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
Joe Malinconico Paterson Press PATERSON — A city-based nonprofit group has gotten $160,000 from a state COVID-19 relief program to provide more than 30 businesses in the Great Falls area with grants of up to $5,000. The businesses will be able to spend the money to cover rent payments or other bills, to buy equipment
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - Up to 3,500 turkeys and more than 1,000 holiday food boxes are being distributed at Father English’s Community Center in Paterson to local nonprofits throughout Passaic County. “New Jersey is projected to see a 56 percent increase of food insecurity," Carlea Milton-Sturdivan of the Community Food Bank Of New
Joe Malinconico Paterson Press PATERSON — The state has awarded a $750,000 historic preservation grant to a city nonprofit group planning to convert the former First Presbyterian Church of Paterson on Main Street into a youth performing arts center. The Paterson-based New Jersey Community Development Corporation previously secured $800,000 in financing through the state neighborhood
Richard Cowen NorthJersey.com On the morning after a whirlwind election, Paterson's political leaders wiped the dust from their sleep-deprived eyes and put aside their differences long enough to cut the ribbon on a newly refurbished park in the Riverside neighborhood. "We declare victory against violence. We declare victory against undisciplined activity," Mayor Andre Sayegh told
By Sean Farrell The alarm sounded at the crack of dawn, sending Luis Portillo out of bed. Sunrise wouldn't be for another hour in the city of Paterson, but it was time for Portillo to get to work. His wake-up call around 5 a.m. left him an hour to eat breakfast and catch the bus
Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY NETWORK Improving our parks and fields was a plank in my platform during the mayoral campaign and is an initiative that my administration is passionately pursuing. That’s why one of the hardest parts of my pandemic response was issuing an executive order shutting down all of the parks
By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ – A project previously approved by the Paterson Planning Board that will bring 56 units of affordable housing to several currently vacant lots near St. Joseph's Health won the additional support of the Paterson City Council through their granting of a 30-year PILOT tax abatement Tuesday. Under the agreement the
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - Like so many others, Brian Schwartz lost his job during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. “I worked for a digital advertising firm in NYC," Schwartz said. "The pandemic came around, and the business wasn't doing too great, so they let me and two others go. And I was in a
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
