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22/01/2021

Cynthia McSweeney of Norwood was one of the many who traveled to the vaccination site at the Rodda Center after the registration website crashed on Sunday. She said there was no indication that COVID-19 vaccinations would be for Teaneck residents only until she got there. She and her 65-year-old husband, who has underlying medical issues, were turned away.

"Holy Name is a regional medical center, and they have no business letting just Teaneck residents get the vaccine," McSweeney said.

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Nurses smiled, cameras flashed and vaccines were administered to thousands. Holy Name Medical Center had its vaccine efforts figured out— so it seemed

23/11/2020

CANCELED: A positive COVID-19 case within Hackensack High School football program has forced the cancellation of the annual Hackensack-Teaneck Thanksgiving Day game.

A positive COVID-19 case at Hackensack High School has forced the cancellation of the annual Hackensack-Teaneck Thanksgiving Day game.

29/10/2020

Best of luck to Olivia! She's the latest Teaneck singer to make her mark on NBC's "The Voice."

19-year-old Olivia Reyes from Teaneck sang a Harry Styles song this week during the blind audition.

10/08/2020

Teaneck High School was covered with messages such as "BLM" and "ACAB" after intruders broke in and spray painted the inside and outside of the high school between Thursday night and Friday morning, police said.

Two acronyms, "BLM," for Black Lives Matter, and "ACAB," for "All Cops Are Bastards," were spray painted throughout the school, police said.

16/07/2020

In a town that has been heralded for its diversity for decades, strides were made this year to reflect it. The borough elected its first Latino councilman in May and the mayor has now appointed the first Latina to the planning board.

Michael Pagan secured the most votes of any candidate in this spring’s municipal election, earning a spot on the council.

29/06/2020

“The events of the past few years have been festering to this boiling point,” 20-year-old Cohere Elliston of Teaneck said.

“And not even these past few years, but these past few decades.”

Protests have been coordinated by young adults, showing a resurgence in their activism for civil rights.

05/06/2020

04/06/2020

Our thoughts are with the loved ones of Jada Smith of Teaneck.

The 21-year-old was involved in a three-car crash on Wednesday night. Following the crash, which disabled Smith's car, she got out of her vehicle and was struck by a tractor-trailer.

The woman was involved in a three-car crash before being struck, New Jersey State Police said.

18/05/2020

20/04/2020

Did you catch Teaneck's Felicia Temple being interviewed by Lester Holt during the Global Citizen's "One World: Together at Home” broadcast?

She had left her day job as a nurse to achieve her dream as a musician. Then the pandemic hit, and she returned to Teaneck to do her part.

Felicia Temple, whose singing career took off after her appearances on "The Voice," was on TV again for Global Citizen's "One World: Together at Home."

15/04/2020

Teaneck students and educators coming through for Holy Name workers!

Hundreds more of the 3D-printed shields will be donated to the Teaneck Police Department and volunteer ambulance corps as they are made.

13/04/2020

A legal battle between Teaneck and Elie Jones over his access to public records ultimately cost the township nearly $100,000.

Since prevailing in that case, Jones has renewed his search for documents, submitting hundreds of requests and creating another backlog at the township clerk’s office.

He'll stop, he told the town, in exchange for $20,000.

Township resident Elie Jones has offered to stop filing public records requests for a while if Teaneck pays him $20,000.

08/04/2020

Teaneck's own Dr. Pruden is out of the hospital. Read the good news here.

Jim Pruden was wheeled out of the hospital where just a few weeks ago he had been placed in isolation in the critical care unit.

01/04/2020

Our thoughts are with the Preschel family and those close to Janice Preschel.

Even from her hospital bed, Preschel was arranging with pantry volunteers to give extra food to families in need.

15/03/2020

Update from Bergen County Executive James Tedesco, Teaneck Mayor Hameeduddin and other officials.

14/03/2020

BREAKING:

Teaneck officials are calling for all residents to self-quarantine and only leave their residences for food and medicine

The township has the most coronavirus cases in Bergen County.

Teaneck officials are calling for all residents to self-quarantine and only leave their residences for food and medicine.

24/02/2020

Pathways to College is a nationwide program based in Teaneck.

Winfrey donated the money to Pathways to College, a non-profit that helps students in school districts with limited resources.

20/02/2020

Several bones, including parts of a human skull, were dug up during an excavation project in a Teaneck resident's front yard, on Van Arsdale Place, authorities said.

The homeowner's front yard was being excavated for a home improvement project when he found the remains, police said.

12/02/2020

The Teaneck boys freshman coach pulled his team off the court with three minutes left in the game after he complained that NV/Old Tappan players were insulting his players and using racist slurs.

The Teaneck boys freshman coach pulled his team off the court after he complained that Northern Valley players were using racist slurs.

29/01/2020

Five affordable housing units in The Gabriel, a recently completed apartment building on Teaneck Road, are becoming available.

Five units will be available on Teaneck Road, with 23 units coming later this year. Township officials urge residents to apply.

28/01/2020

After recent violent anti-Semitic attacks around the tri-state region, some in the Jewish community are reconsidering their aversion to fi****ms.

"I hope I never need a gun to protect my family, but at least now I will be prepared," said a Teaneck resident who recently applied for a permit.

24/01/2020

A new program in Teaneck aims to forge a connection between teenagers and people in retirement communities so the groups can learn from each other.

22/01/2020

“Twelve years is a long time to be doing anything,” Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin said.

“I think it’s time to give new people an opportunity to run for council and serve the town.”

“I think it’s time to give new people an opportunity to run for council and serve the town,” Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin said.

19/01/2020

Police are searching for a 71-year-old woman with dementia who was last seen in Teaneck Sunday morning.

Update: The woman has been found and is in good health, police said Sunday afternoon.

Police are searching for a 71-year-old woman with dementia who was last seen in Teaneck Sunday morning.

16/01/2020

Nine recruits were sworn into the Teaneck Fire Department on Thursday, the largest class of new members in years.

They will go through EMT school and eventually will be sent to Texas for flammable liquid response training because of the passing oil trains.

13/01/2020

In his first address since leaving the White House, Jason Greenblatt, a former assistant to President Donald Trump and White House special envoy to the Middle East, said that what he saw in his travels gave him hope.

The event at Congregation Keter Torah was held to raise funds for a Holocaust memorial and education center to be built on the township green.

09/01/2020

A former special education teacher at Whittier Elementary claims her contract with Teaneck was not renewed after she rebuffed the school principal's overtures toward her.

A former elementary school teacher has filed a lawsuit against the school’s principal claiming she was fired after rejecting his sexual advances.

07/01/2020

Teaneck residents, how do you feel about this plan?

Holy Name Medical Center wants to tear down a cluster of homes behind its campus and build a 399-space parking lot to accommodate the growing number of patients who visit its ER and cancer center.

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Plans call for a parking lot to replace open space and seven homes owned by the hospital; neighbors fear the loss of the area's character.

03/01/2020

"We are prepared, we are vigilant, and our concerns are your concerns," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

"We are prepared, we are vigilant, and our concerns are your concerns," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella told the crowd in Teaneck.

02/01/2020

RIP to Teaneck High School graduate and NBA visionary David Stern.

Praise for late NBA commissioner David Stern came in from around the NBA following news of Stern's passing.

17/12/2019

New juice bar on Cedar Lane!

Greenhouse Juices in Teaneck offers a variety of smoothies, juices, wraps, salads, paninis and more.

14/12/2019

The township is moving forward with an environmental study to look at whether the DPW could be developed for multifamily residential housing or commercial use.

The Township Council on Tuesday approved a contract to pay up to $98,000 for the engineering firm JM Sorge to investigate the site on River Road.

09/12/2019

Teaneck officials approved a 68-unit apartment complex that will replace a vacant office building on State Street.

The township's Zoning Board voted 6-1 Thursday night to give a developer the approvals needed to go ahead with the project.

06/12/2019

A neighborhood group in Teaneck is expressing concern that the town is becoming "more urbanized," with several apartment buildings and other developments in the works.

Do you agree?

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As Teaneck officials have discussed the merits of developments, residents have also weighed in, speaking out about parking, increased traffic and strain on police, fire and other services.

05/12/2019

Just over the Teaneck border in Bergenfield, grocery rivals Lidl and Aldi are opening in town.

Lidl will be opening a store on New Bridge Road this month, and Aldi has submitted plans for a new location in the nearbyb Foster Village Shopping Center.

Aldi plans to open a new store in Bergenfield's Foster Village, only a short distance away from where rival Lidl will be opening one this month.

29/11/2019

Residents of the Oakdene Ave neighborhood of Teaneck are opposed to a proposed community center at the former Longfellow Elementary School site.

“Most of us moved here because it’s a nice, quiet neighborhood," one resident said. "This is really going to impact our quality of life.”

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Ray Hassan and his family bought the building for $4.3 million and plan to invest $10 million. Neighbors are challenging the proposal.

02/11/2019

The judge determined the one-year probation sentence despite tearful pleas from Mary Rose Ballocanag, the widow and mother who survived the crash.

The entirety of the incident lasted a few seconds, but it took the lives 61-year-old Audie Trinidad and his daughters, Kaitlyn, 20, Danna, 17, and twins Allison and Melissa, 13.

14/10/2019

Each autumn, sukkahs crop up in Jewish neighborhoods throughout the world like exotic, colorfully decorated boxes.

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They took comfort in building and decorating the structure, clinging to tradition just as their ancestors did for generations.

14/10/2019

For years, Tayyaba Beg of Teaneck would dash from store to store in search of a wardrobe that conformed to the modesty requirements of her Muslim faith.

Eventually, Beg, a fashion designer, started her own clothing line called Modesty Styles.

Fueled by a growing Muslim population and a desire for less revealing clothing, "modest fashion" has evolved into a big business.