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• Hackensack High School Athlete's Work Ethic, Character Earn 'Heart of a Giant' Nomination (tapinto.net) — A Hackensack High School senior, Jason Bocio, has been nominated for the prestigious USA Football Heart of a Giant Award, highlighting his leadership, academic success, and resilience after serious injury. Local readers can take pride in his 3.9 GPA, community involvement, and inspiring story of overcoming ADHD and medical setbacks while captaining Hackensack's football and baseball teams.
• Spectrum Designs expands from Port Washington to NJ (longislandpress.com) — A new Spectrum Designs production facility has opened in Hackensack, bringing local jobs and specialized training opportunities for adults on the autism spectrum. The nonprofit, which already employs more than 100 people, focuses on meaningful, supported employment while offering custom apparel and promotional products to schools, businesses and community groups. Hackensack's site is its first expansion outside New York.
• Smash-and-Grab Robbery at N.J. Mall Jewelry Store Prompts SWAT Response (instoremag.com) — Police say a thief smashed a jewelry case at Bloomingdale's in The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack on September 22, triggering 911 calls that mistakenly reported gunfire and bringing a SWAT response. No one was hurt, but the suspect escaped with jewelry, part of a wider pattern of daytime smash-and-grabs across New Jersey. Authorities have not yet made any arrests.
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