By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ - Politicians, business leaders, members of the clergy, educators, and others with a variety of titles joined together by the dozens on Tuesday to honor the life and longtime service of Manuel Martinez Sr. No matter the role they played, or formal connection they had to Martinez, who passed away
PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), and Mayor Andre Sayegh today highlighted a $3.4 million Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The grant will help Paterson coordinate with local medical and social service
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - The Heritage Center at Alexander Hamilton had its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The center, partnering with 30 different organizations including Paterson Reads, looks to increase readership in Paterson, by putting a mini library inside it. Residents can stop in, borrow a book, return it and choose another one. The
By Sean Farrell The alarm sounded at the crack of dawn, sending Luis Portillo out of bed. Sunrise wouldn't be for another hour in the city of Paterson, but it was time for Portillo to get to work. His wake-up call around 5 a.m. left him an hour to eat breakfast and catch the bus
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - Roughly 1,000 meals are given out every day at Eva’s Village in Paterson. "We've seen people that never needed our services before that are coming out for lunch," said David Bein, director of food services, at Eva's. "Originally, there's shame and feelings they're having, but we try to make
By Andrew Ramos PATERSON, NJ — Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh announced a potentially ground breaking study coming to the city; it would look at the role neighborhoods play when it comes to substance use and mental health outcomes in the city’s youth. The five year study will be funded by a $1.8 million grant awarded
Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY NETWORK Improving our parks and fields was a plank in my platform during the mayoral campaign and is an initiative that my administration is passionately pursuing. That’s why one of the hardest parts of my pandemic response was issuing an executive order shutting down all of the parks
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - Victims of assault often face numerous challenges down the road after their initial call for help, such as medical bills, navigating the court system or finding a new place to live. Paterson will be the first city in the state to have a victim specialist within the police department
Koren Thomas In the middle of Emergency Nurses Week (October 11-17), a new feature-length documentary on emergency nurses is premiering on October 14. Viewers can see 16 ED nurses coping with everything from COVID-19 to gun violence, opioid overdoses, and the plight of uninsured patients in “In Case of Emergency,” which was directed by Carolyn
By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ – A project previously approved by the Paterson Planning Board that will bring 56 units of affordable housing to several currently vacant lots near St. Joseph's Health won the additional support of the Paterson City Council through their granting of a 30-year PILOT tax abatement Tuesday. Under the agreement the
