Englewood Makes History

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  • The Project Area Committee (PAC) was a committee of members elected from urban renewal areas and worked with the Englewood Redevelopment Agency to communicate and negotiate between residents and the agency.
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  • The Youn Men's Hebrew Association is a social service organization that supports Jewish communities by providing a number of cultural, educational, and recreational services. The first organization to be established under this name was in Baltimore Maryland in 1851. It…
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  • Englewood Police Fourth Platoon was a squad created in May 1970 to patrol "trouble-prone areas" between six p.m. and two a.m. There was public debate over the usefulness of the Platoon and its effect on the relationship between the Fourth Ward and Englewood Police
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  • The New Jersey Campaign for a Nuclear Freeze began in the 1980s. It was a part of a larger movement during the era calling for nuclear disarmament. The headquarters was opened on August 31st, 1982 in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Reverand Robert Moore was the chairman of the…
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  • The BergenPAC Performing Arts School is a dance, acting, visual arts, and music school run by the Bergen Performing Arts Center. Programs serve students from the age of three months to adults. The school is located down the street from the theater at 1 Depot Square where Bennett…
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  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is a Christian church in Englewood. The first Kingdom Hall opened in 1939 on North Van Brunt Street. By 1948, it had moved to Engle Street and then moved again in 1963 to West Palisade Avenue.
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  • Teaneck High School is a public school. In 1922 the land was purchased to build the high school and students from grades seven through tenth began attending in 1929. The building was constructed in the Collegiate Gothic style, leading to students giving the school the nickname…
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  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church was organized in 1865. The first church building was finished in 1866. The second church building was finished in 1899. The Parish House was completed in 1916. The east side addition was built in 1922. The first priest was Ozi William Whitaker.
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  • The Entertainment Fund is a non-profit organization that supports entertainers. The organization was established in 1882 and provides numerous services including financial assistance, affordable housing, health care, senior care, and career development.
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  • The Englewood Redevelopment Agency was an organization that planned an urban renewal program for the fourth ward. This included a rehabilitation program for residential properties and the construction of industrial buildings. One of their projects was the Humphery-William Street…
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