Garfield News

Out of Garfield 's 10 elementary schools, seven were crowded, with the "most severe" space crunch in the preschool, according to a recent state report.

Widening a residential side street which abuts a proposed 14,000 square foot Walgreens pharmacy to ease residents concerns about cut thorough traffic was the latest design change offered by developers on Monday night.

The school district administration, here, can breathe a sigh of relief now that the $15.9 million referendum for capital improvements to the schools has been approved by Point Pleasant voters.

A Passaic man charged in the brutal road-rage attack Wednesday on an elderly driver in Garfield has had his driver's license suspended more than three dozen times and been cited for 22 traffic violations since 1994, according to motor vehicle records.

Robert DeJesus, 38, of Passaic, has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly beating an elderly man in a road rage dispute in Garfield.

Like many leaders of urban areas, New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill is concerned with the health and welfare of his constituents.

The man is described as in his 30s, approximately 6 feet tall and clean shaven. He was wearing a tan jacket and driving a green 1997 Acura CL, according to Capt.

Police arrested a 37-year-old Saddle Brook man Tuesday for allegedly selling marijuana out of his N. Sixth Street apartment, according to Deputy Chief Robert White.

ROCHELLE PARK - The roof leaks in some areas of the Midland School. Surveillance cameras outside need to be updated.

It was a sparkling evening of music, merriment and misty-eyed memories as the Clifton High School Mustang Marching Band celebrated its 75th anniversary with a gala dinner Nov. 30 at the Royal Manor, in Garfield .

Spencer Savings Bank, a community bank headquartered in Elmwood Park, held its seventh annual Thanksgiving food drive through the month of November to ensure local families in need were fed this holiday and had a traditional Thanksgiving meal.

Once Upon a Dream there was a band called "The Young Rascals" and they were so good that the Beatles actually opened for them.

If the repairs to healthcare.gov don't improve the site's performance, President Obama may have to bow to congressional pressure to push back deadlines for coverage.

Hundreds of fire engines and emergency vehicles with twinkling, flashing lights, towing floats in the form of snow globes, pirate ships, trains and gingerbread houses, populated by merry firemen who swore they were not consuming anything stronger than Red Bull.

Charlie Rigolosi, owner of Platter World in Garfield, has been selling records since 1975 and collecting them for almost all his life.

Police say they pepper sprayed and arrested a man at a northern New Jersey Wal-Mart after a Thanksgiving shopping dispute.

Primex Plastics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICC Industries, Inc., is an international leader in the extruded plastic industry.

GARFIELD - A customer was arrested Thursday night at the Walmart on Passaic Street when an argument with the manager over televisions turned into an alleged assault on a city police officer.

In the early 1960s, I spent my summer vacations with my grandmother in Garfield .

GARFIELD - City police are searching for a municipal vehicle that was stolen midday while a worker was picking up trash at a park.