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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 [...]
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 [...]
Teen faces charges in crash that killed Hawthorne man
BY SHAWN BOBURG The Record STAFF WRITER The teenage driver of an SUV that collided with a moving train last month, killing a 20-year-old passenger, has been charged with several traffic violations, including disregarding a railroad crossing warning, police said Thursday. FILE PHOTO/CHRIS MONROE / SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Investigators at the scene of the [...]
Hawthorne proving it can succeed
It’s been overlooked and underappreciated, but the Hawthorne wrestling team hasn’t let the lack of attention stop it from having a strong start to the season. The Bears just turned the oversight into motivation and it’s paying off in wins. RECORD FILE PHOTO Buy this photo Anthony Gianella of Hawthorne, right, is off to an [...]
Railroad: Warning signals working at Franklin Lakes accident site
Warning signals were working properly at the Franklin Lakes railroad crossing where an SUV hit a moving train Monday night, killing a Hawthorne High School graduate and injuring two others, a railroad company spokeswoman said Wednesday. CHRIS MONROE / SPECIAL TO THE RECORD An SUV driven by 19-year-old Jeffrey Cohen, a Hawthorne High senior, hit [...]
Hawthorne Police announce multiple drug arrests
Hawthorne police made seven separate arrests of individuals found to be in possession of controlled dangerous substances last week. Six of the seven individuals charged were released on summonses while the seventh was remanded to Passaic County Jail in lieu of bail. On Jan. 13 at 9:55 a.m., an officer on patrol was driving on [...]
Hawthorne Police Sgt. busts man on drug charges
The efforts of a vigilant and observant sergeant with the Hawthorne Police Department’s Anti-Crime Unit landed a significant drug arrest Monday. Stevens Jordan. R. Stevens, 22, whose last known address is in Hawthorne, was arrested Jan. 24 and charged with five counts of possession of controlled dangerous substances, two counts of distribution of controlled dangerous [...]
Hawthorne man killed, two injured when SUV hits train in Franklin Lakes
A popular former athlete at Hawthorne High School was killed Monday night when his friend drove an SUV into a moving train at a Franklin Lakes railroad crossing after a day of snowboarding at Campgaw Mountain in Mahwah. Marcus Ruta, Train death story. Marcus Ruta, a 2008 Hawthorne graduate who was on the football and [...]
One killed, two injured when car hits train in Franklin Lakes
FRANKLIN LAKES — A 20-year-old Hawthorne man was killed and two 19-year-old Hawthorne men were injured after their car struck a moving train Monday night, police said. The men’s Jeep Cherokee hit the slowly moving train at the Pulis Avenue railroad crossing just before 8:30 p.m., said Detective Lt. John Bakelaar. “Inexplicably the car crashed [...]
City councilman keeps her post in spite of guilty verdict
HAWTHORNE — A 15-minute encounter on Nov. 18, 2007, nearly ended the 24-year public-service career of Paterson City Councilwoman Vera Ames-Garnes, but a judge late Thursday decided not to remove her from office. CARMINE GALASSO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Buy this photo Paterson Councilwoman Vera Ames-Garnes with defense attorneys Miles Feinstein, left, and Frank Sciro in Hawthorne Municipal [...]
2 injured in Hawthorne crash
HAWTHORNE — A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Rea Avenue and Third Avenue in Hawthorne on Friday morning left two people injured. DAVID BERGELAND / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Buy this photo Victims were transported to the hospital after a collision between a silver crossover type vehicle and a white full size commercial van at the [...]
