Passaic County News

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.

A Bronx man serving a 30-year prison sentence for robbing and kidnapping a Harding resident may be freed from prison because a court has determined the Morris County Prosecutor's Office failed to give him a speedy trial, according to authorities and court documents.

Supporters of a prominent Passaic County Muslim clergyman whose deportation case has been sent back to Immigration Court for a rehearing are planning fund-raisers, rallies and petitions to help the spiritual leader stay in the United States.

TRENTON, N.J. - The lengthy deportation case of an influential New Jersey Muslim leader has been sent back to the immigration judge who handled the matter for a rehearing.

Provisional ballots could determine whether a northern New Jersey town changes its name for a second time.

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.

Terrance Graham committed armed burglary when he was 16. Joe Sullivan committed sexual battery when he was 13.

Police say two township men face drug charges after a patrolman found them Thursday night, one possessing heroin and the other appearing to be under the influence of a controlled substance.

Shielding his face from the lens of a photographer, a man who admitted being at an alleged hit-and-run attempted murder of a Red Bank lawyer testified Wednesday he didn't know that was the purpose of the ride he took with an associate.

Any way you care to look at it, New Jersey still leads the nation in property taxes.

Taxes are the hot-button issue in the Passaic County Freeholders race. Three Republican challengers say the all-Democratic board is to blame for some of the highest property taxes in the nation.

If Corzine drives you crazy, Christie leaves you cringing and Daggett disappoints you, don't despair: You've got nine other choices for governor on this year's ballot.

The Mental Health Clinic of Passaic held a wine tasting fundraiser at the Valley Regency in Clifton on Oct.

A man accused of impregnating his daughters in Paterson and elsewhere in an attempt to create purebred offspring was ordered by a state judge Friday to undergo psychiatric evaluation after his attorney suggested the defendant is incompetent to stand trial.

Funeral arrangements were being made Wednesday for Joan and Cornelius Donovan of Ringwood after autopsies were completed in the police investigation of Monday's murder-suicide shootings at a Bloomingdale care center.

A borough business owner pleaded guilty Monday to a petty disorderly persons charge stemming from his alleged assault on a borough police officer.

A Pennsylvania man, and former Paterson resident, was charged in the sexual assault of two girls in attacks that occurred between 2000 and 2002 while he was a guest in the victims' home, officials said today.

Passaic County Office of Solid Waste and Recycling programs will sponsor a compost bin sale day Sunday, Oct.

This matter is remanded to the New Jersey divorce judge. These issues must be revisited : the amount actually earned by defendant, the court's imputation of income to plaintiff, whether plaintiff is entitled under the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines to an Other Dependent Deduction, and plaintiff's claims of extraordinary expenses.

More women have come forward with accusations of sex abuse against a New Jersey fertility doctor, according to a Record report.