By: Christie Duffy PATERSON, NJ — Back when the pandemic started, New Jersey's governor called on local companies to start producing personal protective equipment. This week, a New Jersey factory was approved to begin producing N-95 masks in Paterson. ... "Paterson played a role in helping us win World War II because of manufacturing, so
By: Andrew Ramos PATERSON, N.J. — It’s a big day for restaurants in New Jersey. The state is now allowing restaurants to have indoor dining. To help boost morale in Paterson, one of New Jersey's largest cities, Mayor Andre Sayegh took a restaurant tour along one of the city's busiest strips. View the video &
Joe Malinconico Paterson Press The Paterson Planning Board this week approved construction of a 56-unit apartment building on Barclay Street near St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, the first project in a state effort to provide housing for people with special needs near hospitals. Ten of the apartments would be reserved for “special needs” tenants, a
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - In an effort to combat low literacy levels due to low-income household, even before the pandemic, Paterson had a slew of community organizations working to bridge the literal divide. The Paterson School District teamed up with the Paterson Education Fund, and the independently-owned bookstore, Bookends in Ridgewood, on Monday
By Rob Jennings | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A massive shortfall of laptop computers in the Paterson school district has been averted, nine days before the school year will begin with all-remote learning in the state’s third-largest city. Paterson Schools Superintendent Eileen Shafer announced Sunday night that approximately 9,600 Chromebooks purchased from Trox, an
By TAPINTO PATERSON STAFF NEWARK, N.J. – The Paterson Community Health Center is set to receive $167,000 in annual federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the operations of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) across New Jersey and their continued response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, U.S.
Jerry DeMarco Troopers George Ward, Edgar Rodriguez and Gary Rokoszak of Troop B in Totowa were the first on the scene of the crash on the highway's eastbound side just after 3 a.m. Friday. They found a front-seat passenger outside a Honda sedan that had struck the rig -- and both the driver and rear-seat
By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ – Mayor Andre Sayegh is hoping his efforts to improve educational outcomes in the City of Paterson will get a boost following his selection as a Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellow, an initiative of The Hunt Institute founded in 2001 by former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. Launched in 2014, the program,
By CM BROWN PATERSON, NJ—The Paterson Performing Arts Development Council (PPADC) is pleased to announce its first annual Show Me The Monologue Playwriting Competition, which is meant to help independent writers showcase new works. The winner will receive a $500 stipend along with access to a dramaturge, director, and other developmental support as PPADC’s artist-in-residence
By Rodrigo Torrejon | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Activists and painters joined together Friday and Saturday to emblazon a message on the streets of Paterson: Black Lives Matter. On Friday, activists from the city’s Black Lives Matter group began painting a Black Lives Matter street mural on Broadway, extending from Church Street to Straight
