By Sean Farrell The alarm sounded at the crack of dawn, sending Luis Portillo out of bed. Sunrise wouldn't be for another hour in the city of Paterson, but it was time for Portillo to get to work. His wake-up call around 5 a.m. left him an hour to eat breakfast and catch the bus
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - Roughly 1,000 meals are given out every day at Eva’s Village in Paterson. "We've seen people that never needed our services before that are coming out for lunch," said David Bein, director of food services, at Eva's. "Originally, there's shame and feelings they're having, but we try to make
By Andrew Ramos PATERSON, NJ — Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh announced a potentially ground breaking study coming to the city; it would look at the role neighborhoods play when it comes to substance use and mental health outcomes in the city’s youth. The five year study will be funded by a $1.8 million grant awarded
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
By Emily Young PATERSON, N.J. - Victims of assault often face numerous challenges down the road after their initial call for help, such as medical bills, navigating the court system or finding a new place to live. Paterson will be the first city in the state to have a victim specialist within the police department
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
By STEVE LENOX PATERSON, NJ – A project previously approved by the Paterson Planning Board that will bring 56 units of affordable housing to several currently vacant lots near St. Joseph's Health won the additional support of the Paterson City Council through their granting of a 30-year PILOT tax abatement Tuesday. Under the agreement the
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)
Joe Malinconico Paterson Press PATERSON — As many as 150 low-income Paterson families would get $500 per month with no restrictions on how they spend the money under an initiative being proposed by Mayor Andre Sayegh. Under the so-called “Guaranteed Income” program, the money for the monthly payments would come from private donors, the mayor
By KIMBERLY REDMOND PATERSON, NJ – In the era of COVID-19, more and more people are looking for a place to safely and easily escape to. With quarantining requirements in place between many states, staying close to home has become the norm and road trips have become the preferred way to briefly get away. To
