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Passaic adding a second police substation to combat gang activity
PASSAIC — After a police substation was opened on Myrtle Avenue near Monroe Street in December 2018, the city saw a small but...read more
Passaic will use $16M from the state to fund these two downtown projects
PASSAIC – Shortly after he signed the new $50.6 billion state budget on Thursday afternoon, Gov. Phil Murphy called Passaic Mayor Hector Lora to...read more
Passaic builds a large community sukkah in Third Ward Park
PASSAIC — A community sukkah has been constructed at Passaic's Third Ward Park for the weeklong Jewish festival, which began...read more
2022
From Passaicās piƱata to drag queens and Snooki, we drop everything on New Yearās Eve
America, it's time to drop everything and lower your standards. We've developed a habit in the U.S. of...
Passaic wants to fill former industrial sites with produce farms ā the vertical kind
Vertical farming may be the next big thing as the nascent industry continues to gain traction in the Garden State with the latest roots being planted in Passaic.
El apagon: creating awareness about Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
The Latin American Student Association (LASO), Mexican American Student Association (MASA) and the Alpha Zeta chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta joined forces to...
Most renters from last month's four-alarm fire had no insurance. Passaic wants to fix that
PASSAIC ā Last month's four-alarm downtown fire left 60 people without a home, and most have no insurance coverage to replace their possessions...
Wilderness Inquiry gives canoeing novices a chance to explore Passaic River
Sunday was Markquis Giles' first outing in a canoe. Giles works for the Passaic's Department of Public Works and after seeing a flyer...
Nine year old kidney transplant recipient gets his wish to become a firefighter
Antonio Garcia Cardozo, 9, of Passaic, receives his wish to become a Passaic Firefighter at an honorary swearing in at the Passaic Fire...
Rapper Wyclef Jean visits Passaic school as part of Music Will charity
For the parents of 450 lucky Passaic music students, the answer to "what happened in school today?" probably ran along the lines of "I learned that Wyclef Jean...
New $240 million campus for underserved students in Passaic, N.J. officially opens
In Passaic, New Jersey, students return two weeks from Tuesday and thousands of them will walk the halls of a brand-new school....
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-240-million-school-for-underserved-communities-in-passaic-n-j-officially-opens/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-240-million-school-for-underserved-communities-in-passaic-n-j-officially-opens/
Governor Murphy Visits Passaic City to Highlight Nearly $2 Billion Budget Investment for School Infrastructure
PASSAIC CITY ā Governor Phil Murphy today visited the Passaic Public Schoolās Dayton Avenue Campus to highlight education investments in his...
https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562022/20220823a.shtml
https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562022/20220823a.shtml
Passaic adding a second police substation to combat gang activity
PASSAIC ā After a police substation was opened on Myrtle Avenue near Monroe Street in December 2018, the city saw a small but steady decline in crime, and particularly gang-related crime, in that area.
A year after Ida swept two to their deaths, Passaic moves ahead with rescue solution
PASSAIC ā A year after the raging floodwater from the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, to their deaths, the city is making strides to fix the problem and prevent future tragedies.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/passaic-city/2022/09/01/passaic-nj-approves-water-rescue-solution-hurricane-ida-flooding/65468513007/
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/passaic-city/2022/09/01/passaic-nj-approves-water-rescue-solution-hurricane-ida-flooding/65468513007/
Passaic will use $16M from the state to fund these two downtown projects
PASSAIC ā Shortly after he signed the new $50.6 billion state budget on Thursday afternoon, Gov. Phil Murphy called Passaic Mayor Hector Lora to let him know the city would be getting $16 million to fund two keystone projects to...
This owner hoped to open a Taco Bell in Passaic but will open a Wendy's instead. Here's why
PASSAIC ā Nirav Mehta had hoped to open his ninth Taco Bell franchise on Main Avenue next week, but when a competitor beat him to it, he went in a different direction.
Passaic's new food pantry offers an innovative approach to defeating hunger
PASSAIC ā When their community was hit hard by the pandemic and the economic damage it left behind, three strong women leaders joined forces to come up with a solution.
Passaic will convert flood-damaged tennis courts to accommodate pickleball
Pickleball is gaining momentum in Passaic County, with the city of Passaic soon to become the eighth of the county's 16 municipalities to provide courts for the fast-growing sport.
Greenways are taking shape along the Passaic River, promising acres of parkland
PASSAIC ā For the past several years, the city has been trying to jigsaw together a ribbon of green along the bank of the Passaic River.
Four apartments being built over a Passaic VFW could be template for posts everywhere
āHabitat for Humanity broke ground Tuesday not just for its latest project in Passaic ā a four-family complex perched atop the reimagined and reconstructed Albert Lawson VFW Hall ā but what could be the prototype for rehabbing VFW and American Legion posts across the land.
In downtown Passaic, a 'renaissance' is underway. Here's why developers are taking notice
Ask Alex Perez if Passaic's new zoning for the downtown is working, and he'll tell you he has three projects just along Main Avenue in the works...
Massive Passaic NJ chemical fire finally ācontainedā: Mayor
A massive chemical fire in Passaic, NJ, that roared overnight and initially forced the evacuations of some nearby residents was finally brought under control after nearly 12 hours, authorities said...