Hawthorne News

Voter turnout was low in Passaic County cities, higher in the suburbs, which was key to the GOP victory.

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.

Hawthorne a ' Hawthorne High School Class of 2012 is holding a Florida citrus fruit fund-raiser. They are selling naval oranges, grapefruits, tangelos and a mix of grapefruit and oranges in 10 & 20 lb.

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.

Republicans on Tuesday held onto three at-large Borough Council seats as well as the mayoral seat with incumbent Richard Goldberg winning a four-year term.

As the casket of Rev. Edward Hinds was carried into St. Patrick Church in Chatham today for the slain priest's wake , grief-stricken parishioners wept and embraced.

On Oct. 6 at 1:13 p.m., police responded to reports of a suspicious male on Hawthorne and Frederick avenues.

Barbara Sabani enjoys helping brides-to-be look their best on the big day. That is why two years ago, the Montgomery resident opened A Beautiful Bride on Route 206.

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 ...

Idea: Assile thought of the idea to create reflective patches called FlashBrite for kids to wear while walking at night because she worried about the safety of her children walking in neighborhoods without streetlights or sidewalks.

The main dining room is a charming, cozy place to enjoy the classic Continental dishes with creative flourishes that come from the kitchen.

An early morning fire tore through an unoccupied commercial building, partially collapsing part of the roof, fire officials said.

Once again, there are too many new shows debuting in a given day for me to have time/space to write about them all, so some extremely quick thoughts on "Mercy" & "Eastwick" coming up after the jump... Fienberg does an excellent job of cataloging the many, many, many ways that "Mercy" is similar to "Nurse Jackie" and "Hawthorne," so I won't rehash ...

Seventeen days after Hawthorne finally agreed to pave Brockhuizen Lane, Mother Nature found a way to explain why fixing the lumpiest, hilliest, most twisted road in Bergen and Passaic counties was a decision that the Borough Council should have made years earlier.

That distant buzzing in the background? It's your alarm clock. This Wednesday is the first day of school for most North Jersey kids - an abrupt ending to a rainy, chilly summer.

EDITORa S NOTE: The Glen Rock Gazette compiles "Police Blotter" from information provided by area police departments.

On Aug. 17 at 1:29 p.m., a resident reported a theft from a 2000 Toyota truck. Police said the theft occurred at a shopping complex on Wagaraw Road.

Rep. Steve Rothman took the heat -- from angry voters and soaring August temperatures -- for nearly 30 hours last week at a series of town hall meetings on health care that mirrored those taking place across the country.

RIVER EDGE a ' The Bergen County Historical Society tossed its first membership picnic on a sweltering Sunday to celebrate the ancient Algonquian festival of Winu gischuch a ' complete with corn ready to roast and fresh lemonade.

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