Category: Passaic

Incomes drop in Bergen and Passaic counties
Tuesday December 17, 2013, 11:34 PM
BY  KATHLEEN LYNN AND DAVE SHEINGOLD
STAFF WRITERS
The Record

Incomes in Bergen and Passaic counties remain well below the levels of 2000, according to U.S. census figures released Tuesday — the result of a deep recession, a listless job market, and the flow of jobs and affluent households east to New York City and urban Hudson County.

The incomes posted small gains in 2012, but since 2000, Bergen’s median household income declined 6 percent after inflation, to $84,300, while Passaic County incomes plummeted 15 percent to $57,500.

Most towns in the two counties registered income losses. The declines were based on data collected for the 2000 census and a five-year period running from the start of 2008 through 2012.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/Incomes_drop_in_Bergen_and_Passaic_counties.html

Ridgewood beats Passaic Tech, heads to the final
Saturday, November 23, 2013
BY  JIM MCCONVILLE
SPECIAL TO THE RECORD
The Record

RIDGEWOOD – Coming into Friday night’s North 1, Group 5 semifinal against Passaic Tech, Ridgewood knew it had to stop Bulldog running back Thomas Jefferson. The Maroon defense did something no one else has done all season and because of it they will play for a championship.

Holding Jefferson under 100 yards for the first time this season, Ridgewood got a huge effort from running back Tim Bonanno and a pair of touchdown throws by Jamal Locke that spearheaded a 31-7 win that moved the undefeated Maroons to 10-0.

It also marked the second time in three games and the fourth time in the last 12 months that Ridgewood had beaten Passaic Tech, which finished its season at 8-3.

Two players had key roles on defense. The first was Alec Hurley, who was making his first start of the season at defensive tackle. He made 11 stops, including a sack, and three for losses and was instrumental in limiting Jefferson to 86 rushing yards on 15 carries.

“We knew that we had to do a better job on [Jefferson] than we did the last time, and we did that,” Hurley said. “We came out with more intensity and everyone contributed.”

The other defensive catalyst was Anthony Hroncich. The junior outside linebacker kept Jefferson from turning the corner and forced him back into the pursuit, and he had only one run of 20 yards — it came on a third-and-30.

“We played so much tougher and more physical this time around,” Ridgewood coach Chuck Johnson said. “Beating a team four times in 13 months is a huge accomplishment, especially a team like that.”

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RHS Beats Passaic Tech 41- 18
November 08, 2013
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Ridggewood’s Jamal Locke rushed for three touchdowns and passed for two more to lead Ridgewood to a 41-18 victory over Passaic Tech last night in Wayne.

Locke opened the scoring with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Connor Van Caugherty, and then rushed for a 20-yard score to give Ridgewood a 13-0 first quarter lead.

Passaic Tech countered when Jared Quintero threw touchdowns to Enamanuel Soriano and Dashawn Brown to cut the Ridgewood lead to 20-18. Ridgewood then pulled away in the third quarter with a 3-yard touchdown run by Locke followed by a 68-yard fourth quarter touchdown pass to Van Caugherty.

Locke completed 4-of-8 passes for 169 yards including two interceptions and rushed for 76 yards on eight carries. Tim Bonanno rushed 16 times for 125 yards and a fourth quarter touchdown and Van Caugherty had three catches for 131 yards while Eric Lewis led the defense with 20 tackles.

Quintero completed 11-of-23 passes for 166 yards and Thomas Jefferson had 23 carries for 139 yards and a first quarter. Travelle Curry had two interceptions.

Ridgewood paying for portion of Passaic River cleanup
Monday March 25, 2013, 10:33 AM
BY  DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News

The Village of Ridgewood is among several dozen municipalities throughout the state that are on the hook as third party defendants to pay for past and future Passaic River cleanups, a task that federal officials and environmentalists believe will run as much as $4 billion to complete.

The Village of Ridgewood was ordered by a judge to pay for a portion of Passaic River cleanups because some private homes might have contributed to the pollution.

Ridgewood council members recently approved a resolution formally accepting the village’s responsibility.

Over a 10-month period that bridged 2011 and 2012, a Superior Court justice ruled that three companies were responsible under New Jersey’s Spill Compensation and Control Act to rid an eight-mile stretch of the lower Passaic River of the cancer-causing chemical dioxin.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/199860601_Ridgewood_paying_for_portion_of_Passaic_River_cleanup.html

High-stakes takeover bid for St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic fraught with politics
Last updated: Sunday March 10, 2013, 3:53 PM
BY  LINDY WASHBURN
STAFF WRITER
The Record

On its face, it’s hard to imagine why anyone would want to buy a money-losing, debt-ridden hospital serving mostly poor patients in one of New Jersey’s poorest cities.

St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic — the last remaining medical center in a declining mill city that once boasted three — has been propped up by state aid since declaring bankruptcy six years ago. Its open-heart surgery program, the first in New Jersey, performs fewer than 90 bypasses a year. Fewer than half of its 269 licensed beds are filled on an average night. At times, the hospital has barely met payroll.

Yet a California-based for-profit hospital chain, founded and owned by an enterprising cardiologist, plans to buy the hospital and turn it around. From Passaic, Prime Healthcare Services plans to expand and take over other New Jersey hospitals, starting with St. Michael’s Medical Center, the last Catholic hospital in Newark.

Prime’s push into New Jersey has sparked rivalries worthy of a novel, based on the perceived potential for profit from the millions of dollars passing through even the most hard-pressed hospitals.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/St_Marys_Hospital.html

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Principal at Passaic Valley High may carry handgun on the job
Thursday, February 7, 2013
BY  MATTHEW MCGRATH
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Raymond Rotella, a career cop and former school resource officer, may become North Jersey’s first school administrator to pack a pistol when he enters Passaic Valley Regional High School each day.

The decision to arm the principal is one of several moves the district has made to beef up security following the school shootings in Connecticut late last year, including developing a rigorous registration process for visitors and installing elaborate security entrances.

“Having a teacher or a principal carry a weapon is not a policy I would have recommended for most people,” Superintendent Viktor Joganow said. “But we don’t just have someone who is trained to use a weapon, we have someone who is trained to respond to a crisis.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/190153171_Principal_at_Passaic_Valley_High_may_carry_handgun_on_the_job.html

Bergen, Passaic, Sussex and Warren Counties Eligible for FEMA Disaster Assistance

A short while ago, after I requested additional FEMA assistance from the governor and the president, it was announced that Bergen, Passaic, Sussex and Warren counties are now all eligible for disaster assistance for damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy. This means individuals and families whose uninsured property has been damaged or destroyed as a direct result of Hurricane Sandy may qualify for financial or direct assistance from FEMA.

How to apply:

You can apply for disaster assistance a number of ways. If you have access to the Internet, you can apply online at disasterassistance.gov. There you will find an application that will guide you through the entire process. If you don’t have access to the Internet, you can apply by phone at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Additionally, FEMA often opens Disaster Recovery Centers in disaster areas where you can speak to someone in person about available disaster programs. There have not been any Disaster Recovery Centers announced yet in the 5th District, but if any are announced, your local townships and I will have information about where they are located.

What to Expect After Applying:

Here is some information direct from FEMA’s website: Applicants who register with FEMA will be given a personal application number. This number will be used to provide later to a FEMA Housing Inspector. So it’s important that you write this number down, and keep it secure and handy for future use. A FEMA Housing Inspector will contact you to make an appointment to visit your property within 14 days after you apply. The inspector will assess disaster related damage for your real and personal property. Please visit FEMA’s “The Next Step After You Register for Disaster Assistance” section of their website for complete details.

My offices are here to help:

My offices are here to help with any FEMA questions you may have throughout the application process. Please don’t hesitate to call:

Glen Rock: 201-444-5454
Newton: 973-300-2000
Washington, DC: 202-225-4465

Hurricane Sandy delivered New Jersey a devastating blow, but together we will get back on our feet and begin to rebuild the Garden State. May God bless and comfort the people of New Jersey and everyone who was put in harm’s way during this storm and may God bless the United States of America.

Sincerely,

Rep. Scott Garrett

Pascrell-Rothman race the number of new voters in Passaic County has nearly quintupled

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
BY ZACH PATBERG
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

The neck-and-neck primary war between North Jersey’s two entrenched Democratic congressmen has triggered an early explosion in new Passaic County voters to a level not seen since Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential run spurred the highest turnout in election history.

The surge could signal reinforcement for Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., the longtime lawmaker forced by redistricting to energize a countywide constituency that hasn’t seen a congressional primary in decades.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/148472915_Pascrell-Rothman_race_energizing_voters.html

Passaic County probes execs’ overtime, totaling more than 210k

SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2012, 1:30 PM
BY ZACH PATBERG
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Two of the top executives at Passaic County’s One Stop Career Center received more than $210,000 in unauthorized overtime, according to state records.

The discovery has triggered an investigation by the county prosecutor and demands by the state for reimbursement — money that might have to come from county taxpayers, state and county officials said.

“It concerned me enough to have some real legal questions,” said Bruce James, a county freeholder who is also a board trustee for the corporation created by the county to run the center.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/148362155_County_probes_execs__overtime.html