Prospect Park News

A 28-year-old Prospect Park man was in critical conditionafter being hit numerous times with a baseball bat during a fight early Saturday morning on Manchester Avenue, police said.

A 25-year-old Prospect Park man with a history of alcohol abuse was sentenced Friday to four years in state prison for a drunken driving accident that killed a Passaic resident.

Two men accused of attempting to steal copper pipes from a Brown Avenue residence last month were caught in the act by a pair of police officers.

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Opportunity for first-time home buyers abounds in Prospect Park where a wealth of multi-family homes can take the bite out of mortgage payments with rental income for new owners.

On Jan. 12 at 2:30 p.m., a Franklin Avenue resident reported a burglary and theft.

On Dec. 31, the Passaic County Sheriff's Department recovered a 2000 Plymouth Voyager in Paterson , which stolen out of Prospect Park on Dec.