Wind knocks down tree in Totowa, sparks fires

North Jersey Media Group - Sat Nov 28

Several power lines were taken down after winds knocked down a large tree Saturday around 4 a.m. on Riverview Drive near Norwood Terrace, sparking several brush fires.

Turning to Web sales

North Jersey Media Group - Sat Nov 28

MORE THAN a year after the cash-crunching, credit-freezing, job-eating recession began, thrift is in.

Orthodox end silence on sex abuse

Asbury Park Press - Fri Nov 27

The boy was raped before he could take his weekly mikvah. Pinned from behind in the bathhouse where Orthodox Jews purify themselves with rain water, the 7-year-old never saw his attacker.

Clifton has H1N1 vaccine

North Jersey Media Group - Thu Nov 26

CLIFTON a ' The Clifton Health Department received 2,500 H1N1 vaccine injections and commenced distribution to priority groups.

Passaic County Vocational School District

NorthJersey.com - Thu Nov 26

Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne was recently named one of the top high schools in the United States in a survey by U.S. News & World Report.

Volunteers needed for Census 2010

North Jersey Media Group - Thu Nov 26

At a time when the private job sector continues to undergo increased downsizing, the federal government is about to mobilize the largest temporary civilian employee workforce in history.

Paterson man pleads not guilty on arson, felony murder charges

North Jersey Media Group - Wed Nov 25

A Paterson man was arraigned Wednesday on charges of aggravated arson and felony murder in connection with the Sunday morning city house fire that claimed the life of an 88-year-old woman.

Synagogues say thieves stole checks from mail

New Jersey Jewish News - Wed Nov 25

Congregation Etz Chaim, which reported a loss "in the plus or minus of $10,000," says it is "now in a more secure situation." Photo by Robert Wiener November 25, 2009 At least three New Jersey synagogues have been victimized by check thefts in the past year, in a spree that some worry may have been carried out by two or more Jews who specifically ...

Platinum Dollz gentleman's club in legal limbo; owners sue city of Passaic

North Jersey Media Group - Tue Nov 24

A gentlemen's club that features exotic dancers and a private party room is suing the city for failing to act on its application for renewal of its entertainment license.

Solutions to fiscal ills may lie in decades-old report

North Jersey Media Group - Tue Nov 24

E.A. Smyk is the historian of Passaic County. Send comments to grad@northjersey.com. THE ENORMOUS budget deficit that has plagued Governor Corzine's administration and that Governor-elect Chris Christie will soon inherit is another jolting reminder of what Harvard University philosopher George Santayana said decades ago: "Those who cannot remember ...