PATERSON, NJ – On Thursday, Passaic County New Jersey Links Organization partnered with Public School No. 21 for the Best Version of Me Mentorship Program, an afterschool program held twice a week for six weeks. The program is geared toward girls in seventh and eighth grade to create a bond of unity. 

Led by Councilwoman-at-Large Dr. Lilisa Mimms, the girls have done many ...

PATERSON, NJ – Montclair State University will receive a $1 million gift from The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation that will be used to develop “One Square Mile”, a comprehensive initiative designed to aid in the City of Paterson’s community development efforts, officials announced on Thursday.

To begin the initiative, Montclair will work with Paterson Public Schools to ...

PATERSON, NJ - In 2023, the Paterson Free Public Library's award-winning Community Learning Center will continue to offer family literacy services, afterschool homework help, and tutoring. In addition, the Library will offer a variety of free digital workshops to prepare New Jerseyans for the ever-changing digital world. 

Starting Monday to Thursday, by appointment only, students ...

PATERSON, NJ – John Ming, a longtime resident of Paterson, has announced his retirement after 17 years of working for the City of Paterson. In his role as AV Specialist Ming managed the television channel, programming, posting bulletins, Municipal Council meetings and live events. 

In the 1980s, Ming was a Theater Manager for several years at Passaic County Community ...

PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man is dead after being struck by a vehicle at his workplace on Saturday.

According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro, members of the Paterson Police Department responded to the Covanta Sanitation Company, 30 Fulton Street, at approximately 8:55 a.m. in response to a reported motor vehicle accident.

Upon ...

PATERSON, NJ – A 67-year-old man is said to be in stable condition after having his leg severed when he was hit by a car on Monday, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.

According to reports, members of the Paterson Fire Department responded to the scene in the area of Union and Manchester Ave. where they found the victim on the ground suffering from the gruesome ...

PATERSON, NJ – The DeJesus family, whose family member, Felix DeJesus of Haledon, has been missing since February 2, 2022, held a vigil at Westside Park, where Felix was last seen with Paterson Police, on Thursday. 

According to the family, DeJesus was last seen the day before he was reported missing near a bodega on Union Avenue after drinking too much alcohol. Later, the ...

NEWARK, NJ - Four members of a gun manufacturing and trafficking network in Passaic and Hudson counties have been charged with weapons offenses related to the fabrication and sale of personally made firearms (PMFs), commonly known as “ghost guns,”  said U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Savion Clyburn, 20, and Corey Jenkins Jr., 30, both of Paterson; Richard Mullane, 26, of ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Three Hasbrouck Heights community groups again partnered to provide veterans around the region with winter coats and personal care items. 

The Hasbrouck Heights Green Team and Contemporary Club collected new and gently used winter coats, and a range of personal care products and clothing last Thursday. Students volunteers from Hasbrouck Heights High ...

PARAMUS, NJ - One million dollars. That was the pledge from Bergen New Bridge Medical Center's Foundation, offered up this week to the state's largest non-profit hospital.

Fair Lawn's own Lou Weiss, chair of the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Foundation, was on hand this week, along with former chair and former Fair Lawn mayor John Cosgrove, when the hospital released ...

PATERSON, NJ – As Wednesday marked the first day of Black History Month, the City of Paterson raised the Pan-African Flag.

Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. This year’s theme is “We Shall Not Be Moved.” 

The theme is set to acknowledge that throughout history, Black people have ...

PATERSON, NJ - Superintendent of Schools Eileen Shafer congratulated Eastside High School Boys Basketball team’s Bryce Stokes on achieving 1,000 points during the team’s game against the Clifton Mustangs Thursday night. Stokes, a senior who plays guard, reached the milestone during the Ghosts’ home game against the Clifton Mustangs.. Eastside won, 73-51.

“I want to ...

PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson John F. Kennedy Knights boys basketball team hosted the Hawthorne Christian Defenders for the first round of the Passaic County tournament on Saturday. Kennedy led Hawthorne-Christian in a close first half, 25-21. A big 23 point third quarter by the Knights followed by a 20 point fourth quarter saw the home team improve to a record of 8-8 (4-4 in the Big North ...

TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would require telemarketers to identify themselves and what they're trying to sell in the first 30 seconds of the call has advanced in Trenton.

“New Jerseyans should know who they’re talking to on the phone and what’s being sold to them by telemarketers,” Sen. Jon Bramnick (R - District 21), one of the primary sponsors of the ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (NJHVIPs) received a big boost on Friday, in the form of $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds.

The programs launched three years ago using federal money with the mission of ending cycles of violence across the state by helping victims and their families.

“These innovative violence ...

TRENTON, NJ — During Tuesday's State of the State Address at the Assembly Chambers in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy said he's confident with the direction in which the state is going.

"We are stronger and we are fairer," Murphy said. "We are moving confidently in the right direction — forward."

Republicans aren't so sure.

"Despite the ...