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Snapshot * By 2030, about one in five residents will be retirement age * Fewer employees contribute to pension pot as more retire For those worried about the ability of [...]

Byline: ROMY VARGHESE; Dow Jones Newswires TECHNOLOGY Investors target Microsoft offering NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. MSFT-Q is selling long-term debt for the first time, and investors looking for quality [...]

Byline: ROMY VARGHESE; Dow Jones Newswires NEW YORK -- In another sign of easing credit conditions for high-quality companies, yield-hungry investors such as insurance companies and pension funds are demanding [...]

(ALSO IN 2B, 1B) Pompton seeks open-space grant POMPTON LAKES - Facing a March 3 deadline to apply for state Green Acres funds, the Borough Council has approved filing an [...]

WEST PATERSON - Eighth-grader Jimmy Carioti barely looked up as he carefully aligned slices of banana nut bread on trays in the kitchen of Berkeley College's cafeteria. Volunteering for kitchen [...]

WEST PATERSON - In its latest bid to establish identity - after failing three times to change its name and at least twice to get a new ZIP code - [...]

LITTLE FALLS - From bopping to Barney as a toddler to organizing musical skits with younger relatives, 10-year-old Heather Tepe was born to entertain. Even as a kindergartner, she knew [...]

Sheriff schedules town meetings Passaic County Sheriff Jerry Speziale is planning a series of town meetings to discuss public safety issues and explain his department's community activities. Following is the [...]

LITTLE FALLS - Township Committee meetings will start 30 minutes earlier, at 7:30 p.m., effective next month. Regular meetings, which fall on the first and third Mondays of the month, [...]

WEST PATERSON - Faced with the threat of legal action, Mayor Pat Lepore said that he would probably not try to remove four Board of Adjustment members who have refused [...]

LITTLE FALLS - This past fall, Rita Connizzo experienced a disappointment that many adopted people dread: rejection from her birth mother, whom she located after a 10-year search. But the [...]

WEST PATERSON - In some sections of the borough, using common sense to locate a house may lead you nowhere. In some cases, there are duplicate house numbers on the [...]

LITTLE FALLS - In what may be the first such mass assembly, all township employees have been asked to attend a brief meeting with Mayor Terry Ryan and Committeewoman Marti [...]

WEST PATERSON - Representatives of developer K. Hovnanian will continue presenting the revised design of a senior housing development on Garret Mountain to the Planning Board next month. The 810-unit [...]

WEST PATERSON - Greater communication and a community center will be among the achievements of his administration, Mayor Pat Lepore pledged in his first address since winning November's election. The [...]

Totowa approves 4 new houses TOTOWA - Four new homes for a site off Shepherd Lane received approval from the Board of Adjustment on Wednesday, board Chairman James DeStefano said. [...]

WEST PATERSON - Besides making new municipal appointments, Mayor Pat Lepore, who defeated Republican incumbent Garry Colletti in November's election, is seeking to change current appointments on the Board of [...]

Mayor makes moves before exit WEST PATERSON - In his last acts as mayor, Garry Colletti, a Republican voted out of office by 18 votes in November, hired a police [...]

LITTLE FALLS - On a quiet street near the Cedar Grove border is one of the last vestiges of the township's old industrial economy - a fixture that may disappear, [...]

West Paterson Mayor Garry Colletti lost his bid to invalidate November's mayoral election Wednesday. A judge ruled that Colletti had failed to prove there were enough tainted votes to affect [...]

A Superior Court judge will decide today if he will allow testimony that could cast doubt on the integrity of the West Paterson mayoral election and support Mayor Garry Colletti's [...]

Testimony in state Superior Court in Paterson continued Monday for Republican Mayor Garry Colletti's bid to invalidate November's election that gave Democrat Pat Lepore the West Paterson mayoral seat by [...]

TOTOWA - May 1 should be a red-letter day for drivers and business owners along Route 46. State Department of Transportation officials said Friday that four lanes of the Riverview [...]

In the first day of court testimony Thursday to invalidate the West Paterson mayoral election, an attorney for Republican Mayor Garry Colletti began presenting votes he claimed should be disqualified [...]

Route 46 project to be discussed TOTOWA - The state Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Friday at Borough Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. to discuss the [...]

LITTLE FALLS - Representatives of a landlord seeking to raise rents concluded their testimony Monday night before the township's Rent Leveling Board. Main Union Associates, which owns 52 apartments, and [...]

TOTOWA - The Board of Education will launch another attempt to expand and renovate the borough's schools. In March, voters rejected a $13.6 million expansion plan by referendum. A new [...]

WEST PATERSON - Ending a month of suspense, Mayor Garry Colletti said he will contest the mayoral election that gave his Democratic rival, Pat Lepore, the victory by 18 votes. [...]

LITTLE FALLS - The state Election Law Enforcement Commission, in a decision released Wednesday, ordered former township Committeeman Rick Ricciardelli to pay $358 in fines for filing a late campaign [...]

TOTOWA - In August, politicians and state officials proudly announced a rarity in construction projects: Repairs to the Riverview Drive bridge over Route 46 would be completed by the end [...]

TOTOWA - Hundreds of people have expressed interest in buying into a luxury gated community that may obtain state approval to start selling in two weeks, according to the developer. [...]

LITTLE FALLS - In the latest round of accusations against the contractor of the new municipal building, union representatives say workers are paid less than the prevailing wage, told to [...]

WEST PATERSON - Delaying a decision, Republican Mayor Garry Colletti said Tuesday that he will determine by the end of the week whether to contest the mayoral election that gave [...]

WEST PATERSON - Police are requesting the public's assistance in solving a strong-arm robbery on Sunday night. Around 9:30 p.m., a 53-year-old woman parked her car in the driveway of [...]

LITTLE FALLS - Testimony before the Rent Leveling Board will continue Monday as the board reviews a landlord's request to raise rents on tenants, many of whom are seniors on [...]

WEST PATERSON - Republican Mayor Garry Colletti said he will decide before Wednesday if he will contest mayoral balloting results giving victory to Democrat Pat Lepore by 18 votes. On [...]

LITTLE FALLS - Stuck on fixed incomes, many township seniors may have to struggle with their rent payments as officials consider an application for a rent increase from landlords of [...]

WEST PATERSON - From provisional ballots opened and counted Thursday, Democrat Pat Lepore added three more votes to his victory over Republican Mayor Garry Colletti, winning last week's general election [...]

WEST PATERSON - Provisional ballots from Election Day will be opened and counted Thursday, affecting Democrat Pat Lepore's 15-vote lead over Republican Mayor Garry Colletti at the polling booth. As [...]

LITTLE FALLS - After formalizing an agreement reached a few weeks ago, the township will receive $1 million from Montclair State University for sewerage-hookup fees, Mayor Chris Parany said. The [...]

LITTLE FALLS - Today marks a milestone in the township library's endeavor to step into modern times. For two years, the library has been slowly modernizing. The last in the [...]

WEST PATERSON - Michael Sexsmith of Alberta province is living out the life of his own fictional character - and it has taken him to Garret Mountain, 2,500 miles from [...]

WEST PATERSON - Former Democratic Mayor Pat Lepore narrowly defeated Republican Mayor Garry Colletti to reclaim the seat he held in the late 1990s, according to unofficial results Tuesday. Provisional [...]

In a surprising victory that chips away at the Republican lock on borough government, Judith Woop, the lone Democratic candidate, was awarded a council seat by voters Tuesday. Woop won [...]

Republican incumbents Chris Parany and Pam Porter defeated Democratic challengers Kevin Barry and Ada Ruffolo for two, three-year terms, assuring a GOP majority on the Township Committee. About 52 percent [...]

Republicans continued their dominance of local government, facing trace opposition from borough Democrats. Republican Mayor John Coiro was reelected to a four-year term in an uncontested campaign. He received 2,339 [...]