After five months Charles Thomas, the city’s business administrator, had a report — one without meat — on the $73,996 severance check that was issued to Jose Torres, the city’s 2-term former mayor, during his last week in office.
Big Apple hookah bar shut down
A Main Street hookah lounge that sold to underage patrons and allowed folks to smoke hookah indoors despite a law against it has ceased operation, according to Andre Sayegh, the 6th Ward councilman.
November SAT Rescheduled
Students registered to take SAT, the acronym stands for nothing, will be relived to receive half-a-month of respite to further study for the exam as a result of the devastation caused by former Hurricane Sandy. The test which was scheduled for November 3rd, 2012 has been rescheduled for November 17th, 2012.
School 25 Teacher Caught With Stolen Laptop
A teacher earning 51,000 dollars a year took home a laptop from her classroom which was recovered today at her residence in Newark by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office.
Homeless Man Dies In Front Of Courthouse
A lifeless man was on the floor in front of the Passaic County Courthouse, 71 Hamilton Ave, in Paterson. Few people saw the man from the inside of the court complex looking out and called police; the cops arrived and confirmed the man was indeed dead.
Public Access Television Problem: Paterson Needs An Internet Channel
In June, when the mayor, Jeffery Jones, delivered his State of the City Address — city’s equivalent of State of the Union speech — only a small number of people gathered at the Paterson Cable Studio to watch the speech live, the rest watched it on public access channel or so some will have us…
Teenager Killed in 4th Ward
Early Sunday morning a teenager was shot and killed at the corner of 12th Avenue and E. 18th Street. This is the city’s third murder within a 28 hour period and 14th murder of the year. This was reported by a lesser known newspaper.