Mayor Andre Sayegh administered the oath of office to a dozen new officer recruits on Tuesday morning as Paterson races to rebuild the ranks of the police force amid surging shootings and murders.
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Racing to rebuild ranks of police amid surging violence, Paterson adding 12 new officer recruits
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Drug dealer with more than 800 bags of heroin arrested outside of Paterson library
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Paterson: McKoy-Mendez trial slated for summer
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Covid-19 vaccine shortage forces Paterson immunization site to close again
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Three Paterson after-hours party spots shut down
City Politics
Racing to rebuild ranks of police amid surging violence, Paterson adding 12 new officer recruits
Paterson: McKoy-Mendez trial slated for summer
The trial that will determine who – Alex Mendez or William McKoy — gets the 3rd Ward seat on City Council is slated to take place in the summer.
Police break down Paterson councilman Luis Velez’s door
The police broke down the door of councilman Luis Velez’s house on Southard Street on Wednesday afternoon.
Paterson adds 16 new officers to police force
Mayor Andre Sayegh welcomed 16 new officers to the police force on Monday morning.
Paterson: Mendez tests negative for Covid-19
Councilman Alex Mendez, who came under attack from mayor Andre Sayegh earlier in the week for not quarantining following a trip to the Dominican Republic, has tested negative for Covid-19.
Sayegh administration officials grilled for cutting Paterson Covid-19 testing program
The City Council grilled officials from mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration on Tuesday night for their sudden scaling back of the city’s Covid-19 testing program.
Police News
Racing to rebuild ranks of police amid surging violence, Paterson adding 12 new officer recruits
Mayor Andre Sayegh administered the oath of office to a dozen new officer recruits on Tuesday morning as Paterson races to rebuild the ranks of the police force amid surging shootings and murders.
Drug dealer with more than 800 bags of heroin arrested outside of Paterson library
An alleged drug dealer was arrested with hundreds of packets of heroin steps from the Danforth Memorial Library on Monday afternoon, according to public safety director Jerry Speziale.
Three Paterson after-hours party spots shut down
The police shut down three after-hours party spots overnight, according to public safety director Jerry Speziale.
Shootings and murders spiked in Paterson. But overall crime dropped in 2020, data shows.
Homicides and shootings in Paterson spiked in 2020, but overall crime dropped 17 percent, according to data released by mayor Andre Sayegh on Thursday.
Paterson man, who fled from law enforcement by speeding in November, arrested
A man, who successfully fled from law enforcement during a motor vehicle stop two months ago, has been arrested, according to Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik.
19-year-old charged with uploading child pornography
A teenager has been arrested and charged with multiple child pornography offenses, according to Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik.
Education
Kenneth Simmons retains Paterson school board presidency
School board members on Wednesday night picked Kenneth Simmons, for the second time, to lead the Board of Education as president.
State takeover of Paterson school district ends after three decades
After three decades of controlling the Paterson school district, the New Jersey Board of Education has agreed to return power to the locally elected school board.
‘People are just like tea bags. You can tell how strong they are when you put them in hot water.’ Wise sayings of Joe Clark.
Joe Clark, army drill sergeant, who ran Eastside High School in Paterson with an iron fist during the 1980s, was known for making controversial comments. But his interviews and lectures also contained nuggets of wisdom.
Joe Clark said controversial things. Here’s a list of 35 of them.
Joe Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal of Eastside High School in the 1980s, said many controversial things. He courted controversy and took pride in saying things others thought about, as he claimed, but would not dare utter publicly.
Legendary Paterson Eastside High School principal Joe Clark dies at 82
Joe Clark, who became a legend as the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal of Eastside High School in Paterson in the 1980s, died on Tuesday.
Paterson sending $3.8 million worth of interactive boards, thermal cameras, laptops to school district
Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration is sending $3.8 million worth of interactive boards, thermal cameras, laptops, masks, and disinfectants to the Paterson school district to pave the way for the re-opening of in-person learning.
Health
Covid-19 vaccine shortage forces Paterson immunization site to close again
Municipal officials were forced to close the Covid-19 vaccination site at International High School for the second time after running out of vaccines.
Passaic County opening Covid-19 vaccination mega site
Passaic County is opening its first mega site to vaccinate residents against Covid-19 next week.
Paterson mayor reverses decision that scaled back Covid-19 testing
Mayor Andre Sayegh has reversed his decision, widely viewed as ill-conceived amid a raging pandemic, to scale back the city’s Covid-19 testing program.
Paterson resuming Covid-19 vaccination on Wednesday after brief closure due to vaccine shortage
After receiving a shipment of 2,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine, health officials intend to resume Covid-19 vaccination at International High School on Wednesday morning.
Paterson immunization site closes after running out of Covid-19 vaccines
After running out of Covid-19 vaccines, the mass immunization site at International High School closed on Monday morning.
Paterson vaccinating police officers, firefighters against Covid-19
Dozens of police officers and firefighters lined up to get vaccinated at International High School on Thursday morning.
Business
Paterson police close down troubled Besan Cafe for hosting gathering of 100 people
The police busted the troubled Besan Cafe early Saturday morning for hosting a large gathering made up of 100 people, according to public safety director Jerry Speziale.
Judge enters $1.1 million judgment against Paterson councilman Michael Jackson in Grand Street property case
A New Jersey Superior Court judge entered a $1.1 million judgment against councilman Michael Jackson and another defendant in the Grand Street property case.
Paterson grocery store sold $10,000 lottery ticket
A city grocery store sold a winning lottery ticket that’s worth $10,000, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
Sports
Paterson brothers bring home gold, bronze medals from California jiu-jitsu competition
A pair of brothers known for bringing home gold from national and international jiu-jitsu competitions did it again. Jason Dixon and Jalen Mitchell returned to Paterson with gold and bronze medals from the Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, biggest martial arts competition in the world for kids, held in Long Beach, Calf. last Sunday.
Paterson: Eastside High School student signs with Kansas City Royals
Frandy Cuevas played for the Eastside High School baseball team for a year. His coach immediately recognized greatness.
Paterson youngster wins jiu-jitsu gold in California tournament
12-year-old Jalen Mitchell defeated his opponent to win gold in the boys Teen 1 orange belt featherweight category at the Pan Kids IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in California.