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Township To Buy YMCA Slated For Closure After 15 Years In North Jersey Township To Buy YMCA Slated For Closure After 15 Years In North Jersey
Township To Buy YMCA Slated For Closure After 15 Years In North Jersey Wayne Township's YMCA is closing after 15 years, and the township plans to purchase the facility. The Pike Drive Wayne YMCA, a branch of the Metropolitan YMCA, reached an agreement with local officials to sell the building, according to a press release issued earlier this month. The township is aiming to purchase the facility on or around Nov. 1, however, an exact closing date for the Y will be subject to the terms of the signed contract. Y officials vowed to give ample notice to members and staff. “While we are saddened to be leaving Wayne Township, we are proud to have ser…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bar Assault Suspect Wanted For Hospitalizing Victim In Newark: Police Bar Assault Suspect Wanted For Hospitalizing Victim In Newark: Police
Bar Assault Suspect Wanted For Hospitalizing Victim In Newark: Police Police seek the public's help identifying an assault suspect from a bar fight in Newark. The suspect shown above allegedly struck a man at the bar on Saturday, May 7, sending him to the hospital, police said. At approximately midnight, the suspect was captured on surveillance video punching the victim in the face multiple times at a bar on New York Avenue. The victim lost consciousness, fell to the floor, and was later treated at University Hospital, police said. The suspect left the location as a passenger in a vehicle, believed to be a Chevy, which fled on Houston Street toward Wilson Av…

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by Jon Craig
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'Tax Relief': $24M Agreement Will Revitalize Hackensack 'Tax Relief': $24M Agreement Will Revitalize Hackensack
'Tax Relief': $24M Agreement Will Revitalize Hackensack A resolution to adopt a $24 million host community agreement with Hackensack University Medical Center was passed by City officials Tuesday. The deal will provide will provide $4 million in annual payments from the hospital to the city and covers the next six years, with a renegotiation and renewal option in 2024. The intention is to provide tax relief for residents. "This agreement proves the hospital’s commitment to our city and its understanding of the needs of our taxpayers,” said Deputy Mayor Kathleen Canestrino, who was the lead negotiator for the City.  “This has been a lengthy…

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by Cecilia Levine