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State calls on Paterson officials to return $82,000 in overtime pay
Some of the same Paterson officials who received thousands of dollars in overtime for responding to Hurricane Irene were paid close to $30,000 in extra pay long before the storm — and now they must give all that money back. The state Department of Community Affairs ordered the reimbursement in a letter to city officials [...]
Herman Cain Suspending 2012 Campaign For President
Herman Cain announced on Saturday that he is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The news comes in the wake of Cain being accused of having an extramarital affair and sexual harassment charges from more than a decade ago resurfacing. The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza has vehemently denied any wrongdoing amid the [...]
Herman Cain Affair Allegation: GOP Hopeful Meeting With Wife Gloria Amid Uncertain Candidacy
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapidly becoming a mere footnote in the presidential race, Herman Cain sent mixed signals Friday on whether he would abandon his beleaguered White House bid on Saturday after a woman’s allegation of an extramarital affair. He said he would make a “major announcement” on whether he would press on – at an [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Woman robbed at red light in Paterson
PATERSON — A robber jumped out of his car at a red light, punched the woman in the car behind him and stole her purse early Thursday morning, police said. The woman had just stopped behind a white Honda at the traffic light at Broadway and East Main at 3 a.m. when the man jumped [...]
Mayor Jones, Parks Service chief, meet for first time
Saturday, August 20, 2011 BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN STAFF WRITER The Record Print | E-mail Paterson Mayor Jeffery Jones met Friday with the regional director of the National Park Service in their first direct negotiations over the details of the Great Falls National Historic Park. The two men met for just over an hour with [...]
Cassandra Lazzara Campaign Kickoff to Victory Coctail Reception
John Currie Passaic County Democratic Chairman cordially invites you to KICKOFF TO VICTORY Cocktail Reception for Cassandra Lazzara for Assembly
Fire that burnt through Totowa attic blamed on unattended candle
BY MATTHEW KADOSH STAFF WRITER Passaic Valley Today Print | E-mail TOTOWA – Although authorities are still investigating the cause of a fire that gutted the attic of a one story home at 51 Norwood Terrace Monday afternoon, a woman who lives in the home blames the fire on a candle she left unattended. The [...]
Paterson man dies trying to break into his own apartment
PATERSON — A 29-year-old man died after he broke a window outside of his apartment and cut an artery in his arm, during an argument with a woman inside who had locked him out, police said. The 29-year-old man was trying to get inside the Main Street apartment after the woman locked him out of [...]
Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returns to US House for debt ceiling vote
WASHINGTON — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House for the first time since she was shot last January, making a dramatic entrance Monday night during a crucial debt vote and drawing loud applause and cheers from surprised colleagues. AP In this image from House Television, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., appears on the floor of [...]
Man beaten in arrest caught on video receives city settlement
Saturday, July 16, 2011 BY RICHARD COWEN STAFF WRITER The Record Print | E-mail Ronnie Holloway, the schizophrenic man beaten by Passaic Police Officer Joseph Rios III during an arrest two years ago, accepted a $350,000 settlement earlier this year in which he agreed not to sue the city, documents show. Buy this photo The [...]
Bronx laundry moving to North Bergen, with state help
BY HUGH R. MORLEY STAFF WRITER The Record Print | E-mail A commercial laundry that cleans linen for the restaurant and hotel industry plans to build a $7.3 million facility in North Bergen, adding to one that the company bought in Paterson two years ago. Prestige Corp., which has 150 New Jersey employees and has [...]
Passaic Valley Schools to see $622,207 increase in state aid
Passaic County schools will receive $98 million in additional state aid in 2012, $622,207 of which will go to Passaic Valley’s four school districts, Governor Chris Christie announced on July 13. Passaic Valley Regional High School will get an additional $216,723 bringing the total amount of state aid to the district for the 2011-12 fiscal [...]
Hawthorne sees spike in drug arrests; already outpacing 2010 total
HAWTHORNE — Drug arrests in the borough have surged since the start of the year because of heavier heroin trafficking through the town, more teen marijuana busts and greater targeting by local law enforcement, police said. Local police have arrested 51 people on drug charges this year through July — four more than in all [...]
Two drivers extracted after SUV drives up onto hood of car
Thursday, July 14, 2011 Last updated: Thursday July 14, 2011, 1:25 AM Passaic Valley Today Print | E-mail Police cited the driver of a Ford Edge who drove up the hood and onto a Honda Accord on Taft Avenue. WOODLAND PARK – A 2010 Ford Edge drove up the hood and onto the windshield of [...]
Paterson shootout leaves one dead, two wounded
allmedia4u.com : News : Crime & Courts Paterson shootout leaves one dead, two wounded Thursday, July 14, 2011 Last updated: Thursday July 14, 2011, 5:28 PM BY MARLENE NAANES STAFF WRITER The Record Print | E-mail PATERSON — A Wednesday evening shootout that ended in a fleeing car flipping over left the driver dead and [...]
Meeting on closing Passaic County Jail ends without a deal, savings projections
Thursday, July 14, 2011 BY ZACH PATBERG STAFF WRITER The Record // // // Print | E-mail The first formal meeting to close the Passaic County Jail produced no deals or firm savings projections Thursday, participants said. That left some elected officials unimpressed, while others attendees said they thought the counties had moved a step [...]
N.J. legislative ethics panel agrees to prepare charges against Assemblyman Rumana
A state ethics panel is preparing charges against Assemblyman Scott Rumana, R-Wayne, to consider whether his role advocating for a renewable energy project in his hometown before state agencies created an appearance of impropriety. RECORD FILE PHOTO Assemblyman Scott Rumana The charges stem from a complaint filed last year by Bill Brennan, a Democrat who [...]
SENATOR GIRGENTI: PENSION/HEALTH BENEFITS BILL STATEMENT
Last Monday, the New Jersey Senate voted favorably on S2937, the pension and health benefits bill. The final vote was 24-15. Republicans voted rank-and-file for this bill along with Democrats from South Jersey. While I absolutely support reform, I do not support the reforms offered in this piece of legislation, and I voted no. On [...]
