Article originally appeared on Paterson Press. BY Hannan Adely and Rebecca King May 15, 2022 PATERSON — The South Paterson neighborhood is home to stores, restaurants and offices with Palestinian flags and images of Jerusalem hanging on walls. Everywhere, signs of the Palestinian homeland are emblazoned on property names, from Jerusalem Pharmacy to Nablus Sweets to Palestine
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE PATERSON, NJ – Paterson Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications to purchase two-family homes located at 213 Governor Street and 65 North 5th Street in Paterson. The applications will only be accepted between May 1 to May 31 at 3:00 p.m. Only completed applications, which will include required documents, will be
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- On this week's episode of Tiempo, there's some orgullo Latino to share. Several Latino students from the International High School in Paterson, New Jersey are heading to elite colleges this fall. Harvard, Johns Hopkins University, and Penn State are just a few of the schools that accepted the academic scholars.
By Kemberly Richardson PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- An Underground Railroad site in Paterson has been officially recognized by the National Parks Service National Underground Network to Freedom. "You talk to a lot of historians and a lot of people will tell you, I've never heard of that story," public historian Jimmy Richardson said. It's
by Jim Beckerman No one proclaimed — back in the 1850s — that a certain house and factory at Bridge Street and Broadway in Paterson was an Underground Railroad stop. You had to know. Now, it's being proclaimed. On Wednesday, May 4, at 11 a.m., Mayor Andre Sayegh, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-Paterson, and
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE PATERSON, NJ – Mayor Andre Sayegh joined the Paterson Fire and Police Departments for their annual Touch-A-Truck event in support of Autism Awareness on Saturday. Families were invited to attend the free event and enjoy food, ice cream, live entertainment, and a rock-climbing wall. “We’re not only raising awareness of autism,” Sayegh
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE PATERSON, NJ – Paterson officials joined President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) Joseph Fiordaliso, on Friday to celebrate Earth Day with a funding announcement for electric vehicles and a flag raising ceremony. Paterson has taken a major step in its sustainable initiatives, including with an investment in 35
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE Mayor Andre Sayegh, Business Administrator Kathleen Long and Paterson City Council President Maritza Davila announced on Thursday that about 1,300 Paterson municipal employees will receive a second round of premium pay on April 22. Employees who worked in person during the height of the pandemic from March 17, 2020, to February 1,
by A.A. Cristi New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents Affiliate Member the Paterson Performing Arts Development Council's virtual performance of Brown, Black and Blues on May 22, 2022 at 5PM. This event is part of NJTA's The Stages Festival, the state's largest annual theatre festival, which provides free and discounted theatre events for all ages throughout
by: Andrew Ramos PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — At one point, Paterson’s Hinchliffe Stadium was condemned as an eyesore. Now, it’s making a comeback. Gov. Phil Murphy called it The Garden State’s own “Field of Dreams.” That is starting to materialize, Mayor Andre Sayegh said, thanks to a $93 million restoration project. A year after the
