The city extended the contracts of 11 law firms that handle various cases for the municipality in state and federal courts for $301,200.
Paterson suspends three bars for liquor law violations
The city suspended three bars for selling to an underage patron, selling hard liquor after the legal hour, and failure to disclose a pool table.
Band of people deployed to clean-up Paterson thoroughfares
Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration has deployed more than a dozen people to clean-up commercial thoroughfares throughout the city.
Contractor reports lead at Overlook Park, but Paterson tests prove otherwise
The company handling the renovation of Overlook Park at the Great Falls National Historical Park has told municipal officials there is lead contamination — abatement of which carries a price tag of hundreds of thousands of dollars — in the walls of the former steam plant foundation.
Paterson dedicates train station to 9/11 attack victim
Seventeen years ago, Kenneth Patrick Lira took a train from the Paterson Station to New York City. He never returned home to his family.
Paterson cops issue 2,200 traffic tickets, 180 ordinance violations in weekend operation
The police conducted an intense anti-crime operation over weekend issuing 2,190 motor vehicle summonses, 180 municipal ordinance violations, and making 30 drug arrests, said police director Jerry Speziale on Monday afternoon.
Paterson councilman Velez’s stepson killed in Newark crash
Councilman Luis Velez’s stepson was killed in a crash in Newark on Wednesday night.