PATERSON, NJ - In a ceremony filled with the pomp and circumstance the celebration deserved, nine graduates were honored by NJBUILD, a program run by the New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC), Friday for successfully completing six months of training in general construction.

Launched in Paterson less than three years ago, the NJRC is a non-profit organization that works with individuals ...

TRENTON, NJ - Paterson businesses and non-profits are among those in 13 cities that can now apply for financial assistance through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (EDA) Small Business Lease Assistance Program.

According to a statement, the program, which reimburses 15 percent of annual lease payments for two years when they rent market-rate, first-floor office, ...

PATERSON, NJ - A Monday pep rally attended by over 300 5th graders from five different Paterson charter schools marked the one year date until the United Census Bureau begins its effort to count event man, woman, and child living in the United States.

Decorated with festive streamers and brightly colored balloons, as well as posters created by the attending students, the spacious second floor ...

PATERSON, NJ - Paterson FMBA Locals 2 and 202, the unions that represent Paterson’s firefighters and fire officers, are again extending their efforts to serve the community beyond fighting fires.

In honor of Autism Awareness Month, the unions, with the support of Fire Chief Brian McDermott, have teamed up with the St. Joseph’s Foundation to sell commemorative T-shirts raising ...

PATERSON, NJ - An appreciation for good friends, teachers that help them learn, parents that love them, and, perhaps most importantly, an understanding of their own self worth, were all part of the positive affirmations “club kids” at the Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic offered on Monday.

The activity helped kick off National Boys and Girls Club week in the city, part ...

PATERSON, NJ - An ongoing marital dispute between Councilman Luis Velez and his wife, Evelyn Sanchez, took another turn on Tuesday when Velez left the Paterson City Council meeting early, detained by the Paterson Police Department for an alleged violation of a temporary restraining order filed against him.

According to multiple sources familiar with the situation Velez allegedly attempted to ...

PATERSON, NJ - 93 days after his death, the family, friends, and, in many ways the city he called home, of Jameek Lowery still don’t have the answers as to what took the young man’s life.

In the early hours of Saturday, January 5, a bizarre series of events started that would culminate in the death of a 27-year-old city man; lead to daily protests by activists that have ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - Social media erupted in outgrage after an area news photographer posted photos of a tragic accident in which a 12-year-old boy was struck and killed by what appears to be a Bergen County Sheriff's vehicle on Route 208 near Fair Lawn Avenue.

According to several media reports, the young man was struck while walking with his brother and friends. The photo shows the ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - New Jersey's First Lady praised her husband's efforts to combat climate change, saying that Phil Murphy is trying to "push back" against the Trump Administration's initiatives.

Tammy Murphy made the comments as the keynote speaker at the 23rd New Jersey Land Conservation Rally, a sort of comic con for similarly ecologically minded advocates who filled ...

PATERSON, NJ  – John F. Kennedy Football Knights’ Darien Davis is taking his football, and academic, career to the next level.

Davis, a senior at the School of Business, Technology, Marketing and Finance at the John F. Kennedy Educational Complex, who proved to be an able linebacker with an average of eight tackles per game last season, signed a letter of intent and ...

PATERSON, NJ- The final open mic in honor of National Poetry Month will be held on Thursday at the Paterson Public Library. Set to begin at 6:00 p.m., the series which has included two other open mic nights, according to Talena Lachelle Queen, who also serves as the city’s poet laureate, is a prelude to monthly open mic poetry nights which will take place the third Thursday ...

PATERSON, NJ- Weekly open mics in honor of National Poetry Month continues on Thursday at the Paterson Public Library. Set to begin at 6:00 p.m., the series, according to Talena Lachelle Queen, who also serves as the city’s poet laureate, is a prelude to monthly open mic poetry nights which will take place the third Thursday of every month.

This week’s feature poet, Queen said, is ...

PATERSON, NJ  ­– While they won’t be in their classrooms because of spring break, students in five Paterson public schools will still get a chance to enjoy a healths school lunch thanks to a partnership among the Calvary Baptist Church, Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly, the school district, and the Silk City Pearls.

The lunches will be served each day, Monday-Friday, April ...

PATERSON, NJ - Paterson Public Schools’ efforts to prepare students for 21st century careers got a boost on Thursday with the announcement of a $1.35 million grant from Amazon.

Provided through the technology giant’s Future Engineer (AFE)-Edhesive grant program, the grant will allow 15 of the District’s high school academies to have access to Edhesive’s online ...

A 29-year-old Paterson man arrested Tuesday by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Squad had faces several additional charges, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik reported Wednesday.

According to a statement Jean C. Santana was already wanted on several active Superior Court warrants for possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, receiving stolen property, and ...

PATERSON, NJ - An investigation by the Paterson Police Department Narcotics Division led to a major drug bust on Wednesday, according to Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale.

In a statement Speziale said that 8,900 glassines of heroin and $4,117 was confiscated when detectives conducted the raid at 10th Avenue and East 29th Street.

Arrested were:

Don Gonzalez, 29, Paterson

Shachell ...

PATERSON, NJ - Two pedestrians were struck while crossing the street on Wednesday, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald.

In a statement issued Thursday the law enforcement officials announced that the incident took place at approximately 4:42 p.m. when Edwin Gonzalez, 62, and Guillermo Gonzalez, 65, attempted to cross Church Street, ...

PATERSON, NJ - Even the briefest conversation with Paterson Fire Chief Brian McDermott reveals the immense pride he has not just in being a career firefighter, but also for the Paterson Fire Department itself.

On Wednesday, that pride was on display again as he and several of his command staff, along with Mayor Andre Sayegh and Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale, welcomed the ...

PATERSON, NJ - Nine-year old Jaiden sat in the front row of Paterson’s City Council Chambers on Monday, never losing the smile on his face, listening intently as elected and law enforcement officials, union leaders, and clergy took turns at the microphone to speak about the virtues of serving as a police officer.

His eyes remained fixed on one woman, sitting just feet away from the boy, ...

PATERSON, NJ - Due to the anticipated inclement weather the City of Paterson's 2019 Easter Egghunt will now be held indoors at the John F Kennedy High School.

The free event is scheduled for Saturday and will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

PATERSON, NJ - Traffic is being diverted off Broadway between Memorial Drive and Straight Street after a large truck collided with a traffic light, removing it from its fixture and carrying it approximately 50 yards.

Paterson police and DPW workers are on the scene.

PATERSON, NJ - Clergy, community leaders, elected officials, and residents are set to march through Paterson’s First and Fourth Wards on Saturday calling for an end to the violence that has plagued the city.

The 13th Annual Prayer March for Peace, organized by the Paterson CeaseFire Group, will step off at Cobb Park at 10:00 a.m. and proceed to the Paterson Public Library on ...