By Patrick Lanni | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Despite one of his worst seasons in terms of wins and losses, Hackensack’s Benjie Wimberly was chosen by the New York Giants as the 2020 recipient of the Lou Rettino High School Coach of the Year award. Hackensack finished 1-5, but Wimberly’s leadership and community service
By KIMBERLY REDMOND PATERSON, NJ – Paterson is mourning the loss of Carnie P. Bragg, Jr., a well-known resident who touched the community in many ways. Bragg, the Senior Director of Carnie P. Bragg Funeral Homes, passed away December 29, at the age of 81. In a message posted online, the Funeral Home said, “He
By Chris Sheldon | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Joe Louis Clark, the former bat-wielding principal of Paterson’s Eastside High School whose strict disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film “Lean On Me,” died Tuesday at the age of 82, his family said. Clark, a longtime resident of South Orange, retired to Gainesville, Florida, died surrounded
By KIMBERLY REDMOND PATERSON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) awarded a $2.6 million grant to Paterson Habitat for Humanity, funding that the non-profit says will help further its efforts to transform the city’s 4th Ward into a safer and more stable place to live. Back in 2012, Paterson Habitat identified
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - “In Paterson, the long wait is over,” Mayor Andre Sayegh said Monday. After receiving 300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Paterson began inoculating those that fall within the 1A category: health care employees, emergency first responders and EMS from the Paterson Fire Department. Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott
Ed Rumley Special to the USA TODAY Network PATERSON — Derrick Etienne Jr. grew up playing soccer at Paterson’s Buckley Park, the start of a career that landed him in the Major League Soccer championship game last month. Etienne scored a goal in that contest, which his team, the Columbus Crew, won 3-0 against the
Ed Rumley Paterson Press As workers and volunteers prepared takeout meals for hundreds of residents and local community members at Paterson’s Eva’s Village, a special visitor stopped by on the day before Christmas. One of the Silk City’s favorite sons, former New York Giants’ star wide receiver Victor Cruz, donated a gift of $11,000 to
By ELIZABETH MANKO RIVERDALE, NJ - Dr. Ben Burton (CEO and founder) of The New Jersey Centers of Physical Therapy has made this year’s company’s mission to help protect and provide PPE to those in need. Earlier this year, PPE and mask donations were donated to two nursing homes, five essential support departments, two community
Mayor Andre Sayegh was the man in the red suit Thursday at the New Jersey Community Development Corporation's holiday party. Watch the CBS News Clip Here.
By Chelsey Johnstone This holiday season, the Public Service Enterprise Group Foundation (PSEG) is donating $1.5 million to 14 organizations throughout the New Jersey and Long Island service territories that provide help to thousands of individuals and families who have struggled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nonprofit organizations receiving these contributions address needs that
