphy said in an interview ahead of his gubernatorial campaign. "They tried to take health care away from those who need it the mo…

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by Cecilia Levine