One of the two winning tickets for the Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot was sold in a 4th Avenue bodega in the city, announced the New Jersey Lottery.
Paterson organizations work together to promote literacy
A large number of non-profit organizations have been working together to improve the literacy rate in the city by getting youngsters interested in reading books at an early age.
Pro-Obamacare organizations gather in Center City Mall
A number of organizations came together on Tuesday morning to avowedly declare their support for the Affordable Care Act, a legislation mandating Americans to obtain health insurance, and to provide residents with sign up information.
City promotes homeownership with $15,000 down payment assistance
“Make sure the gutters are intact and are taking the water away from the house,” said Leonard Robbins, director of the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey, a non-profit concerned with affordable housing, while advising a group of about 35 Patersonians on Thursday morning on what to look for when purchasing a home…
Catholic Charities in Paterson receive $1.7m in grant to help veterans
$1.7 million in grants has been awarded to Catholic Family and Community Service, a Paterson based charity organization, by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, announced Bill Pascrell junior, representative for New Jersey’s 9th congressional district, on Thursday afternoon in the Father English Community Center located on Main Street.
Paterson girls learn the value of money
More than a dozen Paterson girls learned the value of a dollar by working with ten PricewaterhouseCoopers, an accountancy, employees last week during Celebrate Girls, a summer camp program, run by the Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey.
Buying used car? Flattering the seller will lower price
When meeting a seller to buy a used car the buyer almost always is informed of a price that is much higher than the market value of the vehicle. Consumers set the price at much more than the car is worth because they feel threatened, according to a study published in the Journal of Consumer…