The city of Hackensack, New Jersey is the county seat of Bergen County. The Lenni Lenape, who would later be known as the Delaware Indians, who lived there before the settlers, called the nearby river the "Ackingsah-sack," which means "stony ground." In 1665, the chief of the Lenni Lenape deeded the land along the mid-Hackensack River to the Dutch. In 1667, the English took over the land, though they kept the name. Land was granted to John Berry, Captain of the Royal Navy, who had lived for a while in Barbadoes. He called the area "New Barbados." New Barbadoes Township was formed, along with Acquackanonk Township, in 1693. Despite the official name of the township, residents called it Hackensack, so in 1921, the name was finally changed to reflect what it was called.
Regular Blogs
Hackensack New Jersey Criminal Law Blog
A Hackensack attorney maintains this blog, which addresses various legal issues and how New Jersey law looks at them. Some of the topics include juvenile offenses, drug crimes, traffic violations, DWI offenses, and success stories.
http://www.hackensacknjcriminallawblog.com
The posts here are about local politics and government with items about the City Council and their doings. It also carries announcements of events such as fundraisers and raffles. Almost every post here has photographs.
http://hackensackscoop.blogspot.com
A local man keeps up this weblog says that he does so in order to have a sort of sounding board. He writes about investments and politics, though he says he's a recovering political junkie. He also has occasional personal posts which talk about his life and experience and give tips on things like what to order at Starbucks.
http://thehackensack.blogspot.com
