Hundreds of people from the Northeast descended on Paterson for the Pride Jiu Jitsu International Tournament at John F. Kennedy High School this month. This was the first time a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition was hosted in the city.
Kennedy clips Eastside in Paterson’s annual Thanksgiving gridiron showdown
John F. Kennedy High School defeated its archrival Eastside High School in the city’s annual Thanksgiving football game.
Paterson brothers bring home gold medals from kids national jiu-jitsu tournament
For the second year in a row, two brothers – Jason Lambert Dixon Jr. and Jalen Malik Mitchell — from South Paterson brought home medals from the Pan Kids Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Bill to prohibit transcript tampering prompted by Paterson basketball scandal advances
A bill introduced in the New Jersey Assembly in response to the Eastside High School basketball scandal calling for the prohibition of “buying, selling, making or altering high school transcripts with the intent to deceive” advanced on Monday.
Authorities probing Paterson’s Eastside High School basketball scandal, says report
Investigators from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice have been contacting staff members at the school district as part of a probe into the Eastside High School basketball scandal, according to a report in the Star-Ledgar.
Paterson fires two coaches, athletics supervisor in Eastside High School basketball scandal
The school board terminated two Eastside High School basketball coaches and the school’s athletics supervisor on Wednesday night as a result of an investigation into the school’s use of foreign players on its team.
Lawmakers introduce bill to posthumously honor baseball legend Larry Doby with congressional medal
A bill in the U.S. Congress has been introduced to honor hometown baseball legend Larry Doby with the Congressional Gold Medal for breaking the color barrier in the American League.