The attorneys for indicted mayor Jose “Joey” Torres and three public works supervisors appeared in Hudson County Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon seeking more time to review thousands of pages of discovery documents and hundreds of hours of video footage.
Big stories
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Lawyers in Paterson mayor’s corruption case need more time to review evidence
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Paterson firefighters put out flames at railroad tower
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Paterson awards contracts for $1.56 million public safety communication system upgrades
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Paterson Habitat for Humanity gets more than $264,000 to build two homes on Godwin Avenue
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Paterson woman unhappy with child’s suspension allegedly assaulted School 20 vice principal, police report
City Politics
Lawyers in Paterson mayor’s corruption case need more time to review evidence
Paterson awards contracts for $1.56 million public safety communication system upgrades
The city awarded a $595,315 contract to a Bergen County company for the purchase and installation of hardware for its new unified public safety communication center, according to city records.
Paterson Habitat for Humanity gets more than $264,000 to build two homes on Godwin Avenue
Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres’ administration awarded $264,112 in federal grant money to Paterson Habitat for Humanity to build two single-family homes on Godwin Avenue.
Police News
Paterson firefighters put out flames at railroad tower
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at a vacant railroad tower in the area of on Railroad Avenue and Grand Street on Tuesday morning.
Paterson woman unhappy with child’s suspension allegedly assaulted School 20 vice principal, police report
The mother of a city student has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly assaulting the vice principal of School 20, according to police report. The mother was unhappy with her child’s suspension from school, report says.
Paterson drug and prostitution sweep leads to 38 arrests, police
Police conducted a citywide drug and prostitution sweep on Friday night leading to 38 arrests, according to police director Jerry Speziale.
Education
Chief chef from Kontos Food talks culinary careers with Paterson Eastside High School students
The man in charge of overseeing culinary operations at Paterson-based Kontos Foods visited the School of Culinary Arts, Hospitality, and Tourism at Eastside High School to talk culinary careers with more than three dozen eleventh graders.
Paterson recognizes almost 150 students for securing $10,000 or more in college scholarships
The city’s school district recognized 147 students on Wednesday night for securing $10,000 or more in college scholarships.
Paterson teachers’ union awards two scholarships to city students
The Paterson Education Association has awarded two $1,000 college scholarships to city students.
Business
Majority of businesses issued halal violations now in compliance, says state
The state issued violations to 15 businesses, including 5 in Paterson, for allegedly failing to disclose preparation and handling of halal food leading up to the holy month of Ramadan. Majority of those businesses are now in compliance, according to the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.
Judge sides with Paterson in business curfew dispute with bar owners
The city received a favorable decision from an administrative law judge last week in its long drawn-out dispute with liquor business owners over the business curfew ordinance that forces establishments in high crime areas to close at midnight.
Paterson bar owner looks for a way out of business curfew
For almost three years, Quilvio Montesino has been forced to close his bar on Broadway at midnight. His bar sits on one of the city’s high crime hotspot zones where the city regulates business hours. On Thursday night, he presented a proposal to the city council to lift the business curfew on Broadway between East…
Sports
Bill to prohibit transcript tampering prompted by Paterson basketball scandal advances
A bill introduced in the New Jersey Assembly in response to the Eastside High School basketball scandal calling for the prohibition of “buying, selling, making or altering high school transcripts with the intent to deceive” advanced on Monday.
Authorities probing Paterson’s Eastside High School basketball scandal, says report
Investigators from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice have been contacting staff members at the school district as part of a probe into the Eastside High School basketball scandal, according to a report in the Star-Ledgar.
Paterson fires two coaches, athletics supervisor in Eastside High School basketball scandal
The school board terminated two Eastside High School basketball coaches and the school’s athletics supervisor on Wednesday night as a result of an investigation into the school’s use of foreign players on its team.