Passaic River

Raging Rivers Rise As New Jersey Residents Face More Flooding Woes

The situation has become bitterly familiar along the swollen Passaic River: More rain, and more flooding.

2011/09/08

Some New Jersey Residents Say Flooding Is Making Them Physically Sick

A flood warning is in effect for many parts of New Jersey. The rain that began Tuesday will continue to fall in the saturated region through Thursday.

2011/09/07

Flooding in Little Falls (credit: CBS 2)

Irene-Weary Residents In N.J. Communities Faced With More Flooding

Hurricane Irene stormed through New Jersey last Sunday, but her after-effects are still very much being felt.

2011/09/06

President Barack Obama (C) talks with Wayne Mayor Christopher Vergano (L) as he sees first hand the devastation left by Hurricane Irene in Wayne, New Jersey, September 4, 2011. (Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama Pledges Federal Aid Assistance During Visit To Flooded NJ Areas

President Barack Obama says he will do whatever it takes to help those communities that were flooded, battered and bruised by Irene.

2011/09/04

Paterson, N.J. Residents Hope Presidential Visit Will Bring Relief

“A lot of people don’t have nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing,” business owner Manuel Benitez told CBS 2′s Dave Carlin.

2011/09/03

Wallington Ave, Wallington N.J. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Wallington, NJ Residents Hit Twice By Passaic River Flooding

The swollen Passaic River has delivered a walloping one-two punch to the town of Wallington, N.J. in the wake of Hurricane Irene.

2011/08/31

Flood Waters Force Residents In Wallington, NJ To Evacuate

Residents in Wallington said they received messages Tuesday morning that evacuations would take place. Some people struggled to make sense of flooding and shocked by the pure scale of the damage.

2011/08/30

Rains and the cresting of nearby waters caused flooding in front of the Hi-Tech auto shop at Farmingdale Rd., and Pompton Plains circle on August 29, 2011 in Wayne, New Jersey. (credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Flooding Remains Major Concern For NJ Residents After Irene

New Jersey rivers busted out of their banks Monday, causing record floods in some places and leaving residents elsewhere frustrated.

2011/08/29

NJ Residents Heed Gov. Christie’s Advice To Stock Up Ahead Of Irene

“Everything is cleaned out. I never expected to see this many people in here,” one shopper in Waretown said. “I came to pick up a couple things and just got all wrapped up in the hype I guess.”

2011/08/25

Body Found In Passaic River Likely Missing NJ Man

Authorities believe a body found in the Passaic River this weekend is that of a Paterson man who went missing last month after being released from a northern New Jersey hospital.

2011/05/01

Flood Waters Receding, But N.J. Residents Still Furious

As flood-prone areas of New Jersey began drying out Tuesday, angry residents of flooded areas called again on New Jersey’s leaders to do more to keep their roads and homes dry.

2011/04/19

Chopper 2HD over flooding in Wayne, N.J. (credit: CBS 2)

Flooding Continues In Parts Of Garden State

Forecasters said minor to moderate flooding will continue along the Passaic River at Pine Brook and Little Falls and the Rockaway River at Boonton until they begin to recede Tuesday.

2011/04/18

Passaic River - Elmwood Park, NJ - File Photo

New Rule Puts Access To NJ Urban Waterfronts In Jeopardy

“The citizens of, in this case, New Jersey, they own the waterfront,” says Hackensack Riverkeeper Bill Sheehan. “People own the waterfront. The people.”

2011/03/24

Little Falls residents put out property ruined by flooding (credit: CBS 2)

FEMA Inspecting Parts Of N.J. Wednesday

Contractors hit the streets Wednesday in Little Falls to begin accessing the cost of the cleanup. For many families, their pre-damage assessments are the first step in receiving much needed financial aid.

2011/03/16