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Passaic Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Passaic, NJ.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,285 in Passaic, NJ

  1. New geographic rivalries may be the highlight of New Jersey's high school realignment planRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

    ... down the plan : The realignment abolishes all current conferences in North Jersey and realigns 170 schools in Bergen Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris and Sussex counties into four super conferences of three to five divisions each. Back in January, The ...

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  2. Club trying to returnboating to PassaicRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

    Once a month they meet on the banks of the Passaic River in Kearny. Behind their cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles trail skiffs and motor boats.

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  3. MTW BriefsRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | Daily Record

    ... The Greater North Jersey Chapter was established to serve Northern New Jersey in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. To find out more, visit bikenjb.nationalmssociety.org. The fall art program at the Morris ...

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  4. PTW BriefsRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | Daily Record

    ... The Greater North Jersey Chapter was established to serve Northern New Jersey in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. To find out more, visit bikenjb.nationalmssociety.org. Parsippany's Rockaway Neck Volunteer ...

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  5. Red Bull Arena's 1st beam in placeRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

    As the sun beamed down on the vast construction site on the bank of the Passaic River, a crane secured the first 50-foot steel girder of Red Bull Arena yesterday, marking a new beginning for the New York Red ...

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  6. New strides on mental careRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

    Whether the state should let one hospital, St. Mary's in Passaic, close its psychiatric unit is a small part of a much larger question about how mental health services are organized in New Jersey.

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  7. Rivera gets 21 monthsRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | PoliticsNJ

    The Star-Ledger reports that former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for taking bribes in exchange for municipal contracts.

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  8. Standing Amidst ChangeRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | RT-Image

    ... has room to grow. A Snapshot of 1988 Like most people, Lynn McVey, BS, RT, administrative director of radiology at Passaic, N.J.-based St. Mary's Hospital, fondly recalls the older times and 1988 stands out distinctly in her memory. At that point in ...

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  9. New Jersey Mayor Gets 21 Months for Insurance Fraud SchemeRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Insurance Journal West

    Former Passaic, New Jersey Mayor Samuel Rivera was sentenced Friday to nearly two years in prison and a $4,000 fine for accepting cash bribes in exchange for influencing city contracts.

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  10. Sidney Pruiksma, 77, of Whiting, ManchesterRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Asbury Park Press Online

    ... for Denman and Davis, for a water softener company in West Milford, and before retiring, for Valley National Bank, Passaic. He was an Army veteran who served during the Korean War. He was a volunteer chaplain for Passaic General Hospital for many ...

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  11. Former Passaic Mayor Sentenced to Prison

    Friday Aug 15 | Wcbs880.com

    Former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine for his part in a corruption scheme.

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  12. Men's Basketball: Former Assistant Dick Vitale to be Inducted Into...

    Friday Aug 15 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights

    Former Rutgers assistant men's basketball coach Dick Vitale will be formally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, September 5. A native of Passaic, N.J., Vitale served as an ...

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  13. Ex-Passaic mayor sentenced to 21 months in prisonRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | The Trentonian

    Former Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay a $4,000 fine for his part in a corruption scheme.

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  14. ERA Justin: Empty nests and full housesRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Leader Free Press

    Karen Kelly, a real estate sales professional with ERA Justin Realty, services her buyers and sellers throughout Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties.

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  15. Rudeness may have led to car shooting

    Saturday Aug 16 | Clifton Journal

    Clifton police are asking for help in finding two men responsible for a shooting that took place across the street from the Albanian social club at 43 Highland Ave., Passaic on July 28 at about 10:29 p.m. ...

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  16. Toddler left in hot car is OKRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | Clifton Journal

    ... toddler's parents were out of town and Meira Lebovits, a 33-year-old mother of seven who lives on Dakota Street in Passaic, was to take the toddler, along with several other children, to a day camp. The toddler, Braken said, was picked up at 9:30 ...

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  17. Route 3 corridor shows spike in crimeRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | Clifton Journal

    ... with the Red Robin chain restaurant. Earlier this year, police responded to a stabbing at the hotel when a group of Passaic residents rented a room to hold a party which was attended by some "uninvited guests," Clifton Police detective Capt. Robert ...

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  18. Removing an eyesore - Valley Road water tank set for removalRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | Clifton Journal

    ... and was shut down within 10 years. "They haven't used it in decades," said Ivette Mendez, a spokesperson for the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC). The tank was initially installed by the City, but was 'inherited' by the PVWC when the City sold ...

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  19. Allwood Bakery changes handsRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | Clifton Journal

    ... in America at the age of 22, he worked as pastry chef for Gene Boyles Restaurant which was at that time located in Passaic. After awhile the owner tipped him off to an opportunity where he could make more money and start a good career. That began ...

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  20. Lack of funding scares Highlands landownersRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | The Jersey Journal

    ... Act is landmark legislation that restricts development in half of an 860,000-acre region that spans Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Sussex, Warren, Somerset and Hunterdon counties. The area provides drinking water to more than half the state population. ...

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