In his poem collection “organized labor: collected poems,” Daniel P. Quinn paints a portrait of the 1913 labor strike in Paterson, NJ. The strike came as a result of technological innovation in the silk industry, which allowed the owners of the silk-mills to buy high tech machines that would replace workers. In other words, where…
Paterson City Hall Being Repaired
Walking in downtown Paterson, on Market Street, one sees an imposing building with a statue in front of it, and behind the statue is the entrance to the City Hall, pinned to it are large pieces of wood, giving the impression of a foreclosed house with its windows firmly kept shut by obstructing blocks of…
Stamp For A Legend
Larry Doby along with Jackie Robinson, was one of the first African-American to play in the American Major League Baseball: he broke the color barrier in baseball. But, before all of that, he was a high school students in East Side High School, where he honed his baseball skills, and received recognition earning 11 varsity…
Paterson Fiction Prize 2012
The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College has made it’s 2012 list of winners and finalists. This award is given annually to a novel or collection of short stories published in the previous year. I’m sorry to say but none winners or finalists are from Paterson nor from New Jersey. This was reported by…