A leader of the local Black Lives Matter protest movement announced his run for an at-large city council seat on Tuesday afternoon.
Mimms releases 39-page plan to build a ‘better’ Paterson
Former school board member Lilisa Mimms, who is running for an at-large council seat, released a 39-page plan on Wednesday afternoon laying out her vision for the city.
Councilman Morris endorses McKoy for Paterson mayor
Councilman Kenneth Morris endorsed his longtime colleague and friend William McKoy for mayor in next year’s municipal elections. McKoy’s campaign announced the endorsement on Tuesday afternoon.
Davila gave out mugs that misidentified her as Paterson council vice president
Councilwoman Maritza Davila distributed coffee mugs to supporters in mid-December that misidentified her as the vice president of the city council, a position she lost in early July.
Mimms obtained doctorate degree from alleged Paterson diploma mill
School board member Lilisa Mimms obtained a doctorate degree from a school called the Christian University, a little known alleged diploma mill that had its offices at a two-family home on East 29th Street.
Paterson’s race for mayor, three at-large council seats begins
The much-anticipated race for the mayor’s job and three at-large city council seats began on Friday morning. The city clerk’s office made available petitions to candidates to qualify to participate in the May municipal elections.
Paterson library trustee running for at-large council seat
A member of the Paterson Library Board has decided to run for one of the three at-large city council seats that will be up for grabs in next year’s municipal elections.