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🌱 Patch AM: What new shops and projects just cleared Hasbrouck Heights’ Planning Board?
Make time for Vision Board - Goal Setting on the Hasbrouck Heights Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- What new shops and projects just cleared Hasbrouck Heights’ Planning Board?
- How Hasbrouck Heights’ Gina Minichiello made history in Friday’s home game
Also on today's calendar: Vision Board - Goal Setting and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Hasbrouck Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Hasbrouck Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 43 and low of 38 degrees.
- Sunday: Breezy, temps: high: 45, low: 28.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hasbrouck Heights Planning Board Approves Two New Applications at Reorganization Meeting (tapinto.net) — Hasbrouck Heights’ Planning Board has greenlit two residential projects and finalized approval for a Route 17 redevelopment that will bring a Dunkin’ Donuts, Jimmy John’s, and another store to town. At its January 7 reorganization meeting, the board also named new leadership and carried two additional commercial applications on Railroad and Industrial Avenues to February.
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• HS Girls Basketball: Hasbrouck Heights Gina Minichiello Reaches 1,000 Point Milestone (tapinto.net) — Hasbrouck Heights junior guard Gina Minichiello hit a huge milestone at home Friday, scoring her 1,000th career point even as the Lady Aviators fell to Secaucus. The packed Hasbrouck Heights crowd paused to celebrate with her family, coaches, and former players, recognizing the program’s first 1,000-point scorer since 2019 and a key role model for younger local athletes.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hasbrouck Heights
★ Featured events ★
- Vision Board - Goal Setting
48 Ames Ave, Rutherford
7:30 pm - New Year - New Volunteer Opportunities
11:00 am
Friday January 9
Wednesday January 14
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Other local events
- Major Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale-Soft Seating too!
Grand Avenue , Grand Ave , North Brunswick Township
9:30 am - 5 Things You Must Know About Estate Planning After 65 (Online)
Online
11:00 am - Frozen The Musical
Paper Mill Playhouse , 22 Brookside Dr , Millburn
1:30 pm - English Conversation Group
Lodi Memorial Library Lodi - Conference Room,
4:00 pm - Lodi Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hasbrouck Heights
Hasbrouck Heights Middle / High School , 365 Boulevard , Hasbrouck Heights
7:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Wallington JR/SR High School , 234 Main Ave , Wallington
7:30 pm - Movies at the Library - Good Fortune
Lodi Memorial Library , Upstairs , Lodi
1:00 pm - Pre-School Information Night - Gym
Gym , 130 Liberty St , Little Ferry
6:00 pm - Tax Lien Live Event, Hasbrouck Heights
Holiday Inn Hasbrouck Heights-Meadowlands by IHG , 283 NJ-17 , Hasbrouck Heights
9:30 am - Rosary Confraternity Right to Life Mass
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church , 127 Paterson Ave , Wallington
5:00 pm
Saturday January 10
Sunday January 11
Monday January 12
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
Saturday January 17
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💬 Chatter
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- B Hospitality Corp posted a job opening for Porter-Hasbrouck Heights in Hasbrouck Heights. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Hawthorne hires retired Bergen County police chief as administrator (northjersey.com)
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