By GABRIELLA DRAGONE PATERSON, NJ - Mayor Andre Sayegh and Fire Chief Brian McDermott announced Thursday that the City of Paterson is going green by purchasing 35 Nissan Leaf electric vehicles. The vehicles are intended for local travel by city employees in divisions and departments such as Community Improvement, Economic/Community Development, Health, Fire, and others
PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- New Jersey is marking Earth Day Thursday with its first climate change resilience strategy, as municipalities around the state do their part to celebrate the environment. In Paterson, officials launched a three-day citywide cleanup, with volunteers sprucing up city streets and parks. Mayor Andre Sayegh led the City Sweeps initiative
By Katie Kausch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Paterson firefighters rescued a man from the Great Falls just after midnight Sunday morning. The 32-year-old man was stranded at a rocky island near the base of the falls when authorities located him around 12:30 a.m., officials said. Firefighters used specialty water rescue equipment, including a
Matt Fagan The cat formerly known as Mr. Woo has a new lease on life after one of Paterson's bravest pulled the feline from a March 7 fire. He has new digs, a new family and a new name now, but for a time things looked grim. The apartment fire on Fair Street displaced 18
NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- A New Jersey city is coming together to help 72 residents displaced by house fires over the weekend. Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh and the Paterson Fire Department announced Thursday that the city will donate clothing to the fire victims and make a call to action for Patersonians to help their neighbors
By Lisa Rozner PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Our coverage of Black History Month continues, and we are introducing you to a group of New Jersey firefighters breaking barriers and bridging gaps not just on the front lines but every day in their community. As CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reports, without hesitation firefighters Roshawn Davis and Janice
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - “In Paterson, the long wait is over,” Mayor Andre Sayegh said Monday. After receiving 300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Paterson began inoculating those that fall within the 1A category: health care employees, emergency first responders and EMS from the Paterson Fire Department. Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott
