Firefighters are battling a 4-alarm blaze that has spread to three homes on 16th Avenue early Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
Paterson board of education election results
As the results stream in for the city’s board of education election Nakima Redmon, Oshin Castillo, and Kevin Michael Henry are leading the bunch.
City gains $90,000 from lawsuit
The city has accepted a $90,000 settlement from a 2009 case involving a city police officer.
Joint BOE meeting venue changed; meeting won’t be televised
A joint meeting between the city’s school board and city council that was to be held in the council chamber with live feed broadcasting through the city’s public access television channel has been derailed by Christopher Irving, the school board’s president, according to multiple sources.
Seven arrested during Sheriff’s quality-of-life sweep
A quality of life sweep in Paterson resulted in the arrest of seven individuals this week, announced Richard Berdnik, the Passaic County Sheriff. Out of the seven arrested, only two were residents of the city, while the rest from other towns in New Jersey.
Councilman calls for moratorium on street naming
Under intense criticism from Julio Tavarez, the 5th Ward councilman, Kenneth McDaniel, the city council vice-president, called for a moratorium on additionally naming streets during Tuesday’s city council workshop.
Drug dealer with loaded Glock arrested on Sheridan Avenue
A city man was arrested Thursday evening for drug possession and weapon possession, according to the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office.