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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Appoints Retired Fire Chief As New City Manager Hackensack Appoints Retired Fire Chief As New City Manager Hackensack Appoints Retired Fire Chief As New City Manager
Hackensack Appoints Retired Fire Chief As New City Manager Hackensack’s newest City Manager is a hometown hero. Thomas Freeman, a retired Hackensack fire chief and third-generation firefighter, was unanimously appointed to the role during a packed Special Council Meeting on Monday, Aug. 4, city officials said. The crowd’s reaction? A standing ovation and thunderous applause. Freeman, who was born and raised in Hackensack, brings more than four decades of public service experience to the post. He joined the city’s fire department in 1983 and rose through the ranks to become Chief in 2009. He retired in 2023. “Mr. Freeman comes with a lot of experi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
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Long Beach Payouts Result Of 'Incompetence, Ignorance,' Nassau DA Says Long Beach Payouts Result Of 'Incompetence, Ignorance,' Nassau DA Says Long Beach Payouts Result Of 'Incompetence, Ignorance,' Nassau DA Says
Long Beach Payouts Result Of 'Incompetence, Ignorance,' Nassau DA Says Payments made to some City of Long Beach employees over the course of years came courtesy of “shocking ignorance” and “incompetence” of some officials, though criminal charges are not merited, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced. Singas said that her office’s investigation into payouts for accrued vacation and sick leave time made to certain former employees in Long Beach were “excessive and inconsistent with applicable law, but didn't meet New York's standards for prosecution. The DA’s public corruption unit launched an investigation two years ago when Long Beach fail…

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by Zak Failla
Englewood, NJ
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REPORT: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit REPORT: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit REPORT: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit
Report: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit Nine men hired by the Englewood Fire Department plain suing the city and its former and current manager after being let go days before they were supposed to start the academy, NorthJersey.com reports. Firefighters Michael Cangro, Carlos Canizales, Kenneth P. Corrigan, Michael Kraus, Steven Longa, Thomas Martin, Michael Rawson, Jonathan Reitz and Sebastian Rollo went through background checks, psychological exams, physicals and drug screenings before accepting the offer, the article says. They attended orientation on April 8 at the firehouse where they were fitted for gear, comple…

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by Cecilia Levine