🌱 Hackensack schools hit by phishing attack—what investigators found afterward
Hackensack, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Hackensack! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hackensack schools hit by phishing attack—what investigators found afterward
- How a Hackensack-built system is changing Parkinson’s hospital care nationwide
- Murder suspects head to Bergen County courtrooms in Hackensack
Also on today's calendar: Carnival - New Milford - Teaneck Elks and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 73 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 91, low: 75. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Phishing email leads to breach of Hackensack schools' computer systems (northjersey.com) — Hackensack parents and staff should know the city school district’s computer systems were briefly breached on June 26 after a phishing email fooled a few employees, but officials say no data was accessed or damaged. The district’s insurance carrier brought in cybersecurity and legal specialists, and the Board of Education has approved up to $274,000 to investigate and further strengthen protections. 
• Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute's EHR-based pathway revolutionizes hospital care for Parkinson's patients (binje.com) — Parkinson’s patients in Hackensack are benefiting from a homegrown care pathway first developed at Hackensack University Medical Center and now used across the Hackensack Meridian Health network. Built into the electronic health record, it tightly controls medication timing, blocks risky drugs, promotes mobility, and helped HUMC earn New Jersey’s only Parkinson’s Foundation Comprehensive Care Center designation.
• Four arrested, two charged with first-degree murder in July North Arlington homicides: BCPO (theobserver.com) — Bergen County authorities say four people have been arrested in connection with July’s double homicide in North Arlington, with two suspects now facing first-degree murder charges. Several of the defendants have already appeared, or are awaiting appearances, in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, where judges will determine their next steps while they remain in or return to county custody.
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Senior Fitness Zumba (East Rutherford)
YWCA Bergen County 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, NJ, 07073, United States
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Virtual Senior Zumba
YWCA Bergen County 214 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Unique Creatures
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - J/YA Area
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Planning Board Meeting
Township of South Hackensack Municipal Building, 227 Phillips Ave, South Hackensack, NJ, 07606, United States
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Senior Fitness Mobility Workshop (East Rutherford)
YWCA Bergen County 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, 147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, NJ, 07073, United States
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Wayne PAL, 1 Pal Dr, Wayne
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- U.S. News & World Report Names Hackensack University Medical Center New Jersey's #1 Hospital —Mary Mcgeever Read on Patch
- Hackensack Meridian Health posted a job opening for Structural Heart Coordinator APN in Hackensack. Apply here.
- Allied Digestive Health posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist 3 in Teaneck. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hackensack here.
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