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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark ceased the print publication of its biweekly newspaper Wednesday, citing a declining subscription base and a $300,000 annual deficit that the church can no longer afford to subsidize.

U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Jeffrey Chiesa and U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. today introduced the Hinchliffe Stadium Heritage Act, legislation that would make Paterson's Hinchliffe Stadium a part of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, in their respective chambers.

The Education Council of Passaic County hosted a breakfast for 2013's high school valedictorians and salutatorians at the Brownstone in Paterson on Wednesday, June 5. Front row, left to right: Amy Endres , Gianna Galioto , Angela Antoniello .

A 70-year-old man was mugged early Monday morning in the 300 block of E. 21st Street, according to Paterson police.

PATERSON - Police say a 70-year-old man was beaten and robbed at about 1 am Monday while he was walking on the 300 block of E. 21st Street.

WAYNE - On the evening of June 2, at approximately 10:05 p.m., a pedestrian walking through the parking lot of Burger King, located on Route 23 south, was struck by a 1999 Ford Taurus traveling eastward, rendering him unconscious, according to Sgt.

PATERSON Two men were arrested Monday and charged with possession of heroin and trying to sell it to a third man, who was also taken into custody, authorities said.

PATERSON - City police arrested a 37-year-old Paterson man on attempted murder charges Sunday evening, a day after he allegedly shot and wounded a man about two blocks away form where he was apprehended.

Three applicants hoping to open charter schools in Bergen and Passaic counties were denied approval and one advanced to a second round of review, state officials said Monday.

A trio from Butler and Pompton Lakes was among those nabbed in the Passaic County Sheriff's Department's ongoing sweep on drug activity in Paterson from June 13 through 14. Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik announced that the Bureau of Narcotics Detectives initiated five surveillances at several Paterson locations that resulted in arrests of ... (more)

The Fair Lawn Farmer's Market will open for the season July 3. The weekly market, now in its fifth year, takes place on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the New Song Church parking lot.

The company has develops therapeutic treatment for cancer and viral infections. It develops and commercializes intellectual property rights for the treatment and inhibition of various major diseases such as viral infections and cancer.

From blogs to chat rooms to social media to official college sites, the amount of information available about colleges and the college admissions process is staggering.

If you decided to skip the event this year, you missed the opportunity to chow down on fried Oreos, showcase your hidden talent, or "Wobble" with your favorite city official.

The 22-year-old male was walking on Park Avenue between Madison Avenue and E. 19th Street at around 1:20 a.m. when he heard gun shots and then realized he had been struck in the buttocks.

Bergen and Passaic County residents celebrated African-American culture Saturday with everything from marching bands and hip-hop drill teams to a special remembrance of a slain civil rights hero.

The ever-overexposed Farrah Abraham showed off her most recent boob job Friday at the Sapphire Pool & Day Club in Las Vegas, and had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction in the process.

The billboard near the intersection of Watchung Avenue and East Front Street must have seemed like a cruel joke.

PATERSON Two alleged drug dealers from Paterson and six suspected buyers from the suburbs were arrested by Passaic County Sheriff's detectives who conducted surveillance operations at five locations on Thursday and Friday.

PATERSON - Police have identified 35-year-old Samuel Johnson as the gunman in a shooting early Tuesday morning at a home on Highland Street.