Passaic

The Passaic Valley Water Commission is pumping 52 million gallons of water from the New Street Reservoir and then will flush contaminated water out of the system.

FIve people were found dead at the Oakwood Plaza Apartments in Elizabeth in one incident while three people drowned in Hillsborough in separate incidents.

Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, were last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 when their car began floating toward a spot where the water flows underground toward the Passaic River.

The female and male were recovered about a day apart, according to the Mayor of Passaic, which has been searching for two young residents missing since last week's devastating flooding.

Rescue workers resumed the search for two friends whose car was caught up in the floodwaters.

A 20-year-old man was charged as a juvenile for sexual assaults he committed as a teen by the Passaic County Prosecutor.

While the state has said all schools will return to full time in person in the fall, teachers union reps have been more hesitant about committing to the plan.

A full year since the pandemic hit, tens of thousands of residents remain left out of COVID relief, according to advocates who rallied in North Jersey.

A massive fire engulfed a North Jersey recycling plant overnight and raged into Saturday as firefighters battled flames, frigid cold and wind. Officials warned it could burn for days.

Officials in Passaic have recently set up mailboxes, separate from the Postal Service, at the city's homeless resource center.