The Paterson Museum is hosting a fashion exhibition showcasing more than a dozen designs made with recyclable, discarded, and upcycled materials donated by local manufacturing companies.
Paterson nonprofit gets $20,000 grant for security system
The local nonprofit group CUMAC received a $20,000 grant award from NEC Foundation of America for a new security system.
Paterson kicks off public safety camp for youngsters
The city kicked off its third annual public safety camp at Camp Hope in West Milford on Monday to build a more trusting relationship between the community and police, said police director Jerry Speziale.
Young people build community garden at Paterson’s soon-to-be youth center
Almost three-dozen young people cleared tall weeds and prepared a sizeable piece of land in the rear side of the former American Legion Hall building on Wednesday for a community garden at the soon-to-be Paterson youth center on Front Street.
Colombians celebrate Paterson street naming
Dozens of people from the city’s Colombian community had their eyes fixed on the covered street sign above the intersection of 21st and Madison Avenues on Saturday morning. Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres pulled the covering off to unveil the new name for the intersection: “Colombian Corridor.”
Aspiring chefs of Eva’s Village Culinary School show off cooking skills
Twenty-seven aspiring chefs at the Eva’s Village Culinary School were given dough balls on Tuesday morning to create their own pastries using an ingredient popular throughout the world.
Peruvians celebrate heritage with Passaic-Clifton-Paterson parade
Ysela Mantilla and her brother David arrived early on Sunday morning to watch the annual Peruvian Parade enter Paterson from Clifton. She and her brother were among thousands upon thousands of people who dotted the sidewalks of Main Street to watch the spectacle that featured traditional Peruvian music, dress, and dances.