PATERSON, NJ - More than 50 women exchanged their heels for work boots, traded briefcases for tool belts, and left the confines of the office or courtrooms they expertly practice their craft in for a construction site as they descended on the city’s Fourth Ward Friday as part of Paterson Habitat for Humanity’s 2019 Women Build.

Together, the lawyers and legal professionals of ...

PATERSON, NJ - “There is a great deal of potential in the First Ward,” Councilman Michael Jackson told a crowd of approximately 25 that gathered at his invitation at his Downtown restaurant in January. “We are on the cusp of breaking it wide open, of getting shovels in the ground and going vertical.”

With Paterson officials working overtime to vet potential projects ...

PATERSON, NJ - More than 60 elected officials, members of the clergy, and local residents enjoyed bright sunshine as they viewed and learned the benefits of the more than one dozen electric cars, as well as a hybrid vehicle that runs on both gasoline and a battery, on display in the parking lot Paterson’s historic Calvary Baptist Church Wednesday.  

The event, hosted by GreenFaith, ...

PATERSON, NJ - An otherwise dreary morning brightened considerably as the New Jersey Community Development Corporation held their annual Great Falls Neighborhood Summit on Saturday.

The event, which welcomed more than 50 residents from the area, including several students, would highlight, Bob Guarasci, NJCDC’s Founder said, “the exciting things happening in Paterson and in this ...

PATERSON, NJ - While nearly 300 guests packed into the Brownstone for lunch on Friday it was 24 very special individuals that were recognized for going the "extra mile" on behalf of Paterson.

The annual luncheon hosted by the Paterson Alliance, a coalition of local nonprofits that together "share the hope that one day Paterson is once again thriving," offered as close to ...

WAYNE, NJ - Child advocates, elected officials, and others gathered Saturday to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Passaic County CASA’s new headquarters in Wayne. The significantly larger space, according to a statement, will allow the organization to train a greater number of volunteers in order to meet its ambitious goal of providing an advocate for every child in the county foster care ...

PATERSON, NJ- Mayor Andre Sayegh has advised drivers of numerous parking closures and a few street closures as part of filming for the movie “Newark” and the television show “The Plot Against America” from Monday, May 20, until Thursday, May 23.

Residents and visitors visiting this areas are asked to plan to park in any of the lots managed by the Paterson Parking ...

PATERSON, NJ - Despite the concerns raised in a letter sent to Mayor Andre Sayegh by the mayors of Little Falls, Totowa, Wayne and Woodland Park expressing their opposition to the reinstallation of flashboards at the top of the Great Falls, Adminstration officials have expressed their confidence that in their new design the devices, used to help generate electricity from the moving ...

PATERSON, NJ - The City of Paterson is utilizing a three-year grant in collaboration with Passaic County Community College (PCCC) to hire a chief innovation officer (CIO). The successful applicant, according to a job description promoted heavily online, will “lead the Innovation Team in its mission to define and respond to complex urban challenges, deploy resources to meet those challenges, ...

PATERSON, NJ – Eastside High School’s boys volleyball team are heading to the upcoming NJSIAA tournament as the sixth ranked team in North Jersey Section 1. This represents the first team from Eastside High School will participate in the tournament which starts on Tuesday with a home game against West Essex on Tuesday.

The match will tip off at 4:15.

Superintendent ...

PATERSON, NJ – John F Kennedy High School’s Jeremiah Jones has proven that putting in equal amounts of hard work on the football field and in the classroom pays off.

On Thursday, with his grandfather and coaches close by, the standout defensive tackle signed a letter of intent and scholarship agreement to attend Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts. When Jones reports to ...

PATERSON, NJ - Wanda Grier, Janine “Hutch” Winfrey, Louella ‘Flash’ Johnson, and Sharon Robinson stood side by side with their head coach Anna Adams still looking like they could take grounders and shag fly balls like they did nearly 40 years ago.  

The quartet and their mentor, all members of the 1981 state championship softball team from Eastside High School, ...

PATERSON, NJ - The Friends of the Arts @ Paterson Library are set to host a fine art auction on Thursday, May 30.

The event, held in conjunction with Integrity Lodge #51, will take place at the Masonic Temple’s new renovated Lodge Ballroom at 224 Broadway from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Proceeds from the charity event will be used to help with the costs of renovating new art gallery space ...

NEWARK, NJ - Several Paterson firefighters joined soldiers, state troopers, and police officers charging through the streets of downtown Newark late Thursday night into reenacted combat, on to a fiery film set that sought to recreate the dramatic events of the 1967 riot.

Actors crouched behind crashed, burning cop cars while they shot wildly into buildings. 

The death rattle of ...

PATERSON, NJ - The newly created Paterson Museum Foundation kicked off two days of festivities in commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on Friday.  

In honor of the part that the City of Paterson played in the historical event, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh and former Mayor Pat Kramer took turns pounding in a golden stake in front of ...

PATERSON, NJ - With family, friends, and Mayor Andre Sayegh at their side, and several members of the local and statewide media looking on, Paterson’s newest business owners celebrated the opening of their restaurant on Thursday.

The ribbon cutting ceremony proved to be as much a proud moment for husband and wife team Marco Rivero amd Juana Rivas, the Wasiyki Restaurant owners, as it was ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Editors were tapping on keyboards inside The Daily Targum's newsroom on Neilson Street Tuesday night, stopping only to wander over to a table at the front of the room and grab a slice of the pizza that had just arrived.

There was a hint of garlic in the air, but no hint they were ready to write the paper's obituary.

The managing editor of ...

PATERSON, NJ – While continuing to call claims in a Paterson Times report that their email system had been hacked “unfounded” Paterson Public Schools information technology (IT) officials announced Thursday that all email passwords for the district’s employees have been changed as a “precautionary measure.”

Reiterating that officials want school employees to ...

PATERSON, NJ – Despite a report from the Paterson Times to the contrary, Paterson Schools Superintendent Eileen F. Shafer has moved to alleviate concerns that the district’s email was breached, potentially putting employee’s personal information at risk.

“At this point, the district’s IT officials do not believe that the email server has been compromised,” ...

PATERSON, NJ - Paterson residents in need now have additional access to free fresh fruits and vegetables each week thanks to a partnership between Table to Table and the Paterson Task Force.

Through funding awarded by Impact 100 Garden State, the community based, not-for-profit food rescue organization Table to Table has been delivering the healthy food to the Task Force at 36 Circle Avenue ...

CAMDEN, NJ — Girls are more often bullied than boys according to research led by a Rutgers University‒Camden nursing scholar.

“Bullying is significantly associated with depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts,” said Nancy Pontes, an assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Nursing‒Camden. “We wanted to look ...

PARAMUS, NJ – A 51-year-old Hackensack man has been arrested in connection with a bias crime that reportedly occurred on a jitney bus as it traveled along Route 4 last week in Paramus.

On Wednesday, Paramus police charged Victor Colon with bias intimidation, terroristic threats, and aggravated assault with a weapon after identifying him as the suspect in the May 2 incident, Paramus ...

PATERSON, NJ - Paterson police shut down what Public Safety Director termed a “pill mill” on Friday.

According to Speziale, the action at 339 Main Street took place at approximately 7:50 p.m. and led to the arrests four men, as well as the confiscation of seven grams of crack cocaine, 346 grams of marijuana, 184 Zanax pills, 1219 grams of promethazine, and 3922 Oxycodone ...

PARAMUS, NJ –Authorities are seeking the public’s help identifying a man accused of threatening a fellow jitney bus passenger with a box cutter, calling him a terrorist and forcing him off the bus last week as it traveled along Route 4. 

The man sought in connection with the May 2 incident, which Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said is being investigated as a bias ...

PATERSON, NJ - Paterson firefighters spent most of the overnight hours battling a blaze which eventually led to the partial collapse of a large building at 257 River Street.

The blaze in the three story building that contained residential and retail units was reported shortly after 1:00 a.m. and eventually led to a response by all firefighters, as well as a request for mutual aid from ...

PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson family is asking the community to keep an eye out for their beloved 9-year-old dog Lyric.

According to Tracia McDonald the family pet was last seen on Tuesday on Dundee Avenue.

“We miss her and want her to come home,” McDonald said.

Anyone who sees Lyric, is said to be wearing a pink collar and bow should call 973-931-6060 or 862-216-3827.

PATERSON, NJ- The bells of The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist rang out over a sea of blue on Tuesday as hundreds of police officers turned out for the Diocese of Paterson’s 19th annual Blue Mass.

Held to honor the lives of police officers lost in the line of duty, Tuesday’s service paid special tribute to Paterson Police Officer Tamby Yagan, 41, who was killed when his patrol ...

PATERSON, NJ-  Likening the display to New York’s Rockefeller Center Sixth Ward Councilman Al Abdelaziz led several city officials, business and religious leaders, and dozens of community members in a ceremonial lighting of a large fanous on Saturday. The decorative fanous is placed in the pocket park located at the corner of Main Street and Pacific Ave, right in the heart of one ...

LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Ice Cream season is officially here and Falls Creamery located at 11 Paterson Avenue in Little Falls is open 7 days/week!

We have 28 flavors of the most delicious ice cream straight from Maine.  Come and enjoy your favorites like Toasted Coconut, Campfire S'mores and Peanut Butter Pie or try some of our new flavors like Cookies & Cream Peanut Butter Swirl and ...

WASHINGTON, DC - Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 12 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips following six consumer complaints stating they suffered mouth injuries after consuming the product, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

A statement released by the FSIS said that they are concerned ...