Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Is Body Pulled From Passaic River In Paterson Missing Prospect Park Man? Is Body Pulled From Passaic River In Paterson Missing Prospect Park Man?
Is Body Pulled From Passaic River In Paterson Missing Prospect Park Man? PATERSON, N.J. – Authorities early Tuesday evening wouldn't immediately say whether they believe a badly decomposed body pulled from a tributary of the Passaic River near Westside Park in Paterson is that of a Prospect Park man who's been missing for a month. Speculation immediately arose that the body could be that of Jorge Alcalde-Alfaro, who hasn't been seen since he left his home on Easter, April 1, headed towards the Paterson area near JFK High School (SEE: Missing Prospect Park Man Has Distinguishing Tattoos). Prospect Park police were among the responders, increasing suspicions. “At…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Of Postal Worker From Lyndhurst, 51, Pulled From Passaic River Body Of Postal Worker From Lyndhurst, 51, Pulled From Passaic River
Body Of Postal Worker From Lyndhurst, 51, Pulled From Passaic River LYNDHURST, N.J. – (UPDATE) The body of a postal worker from Lyndhurst who went missing more than three weeks ago was pulled Friday from the Passaic River in South Kearny. https://lyndhurst.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/body-of-missing-postal-worker-from-lyndhurst-found-in-passaic-river/736660/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: Divers searched the Passaic River for 51-year-old Vitorino Cirne, with no results, after his car was found nearby (SEE: Passaic River Search For Missing Lyndhurst Man Called Off). Cirne is 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, with brown eyes, brown and gray hair and a fair complexion, Lyndh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic River Search For Missing Lyndhurst Man Called Off Passaic River Search For Missing Lyndhurst Man Called Off
Passaic River Search For Missing Lyndhurst Man Called Off LYNDHURST, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Authorities called off a Passaic River search for a missing Lyndhurst man early Friday evening. Vitoria Cirne is 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, with brown eyes, brown and gray hair and a fair complexion, Lyndhurst Police Chief James O’Connor said Monday. He was last seen wearing blue lounge pants and a black Adidas zippered front jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, the chief said. Cirne, who works for the U.S. Postal Service in Kearny, drove off from his home sometime between 1:30-6 a.m. on Thursday and hadn’t been seen since, O’Connor said. Anyone who sees or …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Lifestyle
New York Times Features Clifton: 'Where a Lot of Little Worlds Commingle' New York Times Features Clifton: 'Where a Lot of Little Worlds Commingle'
New York Times Features Clifton: 'Where a Lot of Little Worlds Commingle' The New York Times is shining a spotlight on Clifton. "Clifton, in southern Passaic County, is an unpretentious, predominantly middle-class city of 85,000, crisscrossed by highways, two of which — the Garden State Parkway and Route 46 — intersect twice within its 11½ square miles," the article says.  "Framed on the west by a wooded mountain and on the east by the Passaic River, the city has pockets of both industry and agriculture (three tiny farms that survived the postwar development boom)." CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

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by Cecilia Levine