Andre Sayegh Special to the USA TODAY Network In April, the possibility of having a vaccine for COVD-19 by December seemed like wishful thinking. While we waited, we continued to work on suppressing the spread of the virus especially through our nationally-renowned contact tracing program. Thankfully, hope is on the horizon and I am proud
Andre Sayegh | Special to the USA TODAY Network “This stadium will once again become a focal point for this great city. Hinchliffe is not just a ballfield, it is New Jersey’s Field of Dreams.” — Gov. Phil Murphy The pandemic has exposed many deficiencies in our society. The digital divide, lack of access to
Joe Malinconico Paterson Press PATERSON — A New York-based real estate group with a partner from the Paterson area made the winning $5.5 million bid to buy the former Passaic County administration building on Pennsylvania Avenue, officials said. The buyer, Agime Group LLC, is looking to build a mixed-use project including apartments and retail space
Joe Malinconico Paterson Press PATERSON — Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday added $20 million to an existing $130 million state tax credit package that city officials are using for such projects as a new visitor center at the Great Falls and the reconstruction of historic Hinchliffe Stadium. Murphy said increasing the allocation of tax credits
By TAPINTO PATERSON STAFF PATERSON, NJ - Long a thorn in the side of area residents due to how easily it has been accessible to vandals and others participating in unneighborly activity, the Allied Textile Printers (ATP) site will soon be fenced in, according to a statement issued by Mayor Andre Sayegh. “We are grateful
Hannan Adely Henry Raad was celebrating the Feast of St. George with his family when a Western Union messenger knocked on the door of their Mill Street home in Paterson. In 1944, it was a knock no one wanted to hear. “He threw a telegram on the table and ran out of the house like
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 STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ - Politicians, business leaders, members of the clergy, educators, and others with a variety of titles joined together by the dozens on Tuesday to honor the life and longtime service of Manuel Martinez Sr. No matter the role they played, or formal connection they had to Martinez, who passed away
PATERSON, NJ – U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), and Mayor Andre Sayegh today highlighted a $3.4 million Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The grant will help Paterson coordinate with local medical and social service
