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Lesniak wants AG's opinion on EnCap as Schaer requests gov signing ceremony

The backroom wrangling on EnCap ain't over. "We're studying it," Gov. Jon Corzine said of a reform bill on the subject that passed overwhelmingly in the legislature a week ago.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Woman charged with filing a false police report

Not wanting to get in trouble with her boss, police said Perla Baeza, 37, of Paterson, made up a story that she had been kidnapped and robbed by an armed Hispanic man to explain why she was late getting to work.

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Log Cabin Democrat

Immigrants in US are asking for money from home

For five years, immigrant day laborer Leo Chamale wired money twice a month from New Jersey to his family in Guatemala.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Home News Tribune

OL prospect commits to Scarlet Knights

The Rutgers offensive line for 2010 and beyond is taking shape. The Scarlet Knights gained a commitment from the third offensive line prospect for the '10 recruiting class Sunday, when Passaic High School rising senior Jorge Vicioso pledged his intentions to play at Rutgers, according to both StateofRutgers.com and ScarletNation.com. Rutgers' 2010 ...

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

Newstracker: Bankruptcy judge approves $400,000 salary for St. Mary's CEO

WHAT'S NEW: A federal bankruptcy judge Thursday approved annual compensation of $400,000 for the new president and chief executive officer of St.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

PoliticsNJ

Schaer & Scalera Bills Providing for Open Space Preservation and Parks Near Final Vote

" Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Gary Schaer and Fred Scalera to help preserve open space throughout the 36th Legislative District has been approved by an Assembly panel.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

City settles pay-to-play lawsuit

PASSAIC a ' The city has settled a lawsuit filed by a fire department veteran who alleged he was passed over for promotion, in part, because he refused to pay $10,000 in cash to former Mayor Samuel Rivera.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

CourierPostOnline

Training change for EMTs sought

Looking to ease demands on a training fund for emergency medical technicians from which $4 million is being taken to balance the state budget, state lawmakers are moving to extend EMT certifications from three years to five.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

CourierPostOnline

Andrews states case for health care reform

President Obama's plan for health care reform would give consumers more choices for medical care, U.S. Rep.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Jersey Journal

Flash Flood Watch is in effect in northe...

Forecasters said parts of northern New Jersey could get soaked today. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Passaic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union, Sussex, Morris, Somerset and Middlesex counties.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Passaic's Mexican food distributors forced to trim workforce

Mexican food distributors, the city's economic "backbone," are reeling, being forced to trim workforce and cut production in the face of a sharp decline in consumer spending.

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Millville News

Witness says Jonathan Zarate belittled brother into killing Randolph girl

Along with revenge, another reason James Zarate helped his older brother beat and stab a Randolph girl to death in 2005 was because his sibling told him he didn't have the nerve to kill someone, a witness testified today in Zarate's murder trial.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

New America Media

Another Police Beating Caught on Tape

A police beating of a mentally disabled Black man in Passaic, N.J., caught on tape has Black residents in that area angry and looking for answers.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Flash flood warning for Bergen, Passaic

A fierce thunderstorm has flooded Route 17 at the Racetrack Road exit, forcing police to close the highway in both directions, authorities said.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

ABC News

Cop Who Beat Schizophrenic Defends Actions

A suspended Passaic, N.J., police officer who was caught on tape beating a schizophrenic man is defending his behavior, claiming he was responding in the way that his training dictated.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Clifton Journal

Robbery ring busted, say police

CLIFTON A robbery ring that hit Clifton at least six times in the last two weeks was smashed last Friday after one of the suspects used a stolen credit card to make a purchase, said detective Capt.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

NorthJersey.com

Partner of cop accused of excessive force taken off street patrol

Officer Erica Rivera, the partner of the Passaic cop who allegedly used excessive force to control a Passaic resident last week, was placed on administrative duty, pending the result of the investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, according to Detective Andrew White, spokesman for the Passaic Police Department.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Free Republic

Police Investigate Passaic Beating Video

An investigation's underway into an apparent beat down caught on tape in Passaic.

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New York Post

'Beating' Cop Benched

A Passaic, NJ, cop who hit a man with his fist and baton in a May 29 incident caught by a security camera is on desk duty while the matter is investigated.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

CNN

Passaic police officer pounds schizophrenic man on tape

Surveillance video shows a Passaic, New Jersey, police officer delivering a beating to a mentally challenged 49-year-old man standing idly on a street corner.

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