Passaic County News

A New Jersey funeral director who illegally collected more than $56,000 in funeral expense subsidies has lost his professional license.

The Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting six deaths in this week's report to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Nicholas Lucarella was so angry over losing custody of his three sons that he hired two men from Passaic County to kill his former Red Bank divorce lawyer in 2002, a prosecutor told jurors in Monmouth County today.

PATERSON - Passaic County is the first in New Jersey to establish a county-run trust fund for the homeless.

A New Jersey funeral director who illegally collected more than $56,000 in funeral expense subsidies has lost his professional license.

Jersey City's assistant comptroller was suspended without pay Friday after being charged by Morris and Passaic County authorities with having sexual conversations in online chat rooms with undercover officers posing as young girls.

Assistant Comptroller for Jersey City Arrested in Multi County Sex Chat Sting By Office of the Morris County Prosecutor 11/13/2009 Assistant Comptroller for Jersey City Arrested in Multi County Sex Chat Sting Friday, November 13, 2009 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Esq., Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale, and Morris County ...

Three people were indicted on child cruelty charges for allegedly cutting a 7-year-old girl - the daughter of one woman involved - and performing animal sacrifices in the child's presence during a religious ritual, authorities said today.

A Passaic police officer indicted in September on counts of aggravated assault and official misconduct in connection with a confrontation with a city resident was arraigned in state court in Paterson Monday.

A criminal case against a Morristown councilman charged with getting drunk and assaulting a police officer has been transferred to Passaic County, authorities said today.

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.

A Bronx man serving a 30-year prison sentence for robbing and kidnapping a Harding resident may be freed from prison because a court has determined the Morris County Prosecutor's Office failed to give him a speedy trial, according to authorities and court documents.

Supporters of a prominent Passaic County Muslim clergyman whose deportation case has been sent back to Immigration Court for a rehearing are planning fund-raisers, rallies and petitions to help the spiritual leader stay in the United States.

TRENTON, N.J. - The lengthy deportation case of an influential New Jersey Muslim leader has been sent back to the immigration judge who handled the matter for a rehearing.

Provisional ballots could determine whether a northern New Jersey town changes its name for a second time.

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.

Terrance Graham committed armed burglary when he was 16. Joe Sullivan committed sexual battery when he was 13.

Police say two township men face drug charges after a patrolman found them Thursday night, one possessing heroin and the other appearing to be under the influence of a controlled substance.

Shielding his face from the lens of a photographer, a man who admitted being at an alleged hit-and-run attempted murder of a Red Bank lawyer testified Wednesday he didn't know that was the purpose of the ride he took with an associate.

Any way you care to look at it, New Jersey still leads the nation in property taxes.