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Hopatcong marks America’s 250th with recreation of borough’s first council meeting

May 9, 2026

News 12

Local leaders and residents came together at the borough hall for a reenactment of Hopatcong's first council meeting, using original records and minutes from May 9, 1898, when the municipality was first known under the name "Borough of Brooklyn" before later becoming Hopatcong.
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