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 ...