September 13, 2021 PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Monday was a special back to school day for kids in Paterson, New Jersey. It’s many of the students’ first day back in the classroom since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, CBS2’s Nick Caloway reported. Screams of joy could be heard during recess at New Roberto
September 9, 2021 DOZENS of Jamaicans and friends gathered last Saturday in Paterson, New Jersey, Unites States to witness the renaming of one of the major streets in that city to recognise the outstanding contribution that Jamaicans have made to the city. Vreeland Avenue, between 17th and 19th Avenues, was renamed Jamaica Way, and
BY James Ford September 6, 2021 PATERSON, New Jersey — Some families in parts of New Jersey remain in an emergency shelter more than five days after floods from the remnants of Hurricane Ida inundated their homes. But Monday, a disaster response team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency arrived at the shelter around
BY Joe Malinconico September 2, 2021 PATERSON — Using jackhammers and electric saws, Paterson firefighters cut a hole through the pavement of a city bridge Wednesday night to rescue a man trapped beneath the roadway in the rising waters of the Passaic River, officials said. As Ida lashed the city, firefighters employed an unusual strategy to
BY Steve Lenox August 27, 2021 PATERSON, NJ - Just by entering New Jersey Institute of Technology this fall Micah Demarest is already well on his way to achieve something no one else in his immediate family has yet, to obtain a college education. He’s also got another goal, to graduate debt-free. “I took
BY Joe Malinconico August 16, 2021 Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh spent most of last week at an education conference in New Mexico, an event that featured expert panels on teacher evaluations, recruitment, diversity and compensation. Sayegh was the only mayor and only official from New Jersey invited to attend the three-day conference, sponsored by
BY Andrew Ramos Aug 17, 2021 PATERSON, N.J. — The City of Paterson is celebrating a milestone, reaching a final Census count of nearly 160,000 residents, increasing its population by more than 13,000 — or 9% since 2010. The accomplishment now designates Paterson a First Class City in the state, bringing with it a
By STEVE LENOX August 6, 2021 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
August 9, 2021 The Paterson Division of Health began administering the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to young people on Monday morning. Vaccination are being done “On Demand” at the Board of Health at 176 Broadway from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. No appointments are needed. Any person eligible for the vaccine can
BY Richard Cowen July 30, 2021 Debit cards worth an initial $400 have been mailed to the 110 lucky Paterson residents selected to participate in the city’s first Guaranteed Income Pilot program, the first of 12 monthly installments that puts cash into the pockets of poor people in the fight against poverty. Mayor Andre
