A municipal court employee has filed a lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court alleging a prosecutor grabbed her by the buttocks during an open court session.
Big stories
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Paterson municipal prosecutor accused of grabbing employee by the buttocks
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Emanuel Capers launches Paterson school board re-election bid 9-month ahead of race
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Paterson police arrest suspect for allegedly firing shots on Temple Street
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Paterson property owners can now pay taxes over the internet, says Sayegh
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Paterson police seize 16,000 bags of heroin, $25,000 cash in East 18th Street raid
City Politics
Paterson municipal prosecutor accused of grabbing employee by the buttocks
Paterson property owners can now pay taxes over the internet, says Sayegh
Standing in front of a desktop kiosk, mayor Andre Sayegh announced property owners can now pay their tax bills over the internet.
Paterson adds four-way stop at fatal 18th Avenue intersection
The City Council approved an ordinance to create a four-way stop zone at the intersection of 18th Avenue and East 24th Street, site of a crash that left one person dead and two injured last month.
Police News
Paterson police arrest suspect for allegedly firing shots on Temple Street
A city man was arrested on Thursday afternoon for allegedly fired shots on Temple Street.
Paterson police seize 16,000 bags of heroin, $25,000 cash in East 18th Street raid
The police conducted a massive drug bust at an East 18th Street distribution house on Wednesday night, seizing 15,902 glassine envelopes of heroin and $25,398 in cash from five alleged drug dealers, according to director Jerry Speziale.
Paterson police charge man with attempted murder in Temple Street shooting
A city man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder for his alleged role in a shooting on Temple Street.
Education
Emanuel Capers launches Paterson school board re-election bid 9-month ahead of race
Incumbent school board member Emanuel Capers launched his re-election bid on Thursday night, nine months ahead of the race, before a crowd of several dozen people at the Masonic Lodge on Broadway.
McNair hired teachers without background checks at defunct Newark Prep, says lawsuit
Henry McNair, the principal of College Achieve Paterson Charter School, started a Saturday School program at his previous school, now-defunct Newark Prep Charter School, in the 2015-16 school year. His program was staffed by teachers who did not go through required background checks, according to a lawsuit filed in New Jersey Superior Court.
Paterson charter school principal Henry McNair accused of groping woman 20 times at defunct Newark Prep
Henry McNair, the principal of College Achieve Paterson Charter School, is accused of groping a woman on 20 occasions while running the defunct Newark Prep Charter School, according to a lawsuit filed in New Jersey Superior Court.
Business
Paterson Habitat for Humanity gets $375,000 grant for home constructions
The Paterson Habitat for Humanity received a $375,000 grant to finance constructions of homes in the 1st and 4th Wards on Monday.
Paterson’s new Ward Street garage to include electric vehicle charging station
The Paterson Parking Authority received the green-light to construct a $30 million parking garage that will include an electric vehicle charging station to replace the obsolete parking structure on Ward Street.
Paterson raids two strip clubs after complaints from residents
The city raided two strip clubs early Sunday morning after getting complaints from residents, according to police director Jerry Speziale.
Sports
Renovated Cricket Clubhouse opens at Paterson’s Eastside Park
Municipal officials celebrated the renovation of the historic Cricket Clubhouse, a red building visible from Route 20, at Eastside Park on Monday morning.
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.