PATERSON, NJ - Recently obtained data from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) revealed that the three schools operated by College Achieve Public Schools (CAPS) all achieved the top two possible rankings for being among the best public charter schools in the state. College Achieve Paterson earned the distinction of a “Tier 1 School”
PATERSON, NJ—College Achieve Paterson successfully launched the new year at its new Downtown campus featuring amenities that will expand students academic and arts experiences. The school, which will house grades seven to 10 during the 2021-22 school year, rolled out new classes and programs including advanced academic, physical fitness, and a wide variety of arts
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE PATERSON, NJ - Mayor Andre Sayegh and Fire Chief Brian McDermott announced Thursday that the City of Paterson is going green by purchasing 35 Nissan Leaf electric vehicles. The vehicles are intended for local travel by city employees in divisions and departments such as Community Improvement, Economic/Community Development, Health, Fire, and others
PATERSON — As construction trucks rumbled in the background, Paterson High School students taking an advanced engineering class got some real-life lessons on Wednesday about the challenges involved in rebuilding a national landmark. Standing inside historic Hinchliffe Stadium, the students from Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology listened to the architect talk about efforts
PATERSON, NJ - In few places is the scourge of opioid addiction as visible to the naked eye then in Paterson. Whether it’s the panhandler trying to collect a few dollars for their next fix, the addict slumped over a park bench with a needle protruding from their arm, or the regularity of violence that
Floods from Ida ruined lives of so many people in Paterson. Now, we're learning that it destroyed the equipment of a youth football team, but it couldn't destroy the team's spirit. Thursday, the squad got a big boost from their neighbors in the NFL. In a year of so many tough times and hard hits,
BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT 'We put our families at risk. We put ourselves at risk. And we continued because this city needs to rise' Health workers at Paterson’s Division of Health gave themselves a much-merited standing ovation Thursday for hitting a numerical milestone in the war against COVID-19: Fully 90% of the city’s eligible adults
Steve Janoski | NorthJersey.com Residents can trade their guns for cash at one of 10 sites throughout New Jersey this Saturday during the largest single-day gun buyback ever held in the state. The event, details of which were announced Monday, will let residents turn firearms in with no questions asked, according to a statement from
TRENTON – New Jerseyans can begin casting their general-election ballots on electronic voting machines this Saturday, as nine days of early voting are held in the state for the first time. Residents have been able to vote in advance of Election Day in past years through the mail or by hand-delivering a ballot to county
PATERSON, NJ - Paterson Public School No. 28, home to the district’s Paterson Academy for the Gifted and Talented, was ranked number one among 1,370 elementary schools and 715 middle schools in New Jersey by U.S. News and World Report last week. Both elementary and middle school students performed “well above expectations” in reading and
