By GABRIELLA DRAGONE May 31, 2022 PATERSON, NJ – Mayor Andre Sayegh released the first issue of Paterson Perseveres, a newsletter that provides several resources for residents as well as an overview of the work the Sayegh Administration, in collaboration with other partners on the local, state, and federal level, have accomplished. Located on
By Anthony Johnson Thursday, May 26, 2022 PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- A youth softball team from New Jersey has reached its fundraising goal to participate in a tournament in Puerto Rico. Mayor Andre Sayegh and Paterson Divas Coaches Jose Crespo, Adrian Rodriguez, and Rony Martinez held an event Thursday to thank the community for
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE May 25, 2022 PATERSON, NJ – Mayor Andre Sayegh joined Paterson Public Schools Superintendent Eileen Shafer and other city and state officials to present Felisa Van Liew, Principal of Public School No. 2, with Paterson's Key to the City on Tuesday, the highest honor bestowed to individuals for their dedication and support to
Article originally appeared on Paterson Press. BY Hannan Adely and Rebecca King May 15, 2022 PATERSON — The South Paterson neighborhood is home to stores, restaurants and offices with Palestinian flags and images of Jerusalem hanging on walls. Everywhere, signs of the Palestinian homeland are emblazoned on property names, from Jerusalem Pharmacy to Nablus Sweets to Palestine
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE PATERSON, NJ – Paterson Habitat for Humanity is now accepting applications to purchase two-family homes located at 213 Governor Street and 65 North 5th Street in Paterson. The applications will only be accepted between May 1 to May 31 at 3:00 p.m. Only completed applications, which will include required documents, will be
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- On this week's episode of Tiempo, there's some orgullo Latino to share. Several Latino students from the International High School in Paterson, New Jersey are heading to elite colleges this fall. Harvard, Johns Hopkins University, and Penn State are just a few of the schools that accepted the academic scholars.
By Kemberly Richardson PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- An Underground Railroad site in Paterson has been officially recognized by the National Parks Service National Underground Network to Freedom. "You talk to a lot of historians and a lot of people will tell you, I've never heard of that story," public historian Jimmy Richardson said. It's
by Jim Beckerman No one proclaimed — back in the 1850s — that a certain house and factory at Bridge Street and Broadway in Paterson was an Underground Railroad stop. You had to know. Now, it's being proclaimed. On Wednesday, May 4, at 11 a.m., Mayor Andre Sayegh, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-Paterson, and
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE PATERSON, NJ – Mayor Andre Sayegh joined the Paterson Fire and Police Departments for their annual Touch-A-Truck event in support of Autism Awareness on Saturday. Families were invited to attend the free event and enjoy food, ice cream, live entertainment, and a rock-climbing wall. “We’re not only raising awareness of autism,” Sayegh
by Michelle Rotuno-Johnson PATERSON, NJ — A center for women and children in North Jersey is celebrating the expansion of its Paterson building on May 4, according to a news release. The Oasis building at 59 Mill Street is now able to serve 2,500 more women and children each year with the additional space. Oasis
