Passaic County, NJ

A man from Haledon and another from Paterson were wounded in a shooting on North Main Street on Monday night, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. The victims, 30-year-old Paterson man and 31-year-old Haledon man, were struck by gunfire at around 9:01 p.m. in the area of North Main and Clinton streets.

A teachers union in a New Jersey county encouraged its members to attend an event that promised to educate them on the "heroic resistance to Zionism" by the Palestinian people. The leadership of the Passaic County Education Association in Passaic County, New Jersey, sent an email to the union's members...

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – Construction has begun on the long-awaited New York Susquehanna & Western (NYS&W) Railway Bicycle and Pedestrian Shared Use Path, a 4.8 mile trail project spearheaded by Morris County to repurpose an abandoned stretch of railroad for a non-motorized recreational path from Pequannock Township to Wayne Township.

For the first time since 2019, NorthJersey.com and The Record hosted an in-person North Jersey High School Sports Awards show as the top athletes from Bergen and Passaic counties were honored on Tuesday night. A full house packed into Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne as 40 awards were handed out, including 33 that went to the Players of the Year in their respective sports. ...

One of America’s fastest-growing fast-food chains is set to hit the New Jersey next year as Los Angeles-based Dave’s Hot Chicken will be setting up shop along a major Passaic County thoroughfare in Wayne. CBRE, who are exclusively representing Dave’s Hot Chicken as they expand into New Jersey,...

Five people were wounded in a shooting incident in the area of Madison and Essex streets in Paterson early Sunday — a day after two other shooting incidents in the city left one man dead and two wounded.  The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office said city police found a 25-year-old Haledon man wounded at...

Five people were wounded in a shooting in Paterson early Sunday morning, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. The victims, 25, 17, 19, 30, and 19, were struck by gunfire on Madison and Essex streets at around 4:30 a.m. Police found the 25-year-old victim, a resident of Haledon,...

Brush Cleared, Rails to be Lifted on Morris to Passaic Trail. Construction has begun on the long-awaited New York Susquehanna & Western (NYS&W) Railway Bicycle and Pedestrian Shared Use Path, a 4.8 mile trail project spearheaded by Morris County to repurpose an abandoned stretch of railroad for a non-motorized recreational path from Pequannock Township to Wayne.

Investigators were trying to determine who might've had the motive to shoot and kill a Paterson man overnight Saturday. Yeshawn Staggers, 27, arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center via private vehicle shortly after 1 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said.

Kelvin Medina had no doubt in his mind. He was going to be a football player. So what that he's only 5-foot-6 on a good day? He didn't beat cancer and the rigors of chemotherapy only to give up on his true passion. He didn't learn how to walk again just to sit on...

A pair of men from Passaic City were wounded in a shooting in Paterson early Saturday morning, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. The victims, 26 and 19, were struck by gunfire on 5th Avenue and East 11th Street at around 3:45 a.m. The 26-year-old was found at...

On Saturday, June 25th, the County of Passaic, Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc, and MegaBite Events hosted another Food Truck Festival – this year’s theme was the Northern New Jersey Empanadas. The event took place at Weasel Brook Park in Clifton, New Jersey. It featured approximately 20 food trucks and vendors along with offerings of New Jersey craft beer, wine, hard seltzers and soft drinks as well. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

A man was shot and killed in a shooting on Belle Avenue early Saturday morning, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. Yeshawn Staggers, 27, of Paterson, was struck by gunfire in the area of 33 Belle Avenue at around 1:10 a.m. He later arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center seeking treatment for a non-fatal gunshot wound.

PATERSON — Three city high schools are getting what officials call “high-tech classrooms” to allow students to take virtual courses at Passaic County Community College. The dual-enrollment classes will begin in September at Paterson’s John F. Kennedy, Eastside and Panther high schools, officials said. ...

A 27-year-old Paterson resident was shot and killed Saturday morning in the city's Northside neighborhood, the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office said in a release.  Police responded to a report of shots fired near 33 Belle Ave. just after 1 a.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, they found blood at the scene near 41 Belle Ave. but no...

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the Los Angeles-based street food sensation turned breakthrough fast-casual brand, on Wednesday said it signed a lease for its first location in New Jersey. Amit Patel is the experienced multiunit operator who is the first to bring the brand to Wayne in Passaic County. The restaurant...

A Lodi woman was wounded in a shooting in Paterson early Wednesday morning, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. The victim, 34-year-old, was struck by gunfire on Market and Rose streets at around 2 a.m. She arrived at Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center via private seeking treatment for a non-fatal gunshot.