By STEVE LENOX June 22, 2021 PATERSON, NJ - When two local teens fell through ice on the Passaic River in 2016, members of the Paterson Fire Department were there quickly to save their lives. The rescue, Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott said Monday, might not have been possible except for several factors, all
BY Steve Lenox June 14, 2021 PATERSON, NJ - Paterson individuals and families with low and moderate incomes now have new advocates- in the form of trained FEC counselors- to help them manage their finances, pay down debt, increase savings, establish and build credit, and access safe and affordable mainstream banking products. On Monday
June 8, 2021 BY Joe Malinconico PATERSON — Yubelly Vasquez thought about moving her family far away from Paterson, to a place less dangerous. But her daughters pleaded with her to stay in the city because they didn’t want to leave behind the Paterson Music Project (PMP). Vasquez now considers the decision to remain
June 2, 2021 PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The city of Paterson schools will soon be seeing more green. It was selected as one of 10 cities in the nation to bring green spaces to school grounds as part of a national program. The initiative aims to improve children’s health and wellbeing through a green schoolyard
BY Ed Rumley May 26, 2021 PATERSON — Two Paterson eighth graders have made it to the finals of a nationwide history contest. Nuha Choudhury and Christina Salazar, students at the Paterson Academy for the Gifted and Talented, advanced from the New Jersey statewide National History Day contest earlier this month. The 14-year-olds created
Ed Rumley May 20, 2021 PATERSON — The late Joe Clark, the no-nonsense, unconventional and legendary Eastside High School principal, was honored in a City Hall ceremony Thursday attended by about 20 of his family members. Clark — known for carrying baseball bat and a bullhorn as he imposed order walking the halls of Eastside — made
BY Matt Fagan, NorthJersey.com May 18, 2021 If a pothole opens up on a downtown street or a water main fails, municipalities often have money and public works crews available to get the problem resolved quickly. Then there are projects like Clifton's Main Avenue Streetscape or Fairview's Anderson Avenue Restoration, both on their third phase, which
(PATERSON, NJ) -- The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts has been approved for a $15,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the Paterson Music Project’s Saturday Community Music Program. This grant will enable Paterson students in grades 4-12 from across the city to engage with instrumental music together as a community throughout the
By BOB TOWEY May 11, 2021 at 7:04 PM PATERSON, NJ — Just weeks after the application period expired for Paterson’s guaranteed income pilot program, Mayor André Sayegh has confirmed that the initiative gained a $50,000 gift from a prominent local real estate investor. Florio Management—a construction firm responsible for multiple housing and retail
August 5, 2020, 1:32 pm | in Paterson Breaks Ground On 245 Senior And Family Apartment Rental Units Demolition and Construction Begins At Former Riverside Terrace Public Housing Site Paterson, NJ – On Wednesday morning, August 5th, residents, local officials and business leaders gathered for the culmination of a ten-year journey with a groundbreaking ceremony
