No Pension For Ex-Paterson Mayor Martin Barnes
Officials have told a former New Jersey mayor who pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion and mail fraud charges that he's not entitled to his pension.
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Officials have told a former New Jersey mayor who pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion and mail fraud charges that he's not entitled to his pension.
The reopening of a North Jersey hospital is one step closer to reality. The state health planning board has approved Hackensack University Medical Center's plan to reopen the old Pascack Valley Hospital as a 128-bed facility.
A supply line problem in Wayne left about 15,000 utility customers without power in parts of New Jersey on Tuesday.
Nineteen-year-old Cesar Delacruz-Almonte of Paterson also faces aggravated assault and weapons charges in connection with the early Sunday shooting.
Burglaries are on the rise all across North Jersey, and the source is in the sky.
Two people have been arrested in Philadelphia in connection with the shooting death of an off-duty Newark police detective, prosecutors said.
A major supply shortage is sparking a quiet panic in parts of the Tri-State Area. There's a food shortage impacting everyday families.
Detective Michael Morgan, 32, was shot to death outside the Sunrise Gentleman's Lounge near Straight Street and Getty Avenue in Paterson around 3:30 a.m.
A robber approached Det. Michael Morgan as he was talking with a dancer outside the Sunrise Gentlemen's Club in Paterson. Police believe there was a struggle, and Morgan was shot in the side.
The 77-foot waterfall – which played a key role in the industrial revolution – is the largest on the East Coast after Niagara.
Paterson police turned to social media in their hunt for the attackers, posting the stunning video of the Sept. 10 attack at the U.S. Chicken restaurant on their Facebook page.
Mayor Jeffrey Jones refused to testify on Oct. 12 after the council wouldn't delay its hearing to give him more time respond to a request for payroll record, calling the proceeding "a kangaroo court."
The aftermath of Hurricane Irene is still being felt in New Jersey, especially on pumpkin farms.
Jose Rivera Jr., 17, was shot and killed near the entrance of Roberto Clemente Park Monday night.
P.S. 9 took in over 200 children from Paterson and other neighboring towns whose schools were flooded out after last month's storms. The new students need help fitting in.
The Paterson School District now seems to be making a discovery of its own: Don't mess with Columbus Day.
Rising rivers flooded roadways in some of the same communities hit hard by Hurricane Irene as several hundred New Jersey residents remained in shelters Friday, waiting for waters from Tropical Storm Lee to recede.
The situation has become bitterly familiar along the swollen Passaic River: More rain, and more flooding.
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.
Hurricane Irene stormed through New Jersey last Sunday, but her after-effects are still very much being felt.
A flash flood watch is in effect for the area through Tuesday afternoon. AccuWeather Meteorologist Carl Erickson said that steadier rain would start moving into the area early Tuesday morning.
President Barack Obama says he will do whatever it takes to help those communities that were flooded, battered and bruised by Irene.
"A lot of people don't have nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing," business owner Manuel Benitez told CBS 2's Dave Carlin.
At last able to get back to their possessions, many in the Garden State are finding them hopelessly destroyed by the flood.
Officials are advising people to stay out of the water. They're concerned not just about oil and raw sewage, but also chemicals.
