Benjamin "Ben" Peters was a barber in Englewood and the owner of Ben's Barbershop.
He moved to Englewood in the 1950s from South Carolina and after serving in the army opened his own store. He had many famous clientele including Roosevelt Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Murphy, Wilson Pickett, George Benson, J. J. Johnson, and George Powell. He also cut hair for inmates at Bergen County Jail. He retired in April 2002 and moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The Eagan's School of Business was a business training school in Hoboken, New Jersey. It was established in 1894. The school was founded by politician John Joseph Eagan.
Due to its location, many students attended from Bergen County. A branch of the school was also founded in Hackensack on 241 Main Street in November of 1903. There was also an Eagan's Secretarial School in Englewood.
