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The two men vying for a partial term on the Paterson Board of Education agree that the district’s two new magnet programs for boys and newcomers need sufficient funding in order to be successful.

Facebook Inc. on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $2.37 billion.

Jeurys Familia, 27, initially was scheduled to appear Thursday morning on a simple assault charge related to what police said was a domestic violence incident at a Park Avenue apartment on Monday in the early morning hours.

A state appellate court has ruled that a relatively new type of animal trap is not cruel and inhumane and can continue to be used in New Jersey.

The Rutherford Board of Education unanimously approved the authorization, sale and issuance of the refunding of school bonds. Basically, the measure allows the school district to take advantage of lower interest rates on paying off its existing bonds.

Shares of Woodcliff Lake-based specialty pharmaceutical company Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. soared 22 percent Wednesday following the news the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a specific reimbursement code for the company's BENDEKA (bendamustine hydrochloride) treatment for a form of cancer.

After a year crammed with political shocks and head-scratchers, the contenders find themselves in the final days in a most familiar swing state. That's Florida.

The story has become somewhat of an heirloom in the Lautenberg family – the tale of the immigrant father who brought his son to the Paterson silk milk to show the boy how loud, dirty and grueling his job was.

The city wants to assign 30 rookie police officers to Paterson’s public schools next September, but local education officials said the district can’t afford the extra costs.

Individual districts have already received score reports, but Wednesday marks the first time the state will release school-level results for the spring PARCC tests online.