Passaic

2 Firefighters Injured In Passaic Blaze

It took firefighters more than three hours to bring the four-alarm fire at a rooming house on Lafayette Avenue under control Thursday night.

2013/05/17

Jersey City Mayor Healy Concedes Defeat To Challenger Fulop

Jersey City will have a new mayor, as challenger Steven Fulop defeated incumbent Mayor Jerramiah Healy Tuesday night.

2013/05/14

Police Officer Stabbed, Suspect Shot In Passaic, N.J.

A police officer was reportedly stabbed Monday night in Passaic, N.J., by a suspect, who was later shot by officers.

2013/04/22

NJ’s Powerball Winner Owes $29K In Child Support

The unpaid child support payments go back to 2009. It’s not known which of Pedro Quezada’s five children, who range in age from 5 to 23 years old, are covered under the payments.

2013/03/28

Passaic $338M Powerball Winner: Money ‘Will Not Change My Heart’

Pedro Quezada appeared at New Jersey Lottery headquarters Tuesday afternoon.

2013/03/26

State lottery officials announce the winning $338M Powerball ticket was sold at a Passaic liquor store (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

N.J. Liquor Store: Owner Of Winning $338M Powerball Ticket Comes Forward

Late Monday afternoon 44-year-old Pedro Quezada walked into the Eagles Liquor in Passaic, N.J., and checked to see if he had the sole winning ticket for Saturday’s $338.3 million Powerball drawing.

2013/03/25

Gas Prices Dip Below $3 At Some New Jersey Stations

Oil analyst Tom Kloza said that, on balance, we’ll see better prices next year, but the days of $1.39 a gallon gas are gone.

2012/12/13

Concerns Mount In N.J. Towns Over Elevated Lead Levels In Water

Exposure to lead can cause brain and kidney damage, so one can imagine the concern in four New Jersey towns where residents have been told they have elevated levels of lead in their drinking water.

2012/12/12

Catherine Collier (L), Joseph Currier (R) (credit: Handout | Personal Photo)

NJ Bus Driver Arrested After Fatally Striking Postal Worker

A candlelit memorial on a Passaic street now marks the spot where an accident took the life of 49-year-old Joseph Currier.

2012/10/04

Clifton Schools Lower Passing Grade By Five Points

It used to be that you needed a 70 to pass at Clifton High School. Now it’s 65.

2012/09/24

Passaic Police Vehicle (credit: Levon Putney / WCBS 880)

Passaic County Cities Get Grants For Public Safety

The city of Paterson got $135,000; Passaic got $57,000; and $18,000 went to Clifton.

2012/07/13

Handicapped Parking (file / credit: clipart.com)

Lawsuit Challenges Passaic City Fee For Handicapped Parking

The city of Passaic has been hit with a lawsuit challenging an ordinance that charges residents a $50 annual fee for the use of handicapped parking spots, WCBS 880’s Levon Putney reported.

2012/06/15

Suspect Sought After Virgin Mary Shrine In Passaic Is Vandalized

Residents awoke Monday to find the glass encasing around a gnarled tree stump shaped like the Virgin Mary smashed. Flower pots and a box of lit candles around the shrine, which sits next to a Route 21 exit ramp, were also overturned.

2012/05/14