Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY NETWORK Before the pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a robust plan to create a stronger and fairer economy in New Jersey. His ambitious vision included achieving the following five goals by 2025: Job growth: 300,000 new jobs. Wage growth: $1,500 increase in annual median wage. Diverse innovation ecosystem:
By KIMBERLY REDMOND PATERSON, NJ – In a nod to Paterson’s role in the battle against COVID-19, Bergen County and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center recently made a bulk purchase of 110,000 N95 respirators from city-based Protective Health Gear (PHG). The masks, officials said, will help them maintain local stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Joe Malinconico Paterson Press PATERSON — As many as 150 low-income Paterson families would get $500 per month with no restrictions on how they spend the money under an initiative being proposed by Mayor Andre Sayegh. Under the so-called “Guaranteed Income” program, the money for the monthly payments would come from private donors, the mayor
By KIMBERLY REDMOND PATERSON, NJ – In the era of COVID-19, more and more people are looking for a place to safely and easily escape to. With quarantining requirements in place between many states, staying close to home has become the norm and road trips have become the preferred way to briefly get away. To
By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ - As state officials work to squash a statewide uptick in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Andre Sayegh and his Department of Health are focused on preventing the impact of any potential “second wave” of the potentially deadly virus in Paterson. On Monday, despite the absence of New Jersey Commissioner of Health
By KIMBERLY REDMOND PATERSON, NJ – Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Paterson Family Center remains committed to doing whatever it can to provide a quality pre-school education to children from the city and support working parents. Like every other school across New Jersey, the public health emergency has forced PFC to change how it
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - Like so many others, Brian Schwartz lost his job during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. “I worked for a digital advertising firm in NYC," Schwartz said. "The pandemic came around, and the business wasn't doing too great, so they let me and two others go. And I was in a
PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A New Jersey town is spotlighting local Latino artists with an exhibit inside city hall. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reports, they are the pride of Paterson. Elkin Gutierrez, a welder, born in Columbia, came to Paterson as a young man. His art utilizes thousands of bolts and other small pieces of
Hannan Adely for NorthJersey.com PATERSON — When they came to the United States four years ago as refugees from Syria, fleeing a brutal civil war, the three men were penniless and knew no English. Now they are on a different path as Paterson's newest business owners. On Monday, the three men celebrated a ribbon-cutting at
By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ - When Labor Day hit earlier this week the realization set in for countless New Jerseyians that not only was summer over, but it also passed without them ever getting to the beach. Such is the reality in a COVID-19 environment. However, now, thanks to the vision of developer Levi
