Haledon News

GOP Strong co-chairman Michael Mecca congratulated the county Republican ticket for a great win yesterday,, saying the victory bodes well for the re-emergence of the Republican Party in Passaic County.

Includes Glen Rock in Bergen County and Haledon, Hawthorne, North Haledon, Paterson, Prospect Park and Totowa in Passaic County.

The race for three seats on the Passaic County board of Chosen Freeholders is headed for a razor-sharp finish, with the election to be decided only after mail-in ballots are counted later this week.

The school district is flirting with the idea of opening up its enrichment program to more students, it was announced at the Oct.

Taxes are the hot-button issue in the Passaic County Freeholders race. Three Republican challengers say the all-Democratic board is to blame for some of the highest property taxes in the nation.

The fate of a vacant seat on the borough council is still uncertain after the governing body rejected three nominees provided by the municipal Democratic Committee on Thursday.

Two three-year council seats, both now held by Democrats. THE CANDIDATES: REPUBLICANS John Block Jr., 78, of Morrissee Avenue is a longtime presence in Haledon.

Some would argue that Assembly incumbents in the 35th District, Democrats Nellie Pou and Elease Evans, are part of the problem in Trenton.

This time of year, haunted houses are all fun and games - but what do you do if your house is really haunted? You contact New Jersey Paranormal Research, the area's foremost experts on explaining the unexplained.

WOODCLIFF LAKE The borough's attempt to withdraw from or dissolve the regional high school district could be a long, expensive process that could end in the state Supreme Court.

The Manchester Regional Board of Education has hired a new business administrator, but a few trustees have criticized the contracted salary, saying the pay is too high.

A group of parents led by a single working mother is on a crusade to force the school district to pay for buses for Haledon students who attend the county technical institute.

West Paterson, NJ - " October 9, 2009 - " Democratic Passaic County Chairman John Currie confirmed his party's full support of incumbent State Senator John Girgenti .A Currie stated, "Senator Girgenti continues to represent the residents of his district with distinction.A He has my complete support as well as the full support of his Assembly ...

A local man wasn't so lucky as he was arrested on charges of taking lottery tickets.

CEDAR GROVE a ' Army Capt. Chris Carbone joined fellow veterans Saturday at an annual fair held to spotlight services offered to those who serve, and have served, in the military.

HALEDON OFFICIALS looked to Washington to help them with their long-lingering sewer line problems.

HALEDON a ' Residents who want to learn how to live safely in areas frequented by black bears are invited to a seminar at Borough Hall on Wednesday night.

Floyd Vivino, star of radio and television, movies, and nightclubs will perform at a beefsteak dinner hosted by the Passaic County Historical Society on Oct.

Erica's mother Rachel didn't know what to do. She felt as though she had run out of options.

Joshua Topp, 22, of Haledon, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance on Friday at 12:18 p.m. after police stopped him on Horseneck Road for driving an unregistered vehicle, police said.