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
Koren Thomas In the middle of Emergency Nurses Week (October 11-17), a new feature-length documentary on emergency nurses is premiering on October 14. Viewers can see 16 ED nurses coping with everything from COVID-19 to gun violence, opioid overdoses, and the plight of uninsured patients in “In Case of Emergency,” which was directed by Carolyn
Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY NETWORK Before the pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a robust plan to create a stronger and fairer economy in New Jersey. His ambitious vision included achieving the following five goals by 2025: Job growth: 300,000 new jobs. Wage growth: $1,500 increase in annual median wage. Diverse innovation ecosystem:
By KIMBERLY REDMOND PATERSON, NJ – In a nod to Paterson’s role in the battle against COVID-19, Bergen County and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center recently made a bulk purchase of 110,000 N95 respirators from city-based Protective Health Gear (PHG). The masks, officials said, will help them maintain local stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE)
By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ - As state officials work to squash a statewide uptick in COVID-19 cases, Mayor Andre Sayegh and his Department of Health are focused on preventing the impact of any potential “second wave” of the potentially deadly virus in Paterson. On Monday, despite the absence of New Jersey Commissioner of Health
By KIMBERLY REDMOND PATERSON, NJ – Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Paterson Family Center remains committed to doing whatever it can to provide a quality pre-school education to children from the city and support working parents. Like every other school across New Jersey, the public health emergency has forced PFC to change how it
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: Christie Duffy PATERSON, NJ — Back when the pandemic started, New Jersey's governor called on local companies to start producing personal protective equipment. This week, a New Jersey factory was approved to begin producing N-95 masks in Paterson. ... "Paterson played a role in helping us win World War II because of manufacturing, so
By: Andrew Ramos PATERSON, N.J. — It’s a big day for restaurants in New Jersey. The state is now allowing restaurants to have indoor dining. To help boost morale in Paterson, one of New Jersey's largest cities, Mayor Andre Sayegh took a restaurant tour along one of the city's busiest strips. View the video &
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
