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New Jersey's drought taking a toll on fall trout fishing, boating

While the state’s worst drought in 15 years has put the focus on low water levels at drinking water reservoirs, the dearth of rain has also taken a toll on trout fishing, boating, duck hunting and other traditional fall recreational opportunities.

 

Child porn charges for poker-playing priest from Totowa

Officials with the Archdiocese of Newark Wednesday confirmed that the priest, Kevin A. Gugliotta, 54, of Totowa, had been removed from his ministry at Holy Spirit Church in Union.

 

FedEx unveils new warehouse at former Drake’s bakery site in Wayne

Four years after the old Drake’s bakery closed in Wayne, putting 320 people out of work, a new FedEx warehouse has risen on the Demarest Drive site, reflecting the demand for distribution space in North Jersey.

 

Luis Guzman makes history as first Dominican police chief in Passaic

His elevation to the top spot fills a leadership vacuum left by the recent retirement of the acting chief, Rosario Capuana, and the suspension of public safety director Richard Diaz.

 

Hackensack man, 19, is charged with sexually assaulting a minor

A 19-year-old Hackensack man was arrested this week for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor, Gurbir Grewal, the acting Bergen County prosecutor, said Wednesday.

 

Authorities to detail results of Englewood gun sweep that led to 19 arrests

Operation Safe City, as the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office called it, has resulted in 19 arrests, the seizure of seven firearms and the confiscation of illegal drugs, authorities said.

 

Lockdown is lifted at Tenafly High School; suspicious person was substitute, police say

Tenafly High School was briefly locked down on Wednesday after a student reporting seeing an unfamiliar adult in the building, police said.

 

Paterson approved contracts for creation of new skateboard park

The City Council on Tuesday night approved $125,000 worth of contracts for the purchase of skate park ramps and paving for the creation of the facility off 21st Avenue at a Route 8 overpass.

 

Sheriff: Revolver and 512 heroin packets seized during Paterson drug bust

A 25-year-old city man previously convicted of drug and gun crimes was arrested on Tuesday in a bust involving 512 heroin packets and a revolver, said Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik.

 

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