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
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
By Ryan Patti | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Precision Textiles of Totowa, a leading supplier of coated fabrics, non-wovens and laminations for the bedding, automotive, healthcare and home furnishings industries, has donated 2,000 masks to Oasis — a non-profit organization providing services to underprivileged women and children, the company announced. The masks, which were
By Anthony G. Attrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Paterson is mourning the death of the city’s assistant fire chief, a veteran first-responder who died suddenly this week at age 60. Gabriel “Gabe” Aboyoun died after suffering an apparent heart attack at his home. His body was discovered Wednesday morning after a firefighter went
Joe Malinconico - Paterson Press PATERSON — The new middle school being built on Union Avenue will be named after the late philanthropist Joseph Taub, whose foundation has funded youth basketball and other programs in Paterson for decades. The Paterson Board of Education voted to name the school in Taub’s honor at its meeting last
By STEVE LENOX August 13, 2020 at 3:42 PM PATERSON, NJ - It’s going to take a major league effort to restore Paterson’s historic Hinchliffe Stadium, and that’s exactly what Mayor Andre Sayegh is going after. On Thursday, inside the stadium that once hosted the Negro League World Series and was the sports home to
