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• Council Resignation, Helicopter Landing Top Last Wee...

  Sunday May 27 | via Patch.com 

  Locicero Resigns from Council Tom Locicero resigned from the Borough Council Tuesday, after the state Department of Community Affairs ruled that his work presents a conflict of interest with his position on the council.

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• North Haledon tests find pollution in 23 wells

  Saturday May 26 | via NorthJersey.com 

  NORTH HALEDON - Environmental testing has confirmed that 23 wells in the borough are contaminated with a carcinogenic chemical, but the source and extent of the pollution remain unknown, according to the state environmental agency.

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• NYPD surveillance findings anger Muslims

  Friday May 25 | via Iol.co.za 

  Imam Mustafa El-Amin answers a question as he stands with Nadia Kahf, second right, attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations in New Jersey, and Mohamed Younes, right, of Passaic, in Trenton.

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• NJ Muslims angry over NYPD surveillance findings

  Friday May 25 | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer 

  Imam Mustafa El-Amin holds a Quran that he plans to give to New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa at a meeting with religious leaders in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, May 24, 2012.

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• Police Arrest Man Allegedly Behind String of North J...

  Wednesday May 23 | via Patch.com 

  Police arrested a 29-year-old who is behind a series of burglaries across northern New Jersey, Paramus Police A Chief Christopher Brock said.

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• Tenafly students pedal to school for National Bike M...

  Wednesday May 23 | via NorthJersey.com 

  The borough's streets were sprinkled with bicycles as dozens of students pedaled to Tenafly High School and back to mark National Bike Month.

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• For Latinos, Passaic shrine to the Virgin Mary is a ...

  Wednesday May 23 | via NorthJersey.com 

  It's part of the everyday routine of many Latino immigrants living in Passaic - to pause for a moment at the outdoor shrine of the Virgin Mary.

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• Walter Hitchuk - Caswell Beach

  Tuesday May 22 | via Southport Times 

  Mr. Walter Hitchuk, age 62 of Caswell Beach, passed away on Sunday May 20, 2012.

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• Burgos-Colon Arrest Per Paramus Police Department

  Tuesday May 22 | via The Paramus Post 

  The Paramus Police Department and Clifton Police Department announce the arrest of Jason Burgos-Colon, 29 yoa, of Passaic and Paterson NJ, for Burglary and Possession of Stolen Property.

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• Man charged in connection with North Jersey resident...

  Tuesday May 22 | via NorthJersey.com 

  PARAMUS - A man with addresses in Passaic and Paterson has been arrested and charged in connection with residential break-ins in Paramus , Clifton and Montclair , authorities said.

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• Social Worker Admits She Wrote Bogus Time Sheets for...

  Monday May 21 | via Patch.com 

  A Paramus social worker admitted Monday to submitting fraudulent time sheets to her employer, the Youth Success Network in Passaic, for counseling services for troubled young people, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said.

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• 36-year-old Passaic woman killed in Clifton car acci...

  Thursday May 17 | via Clifton Journal 

  CLIFTON - A 36-year-old Passaic woman was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Monday night at about 11:40 p.m. on Clifton Avenue at Godwin Place.

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• Clifton High School teacher pleads not guilty

  Thursday May 17 | via Clifton Journal 

  Clifton High School social studies teacher Kristen Leone entered a plea of not guilty on Tuesday.

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• Montclair State University to hold conference on Pas...

  Wednesday May 16 | via NorthJersey.com 

  Montclair State University is accepting academic papers that deal with the battered Passaic River, considered one of the most polluted waterways in the nation.

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• Christie, Sweeney Target Local User Fees

  Wednesday May 16 | via Patch.com 

  Fees are the latest target of Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Stephen Sweeney . A Senate committee approved a bill Monday that would count user fees for trash collection and firefighting toward the state-imposed 2 percent cap on property tax increases.

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• High school teacher pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

  Wednesday May 16 | via Clifton Journal 

  During her first court appearance since her May 7 arrest, Kristin Leone was arraigned on charges of sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal sexual contact, luring and enticing a child and two counts of official misconduct. 1 comment

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• Passaic woman dies in head-on crash

  Wednesday May 16 | via Clifton Journal 

  Wendolyne Barrera died after the 1998 Nissan Maxima she was driving collided head-on with a car driven by Junior Herrera, 34, of Passaic about 11:40 p.m. Monday, police said in a statement.

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• Passaic woman killed in head-on crash in Clifton

  Tuesday May 15 | via NorthJersey.com 

  CLIFTON - A 36-year-old Passaic woman died in a head-on collision on Clifton Avenue Monday night, police said.

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• Accident, fuel spill closes part of Route 17 south i...

  Tuesday May 15 | via NorthJersey.com 

  WALDWICK - An accident caused a large fuel spill on Route 17 Tuesday morning, closing part of the southbound lanes, authorities said.

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• Alex DeCROCE'S Law Enhancing Crime Victims' Rights...

  Saturday May 12 | via TheAlternativePress.com 

  ALEX DeCROCE'S LAW ENHANCING CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS APPROVED BY ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE - BILL WOULD STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR CRIME VICTIMS - CONTINUING THE WORK STARTED BY THE LATE REPUBLICAN LEADER ALEX DeCROCE Bipartisan legislation enhancing the rights of crime victims in the name of former Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce was approved today ... (more)

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