After years of unwillingness to appoint an ambitious candidate to fill a vacant seat on the governing body, the City Council may break with custom to fill the 6th Ward seat vacated by mayor Andre Sayegh.
Paterson opens nomination process to fill mayor-elect Sayegh’s council seat
The city is holding a special election in November to fill the City Council seat held by mayor-elect Andre Sayegh.
Ex-Paterson school board member Santiago wants 6th Ward council seat
Former school board member Juan ‘Mitch’ Santiago has submitted a letter to municipal officials on Tuesday morning urging them to appoint him to fill outgoing councilman Andre Sayegh’s seat.
Jackson promises bike park for Paterson young people, increase in recreation spending
Flanked by more than a dozen teens at his campaign office in downtown Paterson, councilman Michael Jackson on Saturday promised to build a bike park for the young people, who ride their bicycles over the yellow lane markers on roadways risking injury from motor vehicles.
Paterson mayoral candidates jostle for Dominican votes
The fight for the Dominican community’s vote was on full display on Sunday morning. Mayoral candidates Alex Mendez, Pedro Rodriguez, and Andre Sayegh curved up space on the second floor of the El Tropico Restaurant at the annual Dominican Independence Day Breakfast.
Sayegh vows to turn Paterson Great Falls into a ‘top-notch’ tourist destination
Councilman Andre Sayegh promised turn the Great Falls into a regional tourist hub by promoting retail development in the area.
Mendez and Rodriguez trade barbs over Paterson mayoral petitions
Former school board member Pedro Rodriguez slammed Alex Mendez calling the councilman a “liar” for claiming to have collected 3,800 signed petitions for this year’s mayoral race. His criticism sprang from a video Mendez distributed in late December.