The city’s Bangladeshi-American community turned in hundreds of petitions to additionally name Union Avenue as Bangladesh Boulevard. As many as 800 signed petitions were hand-delivered to the City Council last Thursday.
Big stories
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80-percent of College Achieve Paterson Charter School students failed PARCC math
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Paterson Turkey Bowl moved to day before Thanksgiving
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Paterson residents submit petitions to also name Union Avenue as Bangladesh Boulevard
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Paterson sees 82-percent drop in school bus violations
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Paterson Community Health Center gets $3.3 million federal grant
City Politics
Paterson residents submit petitions to also name Union Avenue as Bangladesh Boulevard
Paterson mayor Sayegh wants nonprofits to make voluntary monetary contributions
Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration is planning to send out letters to the city’s large number of tax-exempt property owners – among them social service and religious organizations – to make monetary contributions.
Paterson council gives preliminary approval to borrow $16 million
The City Council gave preliminary approval to a series of measures to borrow $16 million early Friday morning.
Police News
Man wanted in Paterson quadruple shooting
A city man has been identified as the actor in the 12th Avenue quadruple shooting that claimed the lives of two people in September, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said on Tuesday afternoon.
16 people displaced, 3 firefighters injured in Paterson fire
Sixteen people were displaced from their homes and three firefighters were injured battling a second-alarm fire on Paterson Avenue late Monday afternoon.
Sheriff: Paterson drug dealer nabbed with 200 bags of heroin
A city man has been arrested with 200 glassine envelopes of heroin in a Governor Street traffic stop, according to Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik.
Education
80-percent of College Achieve Paterson Charter School students failed PARCC math
The College Achieve Paterson Charter School claimed it is a “high-performing” school while touting a waitlist of several hundred students in September. When questions, school officials could not back up their claim and refused to provide standardized exam scores.
Paterson Turkey Bowl moved to day before Thanksgiving
The long running Thanksgiving Day gridiron battle between Eastside and Kennedy High School will be played the day before this year.
Paterson sees 82-percent drop in school bus violations
The school district saw an 82-percent drop in violations — drivers without commercial driving licenses, failure to pick up students, and other infractions — committed by bus companies in the 2018-19 school year.
Business
St. Joseph’s gets ‘A’ for patient safety
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center received an “A” grade from the Leapfrog Group for patient safety.
Religious leaders bless electric cars, cite benefits for cities
A small group of religious leaders placed their hands on a red Tesla in the parking lot of the Calvary Baptist Church on Monday morning and blessed it by citing the benefits of zero-emission electric vehicle for dense urban areas.
Paterson developer converting vacant Wayne Avenue commercial building to four apartments
A developer is converting a vacant commercial building on Wayne Avenue into four units of housing, according to city records.
Sports
Paterson Turkey Bowl moved to day before Thanksgiving
The long running Thanksgiving Day gridiron battle between Eastside and Kennedy High School will be played the day before this year.
Paterson high school students take afterschool jiu-jitsu
Veronica Aponte walks through the Wrigley Park section – the most crime ridden neighborhood in Paterson – to get to Eastside High School. She needed to learn some self-defense skills to protect herself, so she signed up for the school’s afterschool jiu-jitsu program.
Paterson brothers bring home Brazilian jiu-jitsu gold from California championship
The brothers from South Paterson defeated their opponents at the Pan Kids International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2018 in California to bring home gold medals.