02/02/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ.

• H.S. girls basketball: Passaic County preview _{2013-02-02, 02:46 am}
  2 Eastside have 17 county championships between them. The Knights, who have six county titles, and the Ghosts, who have 11 county titles, have split their regular-season meetings and could settle the battle of Paterson if they meet in the championship game.
• Two Paterson men sentenced for 2009 shooting _{2013-02-01, 06:30 pm}
  ... Woodland Park . "But it's almost three years now I know this man, and I do not think that he's a bad person." Passaic County Senior Assistant Prosecutor Laura Tencza angrily countered: "That day, he (Davis) had to be the tough guy. He had to have ...
• Paterson landlord gets 18 months probation in fatal fire _{2013-02-01, 03:30 pm}
  "This was a lengthy process. The circumstances are sad and complicated," said Senior Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Paul De Groot, who said Florence Brown's case should send a message to landlords that they will be held criminally responsible when violations lead to death or injury.
• Clifton Police identify man killed while riding bicycle on Route 3 _{2013-02-01, 01:52 pm}
  ... or Patrolman Vincent Larosa of the Clifton Police Department at 973-470-5904 or detective Kevin Conroy of the Passaic County ProsecutorAfs Office at 973-881-4800. According to police, Singh was riding his bike at about 5:52 p.m. when he was struck ...
• Basketball: Road to the Passaic County finals begins tomorrow _{2013-02-01, 12:06 pm}
  WAYNE - The annual Passaic County basketball tournaments tip off tomorrow as 30 boys and girls team begin the road to the finals.
• News Update: Hudson County Man Fatally Shot in Parked Car in the 6th Ward _{2013-02-01, 12:00 pm}
  ... . Dave Scialla, Det. Ralph Fermin, Det. Roberto Mercado, Det. Brendan Stapleton, or Det. Marco Alliano of the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office.
• Wimberly Backs Buono For Governor _{2013-02-01, 09:35 am}
  Earlier this week, two congressmen, Bill Pascrell Jr. and Frank Pallone, endorsed Buono, along with Passaic County Democratic Chairman John Currie and his counterparts in Bergen and Hudson counties.
• Alleged Prostitution Ring Busted, Board Trustee Resigns Top Monthly News _{2013-02-01, 05:59 am}
  ... Prostitution Bust Made at Wayne Hotels Six women were charged with solicitation of prostitution after the Passaic County Sheriff's Office conducted a sweep of hotels throughout the county, includuing two in Wayne. Alleged Drug Dealer Nabbed at Home ...
• Indoor Track:A worthy performance Buttel propels Clifton High School to championship _{2013-02-01, 03:03 am}
  The Clifton Indoor Track teams put on championship performances on Sunday night at the Passaic County Championships held at the New York Armory as the girls came away with the County trophy with 70 total points and the boys second with 68, just two points behind Passaic County Tech.
• Bicyclist killed by hit and run driver on Route 3 _{2013-02-01, 03:02 am}
  ... or Patrolman Vincent Larosa of the Clifton Police Department at 973-470-5904 or detective Kevin Conroy of the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office at 973-881-4800. According to police, the victim was riding his bike at about 5:52 p.m. when he was ...
• Passaic County initiates radon awareness program _{2013-02-01, 03:01 am}
  The Passaic County Department of Health announced that they will once again participate in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Radon Bureau's special radon awareness program to promote testing for radon in homes.
• Wrestling: DuBois, Sonzogni win county titles for Clifton High School _{2013-02-01, 02:28 am}
  After a third-place finish in last season's Passaic County Wrestling Tournament, James Sonzogni felt like he had some unfinished business to take care of.
• Ice Hockey: DiFalco's double downs Hackensack in Clifton High School must win _{2013-02-01, 02:27 am}
  ... point. Heading into this weekend, Clifton and recently minted county champions Wayne Hills would be Passaic County 's two representatives in the states. But it was DiFalco's double that propelled Clifton in a must-win situation. In the second period ...
• Bowling: Pierson's 235 not enough for Clifton High School _{2013-02-01, 02:27 am}
  Despite respectable showings by both the Clifton boys and girls bowling teams, neither squad was able to take home a Passaic County championship last Friday afternoon at Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park .
• Clifton's district prepares budget _{2013-02-01, 01:17 am}
  ... is finalized and submitted. He said the timetable for submitting the body's preliminary financial plan to the Passaic County superintendent's office remains the same. Thank you for sharing your comment with the northjersey.com community. Please ...

01/31/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ.

• Peter Glazebrook grows world's record ailsae onion _{2013-01-31, 09:22 pm}
  ... this blew away all competition at the Harrogate show. Not everyone can be Peter Glazebrook. Certainly here in Passaic County, NJ 150 lb. zucchinis are unknown and perhaps this is for the best. But we can certainly learn from the master, and in this ...
• NJ Transit Line Re-Opens Day After Wednesday Morning Train Crash _{2013-01-31, 03:55 pm}
  ... less than 24 hours after this incident is a testament to the collaborative efforts between NJ Transit, PSE&G, Passaic County Sheriff and first responders throughout the region," he said. Durso praised the efforts of NJ Transit and PSE&G crews for ...
• Ice Hockey: Wayne Hills and DePaul fighting to the finish line _{2013-01-31, 03:21 pm}
  DePaul freshman Tristan Smith checks Wayne Hills' Garrett Mirman into the boards in last week's Passaic County Tournament Ice Hockey finals at Floyd Hall Arena.
• Boys Basketball: Wayne Valley catching fire heading into County tournament _{2013-01-31, 03:21 pm}
  ... games. They are now 11-5, in first place in their Big North Division and have earned the No. 6 seed in the Passaic County Tournament, which begins when they host Manchester (No. 11) Saturday. "We started a little slow this season. Earlier in the ...
• Black History Month Art Exhibit at PCCC _{2013-01-31, 02:25 pm}
  In celebration of Black History Month, the Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council at Passaic County Community College is pleased to present CONCEPTUAL CONFLUENCE: Iconic Contexts of Culture and Gender, a group exhibition by artists ELETA CAMPELL, LIZ CENEDELLA, EVELYN GRAVES, NETTE FORNE THOMAS, and FLORENCE WINT.
• Broccoli; start plants indoors for an early harvest. _{2013-01-30, 02:22 am}
  ... giving the gardener a second shot at neighborhood bragging rights. The USDA considers all of New Jersey's Passaic County to fall into hardiness zone 6A. There is some variation within that zone, with the last frost date in Paterson falling about ...
• A tiny cruciferous vegetable, the radish offers multiple health benefits _{2013-01-28, 04:26 am}
  ... her family. Bob MacGregor is a single gardener and free lance writer living in the Northern rural portion of Passaic County, New Jersey. Mac has a large presence on a number of gardening blogs and on several content sites as well. His other ...
• Tasty and sweet the unusual yellow turnip is quick from the plot to the pot _{2013-01-27, 10:09 pm}
  ... by June? Bob MacGregor is a single gardener and free lance writer living in the Northern rural portion of Passaic County, New Jersey. Mac has a large presence on a number of gardening blogs and on several content sites as well. His other interests ...
• Overnight Storm, Winds Cut Power to 1,000 O&R Customers _{2013-01-31, 06:25 am}
  ... the region overnight have led to power outages affecting about 1,000 O&R customers. The hardest hit area was Passaic County, N.J. with about 860 customers followed by Orange County with about 95 customers, Rockland with 45 customers and Bergen with ...
• Passaic County's top bank reports solid quarter _{2013-01-31, 05:51 am}
  Valley National Bancorp, the top deposit holder in Passaic County , said Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings were "solid," driven by mortgage banking income and lower loan-loss provisioning, offsetting a decline in income from investment securities.
• Swim Teams Raise Money for Cancer Research _{2013-01-31, 05:26 am}
  Passaic County swim teams raised more than $1,000 for the American Cancer Society at the annual county championship swim meet recently, NorthJersey.com reported.
• Bob Menendez's hometown a major sex-trafficking destination _{2013-01-31, 02:10 am}
  ... April 2006 complaint filed by a special agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Herald News in Passaic County, N.J. reported in 2010 that a Union City bodega owner was "serving four years for sending as much as $1 million earned by ...
• Opponent of "big box" retailers wins Wayne council nod mayor will back GOP slate _{2013-01-31, 02:08 am}
  ... the township Republican committee, edging out Deborah Ciambrone, who received 36 votes. Ciambrone, a former Passaic County freeholder, supported the rezoning initiative championed by Vergano, who ran for office in 2009 alongside Miller Ryan. Though ...
• Girls Fencing: Team effort results in county title for Lancers _{2013-01-31, 02:02 am}
  ... coach Kerri Ecker figured it would happen, and the timing of it wasn't that far off either. In the recent Passaic County Girls' Fencing Tournament, the Lancers gained the team title with 27 overall wins, defeating both second-place Wayne Valley and ...
• Girls Fencing: Rooney helped Lady Lancers win county crown _{2013-01-31, 02:02 am}
  WANAQUE - It's clearly evident that Violet Rooney is one of the lynchpins to the success of the Lakeland Fencing Team as the Foilist was a major part in helping Lakeland to win the Passaic County Title this past Friday.
• Wrestling: Passaic Valley wins first conference crown since 2005 _{2013-01-30, 11:28 pm}
  Passaic Valley's Tom Dunphy finished second at 132-pounds to two-time champion Sam Tareky of Wayne Valley in last weekend's Passaic County Wrestling Tournament at West Milford High School.
• Pompton Lakes man charged with kidnapping _{2013-01-30, 04:49 pm}
  ... to give a statement to officers. Bail was set at $750,000 with no 10-percent option, and he was lodged at the Passaic County Jail. This arrest was the result of an extensive investigation by borough police who heard from the victim and her father ...
• Flash Flood Warnings, Wind Advisories Cover NJ _{2013-01-30, 04:34 pm}
  The National Weather Service is reporting possible heavy rainfall and high winds throughout Central and North Jersey after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
• It's times like last Saturday that Keith Karsen has been preparing his DePaul wrestling team for._{2013-01-30, 11:21 am}
  Will Kui and the DePaul wrestling team captured their first Passaic County Tournament title since 1987.
• Home prices rise nationwide as hard-hit regions begin to recover _{2013-01-30, 11:09 am}
  ... 6 percent from November 2011 to November 2012, to $424,500, while the number of sales soared 33 percent. In Passaic County , prices rise 6.7 percent to an average $316,713, while the number of sales rose 7.8 percent. These statistics are from the ...

01/08/13 Hyper Local Passaic County News Reports

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ.

• Library to Host 'Dining With History' Lecture _{2013-01-08, 12:10 am}
  ... Its Past and Cedar Grove . He is a trustee of the Cedar Grove Historical Society and a former trustee of the Passaic County Historical Society. In the years since Jean and Phil Jaeger retired from teaching they have spent considerable time both ...
• New Hawthorne police chief named, current one not ready to retire yet _{2013-01-07, 04:01 pm}
  ... the Hawthorne Fire Department since 1983 and the ambulance corps since 1983. He is also an instructor at the Passaic County Police Academy and Passaic County Community College. He is a state-qualified EMT instructor.
• Totowa board of ed puts police officers in both borough schools full time _{2013-01-07, 10:30 am}
  TOTOWA - The Totowa School District became the first in Passaic and Bergen counties to post officers from the borough's police department in their schools.
• Two New Jersey school districts install armed police guards _{2013-01-07, 10:22 am}
  ... district's eight schools, which serve children in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. Further north, in Passaic County, the Totowa School District on Wednesday also started using armed police officers in its two elementary schools, according to ...
• Balunis and Willse sworn in for fresh terms as Wanaque councilmen _{2013-01-07, 02:06 am}
  ... Aid Committee, the Negotiations Committee, and the Veterans Committee. He is also the council liaison to the Passaic County Board of freeholders. Before retiring in 2010, Balunis enjoyed a long career in manufacturing highlighted by 20 years as a ...
• Paterson man held on drug charges after traffic stop _{2013-01-06, 08:34 pm}
  ... held in the Paterson police jail Sunday night. Cleveland's car was stopped Saturday on East 26th Street by Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Eric Fajardo, who detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, Passaic County Sheriff Richard ...
• Swimming: DePaul enters uncharted waters _{2013-01-06, 07:54 pm}
  WAYNE - Though the DePaul boys swim team was considered the favorite heading into Saturday's Passaic County Championships, second-year coach Jess Valdivia wasn't taking any chances.
• Swimming: Wayne Hills girls, DePaul boys win Passaic County championships _{2013-01-06, 01:53 pm}
  The Wayne Hills girls swimming team won the Passaic County championships on Saturday, held at the Passaic County Technical Institute.
• Cooper on swimming: Passaic family making a splash _{2013-01-06, 02:24 am}
  ... goal is just to beat my record every time," Ducos said. "It is a really big deal today, actually." Saturday's Passaic County swimming champions presented portraits of everything we like about high school sports. There was the singular excellence of ...
• The Record: Frozen out _{2013-01-06, 02:20 am}
  ... react during emergencies. Sandy's impact was felt throughout the state. North Haledon and most other parts of Passaic County didn't suffer the property damage and flooding we saw elsewhere, but many borough residents lost electricity for at least a ...
• Man fatally struck by freight train in Hawthorne _{2013-01-05, 04:13 pm}
  ... over Wagaraw Road. When officers arrived, they found a man's body nearby. The Hawthorne Fire Department and Passaic County Crime Unit were called in to transport the body to the state medical examiner's office, but police found no identification on ...
• Man fatally struck by train in Hawthorne _{2013-01-05, 12:59 pm}
  ... to the scene to help remove the body of the victim from the elevated train tracks along with the EMS, Passaic County Crime Unity and the NJ Medical examiners office. Police are actively trying to identify the male and have brought his picture to ...
• Hawthorne police looking for help identifying man killed by train _{2013-01-05, 11:39 am}
  ... he investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the department at 973-427-1800. More Passaic County News
• Girls swimming: Wayne Hills looks for a four-peat at the Passaic County ... _{2013-01-05, 02:19 am}
  An All-County selection each of her first three seasons, Kleinfeld has been instrumental in the Patriots' impressive run of three straight county titles.
• Clifton Senior Menu _{2013-01-05, 12:19 am}
  ... pasta, Italian mixed vegetables, dinner roll, diced peaches, milk, tea or coffee. The program, run by Passaic County and the county freeholders, makes available a nutritious lunch five days a week to all residents, regardless of income. The ...
• Democrats take full control of Passaic County freeholder board _{2013-01-04, 11:34 pm}
  Democrats have held a majority of the seats on the Passaic County freeholder board for more than a decade.
• At Least Two New Jersey School Districts Hire Armed Guards _{2013-01-04, 05:33 pm}
  ... the district's eight schools, which serve children in pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. Further north, in Passaic County, the Totowa School District on Wednesday also started using armed police officers in its two elementary schools, according to ...
• Ice Hockey: Clifton High School hockey gears up for tough contest against ... _{2013-01-04, 01:53 am}
  ... Falls . Following this weekend's back-to-back games, Clifton has one game before the seeding meeting for the Passaic County Coaches' Association Tournament, which starts Jan. 18. Sweeping two division games the weekend before Christmas, the Mustangs ...
• Paterson police disrupt drug operation, arrest five _{2013-01-03, 11:00 pm}
  ... the Police Department's Narcotics and Vice Bureau. Sixteen officers from the Paterson Police Department, the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office and state Parole Board fanned out at North 11th and Clinton streets shortly before 4 p.m. following a ...
• Totowa stations police officers at elementary schools _{2013-01-03, 08:45 pm}
  To general praise from the public, borough and district officials said, borough police officers, working two shifts, began on Wednesday to stand guard: two at any given time in the Washington Park School, with 700 students, and one at the Memorial School, with 300 kids.