The city has agreed to pay $24,000 to settle a woman’s slip-and-fall lawsuit. Carol Hinton fell and injured herself in front of a grocery store four blocks from her home, according to court documents.
Paterson council gives preliminary approval to Main-Weiss business curfew
The city council gave preliminary approval to designate the violent Main-Weiss intersection, location of three non-fatal shootings in 2018, as a high crime zone to force businesses to close at midnight.
Paterson accepts $30,000 donation from controversial ‘One Paterson’ group to fix ballfields
The city council narrowly voted to accept a $30,000 donation to improve eight ballfields from the controversial “One Paterson” civic organization connected to mayor Andre Sayegh.
Paterson raises property tax by 2-percent, council gives Sayegh administration an ‘opportunity’
After criticizing mayor Andre Sayegh for his past tax hike stances, the City Council approved a 2-percent tax increase on Tuesday night, giving his nascent administration a chance to deliver on the campaign promise to stabilize taxes through development.
Paterson: Davila snubs Velez by giving him zero committees
Council president Maritza Davila did not appoint councilman Luis Velez as chair or co-chair of a single City Council committee. She also did not assign him as member to a single significant committee.
Abdelaziz sworn in as Paterson’s 6th Ward councilman
Al Abdelaziz, flanked by his family, placed his left hand on the Quran and raised his right hand to take the oath of office for the 6th Ward City Council seat at the Hani Awadallah School cafetorium on Monday evening.
Dozen new officers join Paterson police force
A dozen new recruits – five women and seven men – joined the Paterson police force on Monday morning.