Dear residents: I wish above all that you have a safe, peaceful and blessed Christmas, Kwanzaa, and prosperous new year. 2013 has been a year filled with challenges and obstacles. We have had to make due under some of the most extreme conditions. Nevertheless, we managed to press our way through it all to reach…
5th Ward businesses get together to form a Special Improvement District
Businesses and property owners of the 5th Ward commercial corridor around 5th Avenue and Market Street have banded together to form the Sandy Hill Special Improvement District in order to economically reinvigorate that section of Paterson.
Paterson declares violence as a public health crisis
After a month of deliberation and discussion the city council on Tuesday evening voted in favor of declaring violence as a public health crisis, a declaration which some say will allow the city to obtain grant funding from state and federal entities to address the violence issue plaguing the city.
Tomas Quiles, 19, who kidnapped his son, arrested
A city resident who attempted to snatch his son from the mother after she obtained a restraining order against him was arrested, announced the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Paterson fire department tests out new driving simulators
The city’s fire chief tested out a new driving simulator for firefighters purchased using a federal grant with Bill Pascrell, congressman representing New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District, on Tuesday morning.
Only five candidates picked up petitions for council at-large so far
With three councilperson at large seats up for the grabs only five candidates picked up petition on Monday afternoon.
22-year-old wounded during robbery; police offer $500 reward
Police are seeking public assistance to solve a shooting incident that left a 22-year-old wounded on Friday, December 6th, 2013.