PATERSON, NJ - A $95,000 grant awarded to the Paterson’s Division of Health and Human Service in 2019 to create a communicable disease outbreak strike team, and therefore strength the city’s capacity to investigate communicable diseases by funding new tech software and allowing for more staff to be available when responding to outbreaks in the region, was worth well more than the ...

PATERSON, NJ – Although a lack of funding caused Paterson to cut back its COVID-19 testing from six days per week to two days, city officials said they may be a way to restore some of the program.

During a special city council meeting on Tuesday evening, Paterson’s health officer, Paul Persaud said LabCorp, one of the largest clinical laboratory companies in the country, told him ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON - Paterson native and Chief Navy Counselor Juan Ramirez, assigned to Division Five, Talent Acquisition Onboarding Center (TAOC) Alamo City, was recognized as Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) San Antonio’s Division Leading Chief Petty Officer of the Year (Fiscal Year 2020) at NTAG headquarters. 

For his superior service, Ramirez will be ...

PATERSON, NJ - The Passaic County Central Labor Council, the body that represents affiliated labor unions and their members across Passaic County, swore in a new slate of leaders for 2021 at their December 16 meeting.

Sworn in were:

Tom Kelly, President, IBEW, Local 827
Calvin Brooks, Treasurer, SMART Local 25
Ira Stern, Trustee, IAMAW 447 

The new officers ...

PATERSON and HALEDON, NJ - Not too different from the city they call home, Paterson’s Damen and Lizzie VanGinneken are determined to make 2021 the year that embodies the spirit of the name of their Haledon bar.

On December 29, 2020, Underdog Bar and Grill in Haledon was selected as a recipient of the Barstool Fund. The grant was created by David Portnoy, the founder of the ...

HAMILTON, NJ --  Governor Phil Murphy signed the landmark New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020 into law on Thursday at Hamilton's Carella's Chocolate's and Gifts, a local family business for more than 80 years. The law provides economic support for small businesses, while propelling New Jersey’s economic recovery and growth for much of the next ...

PATERSON, NJ – It’s Pillar time in the Silk City as the Christian college opens its newest location in the renovated Beaux-Arts building. The downtown seat of the school’s operations in Paterson marks a new era for not only the college and its students, but the building as well. 

Built in 1814 as the home of one of the city’s co-founders, Peter Colt, the ...

PATERSON, NJ - Paterson Public Schools administrators and teachers joined local officials and area residents Wednesday afternoon to publicly recognize the successful return of authority of the District. Held outside the district’s headquarters in order to observe social distancing protocol, participants braved chilling temperatures and gusty winds to recognize many who have worked and ...

PATERSON, NJ - Pointing to 31 votes that he believes were cast improperly, former Third Ward Councilman Bill McKoy has contested the results of the November 3 election that pitted him against Alex Mendez.

The contest was a redo of the May 12 election that a judge nullified after voting irregularities surfaced, including the rejection of 879 mail-in ballots that were said to be found under ...

TRENTON, NJ -- Individuals ages 65 years and older and those between the ages of 16-64 with medical conditions (defined by the CDC) that increase the risk of severe illness from the virus are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination beginning Thursday, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, who shared the news at his COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday. The governor also announced ...

NEW JERSEY — Be sure to remember scout’s honor when seeking a COVID-19 vaccine in New Jersey.

Roughly 300 locations, including as many as six mega-sites, will rely on the honesty and goodwill of residents in its mission to vaccinate the 1A priority group: frontline healthcare workers, law enforcement and firefighters.

“We are trusting the integrity of all of ...

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is poised to launch its Brownfields Loan Program, an initiative that will make low-interest loans of up to $5 million available for projects that seek to remediate and redevelop sites that have sat vacant or underutilized for years.

Projects aiming to transform dangerous eyesores – such as abandoned commercial ...

PATERSON, NJ - On Thursday, Mayor Andre Sayegh, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale, and Police Chief Ibrahim “Mike” Baycora hosted a news conference at Paterson City Hall to present, and explain, crime statistics for 2020. The trio of city leaders noted that overall crime dropped in the last 12 months but shootings and homicides have increased.  

In a Powerpoint ...

PATERSON, NJ - Reprising a recurring role he has become accustomed to during his time in office, Mayor Andre Sayegh presided over the swearing in of 16 new officers to the Paterson Police Department on Monday.

"Today we are again showed that we are starting 2021 on a fresh new page, and I have no doubt these 16 new officers are going to fill that page, and many more, with true stories of ...

PATERSON, NJ - An investigation by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crime Against Children Task Force into videos files of child sexual abuse that were uploaded to an online cloud service led to the arrest of a 19-year-old Paterson man on Tuesday. 

According to Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik, detectives identified Douglas Mauricio Rivera-Alvarenga as the person responsible ...

PATERSON, NJ - A 28-year-old Paterson man who is said to have fled a motor vehicle stop on November 16 was arrested by members of the Passaic County Sheriff's Office Monday.

According to Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik, detectives observed Martin J. Torres standing at the corner of Essex Street and Madison Street, and recognizing him as the suspect in the previous incident placed him under ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - New Jersey may soon crown a statewide high school football champion.

In an overwhelming vote of 318 to 12, with six schools abstaining, the NJSIAA Constitution to remove a prohibition of naming state-wide champions in the sport. The NJSIAA is the body that oversees high school sports in the state. 

 It is expected now that a measure will be put forward by ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The New York Giants have announced that Hackensack High School football coach Benjie Wimberly is the winner of the 2020 Lou Rettino High School Coach of the Year presented by Gatorade.  

In recognition of Wimberly's selection as Coach of the Year, a $4,000 check will be awarded to Hackensack's football program from The Giants Foundation and Gatorade. He ...