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
By TAPINTO PATERSON STAFF NEWARK, N.J. – The Paterson Community Health Center is set to receive $167,000 in annual federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the operations of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) across New Jersey and their continued response to the COVID-19 public health crisis, U.S.
Paterson, NJ credits persistence and policing in helping greatly reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the densely populated city. View the full story here.
Joe Malinconico Paterson Press Published 4:06 a.m. ET Jul., 22, 2020 PATERSON — In the midst of a summer heat wave, Sarrie Bailey walked 20 minutes with aching knees on Tuesday afternoon to make sure she and her 6-year-old granddaughter would have enough to eat this week. Bailey said she doesn’t like to go outside
