Archive for September, 2011
Senator Girgenti Thanks Residents for Donations to Hurricane Irene; Still a Great Need for Food Donations
Senator John A. Girgenti (D-35) of Hawthorne today thanked the many residents from around the State who donated clothing and other essential items to the victims of the recent hurricane and flooding. Girgenti opened his Hawthorne district office as a drop-off location for donations last week. The clothing collected was picked up and distributed throughout [...]
Passaic County food pantry overwhelmed by flood victims
The past two weeks of flooding have wreaked havoc on Passaic County‘s largest food pantry for the needy. “After the Labor Day weekend we normally see about 20 families a day. Right now we’re seeing 50. We’re packed from nine in the morning until 2:30 every afternoon,” said the Rev. Patricia Bruger, executive director of [...]
Barbershop worker slashed in Clifton
CLIFTON — Police are looking for a man who slashed a barbershop worker from his face to his chest in what investigators believe was a random act of violence. The 20-year-old employee at a Lexington Avenue barbershop was closing up just after 10 p.m. Tuesday when a man in his 20s walked in and slashed [...]
Christie wows ‘em at Koch convention with Sweenie & Oliver Comments
In late June, Gov. Chris Christie flew to Colorado and motored out to Vail, where he gave the keynote speech to a group of wealthy conservative donors shepherded to the playground of the rich and famous by David Koch. Koch along with his brother Charles is the owner of Koch Industries and a founder of [...]
Paterson to bring ‘innovation zones’ to 17 schools
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN STAFF WRITER The Record Print | E-mail Paterson’s underperforming schools would be the focus of an ambitious plan this year to bring “innovation zones” aimed at boosting student achievement scores by double digits. Schools Superintendent Donnie W. Evans outlined the plan at Wednesday’s Board of Education workshop. The plan calls for [...]
Clifton police seek suspects in two stabbings
BY MARLENE NAANES STAFF WRITER The Record Print | E-mail CLIFTON — Police arrested an 18-year-old and are seeking another suspect in two stabbings that happened during a brawl that broke out after a house party this weekend, authorities said. The brawl stemmed from a comment made about someone’s song selection during the house party [...]
3 hurt by early morning gunfire in Paterson
PATERSON — Paterson police responded to two shooting incidents early Sunday morning that left a man and two women with non-life-threatening leg wounds. Police say they responded at 1:06 a.m. to gunfire at 16th Avenue and Carroll Street and found a 20-year old woman who was shot in the right shin. About two hours later, [...]
Police investigating five street robberies in Paterson
PATERSON — Five people have been robbed on city streets within the last three days, and police are investigating whether some of the incidents are connected. Authorities believe the same suspects could be behind a pair of robberies reported Sunday night. The first incident happened just after 11 p.m. on Maryland Avenue, police said. A [...]
Obama views Irene’s flood damage in Wayne, Paterson
President Obama offered sympathy and encouragement to flood victims in Paterson and Wayne on Sunday and promised all victims of Hurricane Irene that federal help would be there “even after the cameras are gone and attention is somewhere else.” President Obama hugs a resident of Fayette Avenue in Wayne. TYSON TRISH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Paterson residents greet [...]
