Al Abdelaziz, flanked by his family, placed his left hand on the Quran and raised his right hand to take the oath of office for the 6th Ward City Council seat at the Hani Awadallah School cafetorium on Monday evening.
Big stories
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Abdelaziz sworn in as Paterson’s 6th Ward councilman
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Dozen new officers join Paterson police force
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Paterson suspends three liquor stores for selling to underage patrons
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Paterson man caught with 148 bags of ‘Blue Magic’ heroin
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Paterson bar accepts three-day suspension for parking lot homicide
City Politics
Abdelaziz sworn in as Paterson’s 6th Ward councilman
Dozen new officers join Paterson police force
A dozen new recruits – five women and seven men – joined the Paterson police force on Monday morning.
Paterson pays $250,000 to settle unfair labor practice claim
The city council has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle an unfair labor practice claim filed by the emergency medical technicians’ union.
Police News
Dozen new officers join Paterson police force
A dozen new recruits – five women and seven men – joined the Paterson police force on Monday morning.
Paterson man caught with 148 bags of ‘Blue Magic’ heroin
A city man was arrested with 148 glassine envelopes of heroin last week, according to police.
Paterson man, who alleged cop ‘physically attacked’ him at gunpoint, gets $75,000
Municipal officials agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a city man’s lawsuit that alleged a police officer attacked him at gunpoint.
Education
Paterson school board members voted to approve building sale brokered by brother-in-law
School board member Vincent Arrington voted on a measure approving the sale of the old School 5, described by a prominent developer as a sweetheart deal, that was brokered by his brother-in-law.
Paterson students go without lunch on first day of summer school
Students at some schools went without lunch on Monday, first day of summer school, due to meal delivery delays experienced by a vendor, according to school officials.
Ex-Paterson school district occupational health officer gets $175,000 in settlement
The school district’s former environmental health and safety officer Brenda Zemo received $175,000 to settle her whistleblower lawsuit that alleged school officials fired her after she made-known the district improperly handled air quality problems, asbestos, and mold removal at 10 school buildings.
Business
Paterson suspends three liquor stores for selling to underage patrons
The city suspended three liquor businesses for selling alcohol to underage patrons. Each received a three-day suspension, requiring the stores to close for business.
Paterson bar accepts three-day suspension for parking lot homicide
The D’Classico Restaurant and Lounge, outside of which 22-year-old Parker Sams of Garfield was shot to death in April, accepted a three-day suspension on Wednesday.
Developer says he will take up residence in Paterson’s roughest neighborhood
Brian White, an idealistic real estate developer from Morristown, says he plans to take up residence in the city’s rough Wrigley Park section.
Sports
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.
Paterson’s Kennedy defeated in boys’ basketball state semifinals
The highly anticipated high school varsity boys’ state tournament basketball contest between John F. Kennedy High and Hackensack did not disappoint. The pressure packed drama saw the Comets pull out a 68-62 victory which was much closer than the final score indicated.