PATERSON, NJ - What should be a place for local children to run, play, and laugh has become a haven for people drinking and smoking, especially at night, speakers, led by Mayor Andre Sayegh, said Friday as city officials announced plans to renovate Baer Park.

“This is a victory for the Riverside neighborhood of Paterson.  We are taking back Baer Park,” Sayegh said of the space ...

PATERSON, NJ - On the steps the newly renovated Cricket House at Eastside Park, Mayor Andre Sayegh thanked the Director of the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, John Bartlett, for the work the county has done in improving the quality of life in Paterson thorough a myriad of initiatives.  The refurbished athletic facility is just one outcome of the cooperative between the two ...

PATERSON, NJ - Passaic County residents, including current and returning students, considering taking classes in the fall are invited to Panther Day on Thursday at Passaic County Community College's Paterson campus.

Panther Day will feature two sessions, one starting at 9:00 a.m. and the second starting at 3:00 p.m., and include on-the spot admissions, enrollment, and registration, as well ...

PATERSON, NJ – Two recent Paterson high school graduates who both made a name for themselves both for their success at athletic and academic endeavors have been awarded scholarships from the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Avante Gilbert, last season’s top-scoring player on Kennedy High School’s boys basketball team, and Jayden Cornish, a Kennedy football player who made the All ...

PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson Department of Public Works crew finished trimming the grass at the pocket park located at the corner of Vreeland Avenue and 20th Street on Thursday just in time for Mayor Andre Sayegh to announce plans to revitalize the heavily trafficked corridor in the city’s Eastside neighborhood. 

“We are here today to announce the Neighborhood Preservation Plan ...

PATERSON, NJ - Nearly eight months after announcing plans for the ambitious project in the heart of Paterson’s 4th Ward, city officials gathered with community groups, led by Paterson Habitat for Humanity, and several local residents Friday for the formal ground breaking ceremony of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park.  

Located at the corner of Auburn and ...

PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) is once again hiring temporary, seasonal employees to help keep the commercial corridors throughout Paterson free of litter and waste.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and expect to work at least three days per week, including Saturdays. Shifts include 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

PATERSON, NJ - A recent visit to Woodland Park’s Team Machine Deli found 20-year old John Vallejo busy helping his mother and sister prepare food, serve customers, and more. 

His dreams, however, go well beyond the family business. Vallejo, he said, has Olympic gold on his mind.

“Since I first started boxing, it’s always been a dream of mine to go to the ...

PATERSON, NJ- Paterson children 14 and under will have a chance to fine tune their football skills, or at least get some exercise, with former New York Giants running back Rodney Hampton this week. 

The free two-day camp with the 1990 first round draft pick, and eventual Super Bowl champion, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at Bauerle Field from 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 ...

PATERSON, NJ - Local non-profit Paterson Cares has launched an effort with the ambitious goal of collecting and distributing 2000 new pairs of shoes for local children in grades Kindergarten through high school as they enter the new school year in September.

Donated shoes can be dropped off at the Masonic Temple, 224 Broadway or LaNeves, 276 Belmont Ave., Haledon. 

Shoes will be ...

PATERSON, NJ - Located in a three-story building at 59 Mill Street in Paterson, Oasis -- A Haven for Women and Children is a nonprofit organization that provides a wide array of services to the area’s neediest women and children.

Founded twenty-two years ago by two women who set out to provide meals to hungry women and children,
Oasis has emerged as a leading Paterson social service ...

PATERSON, NJ - The city’s celebration of Paterson Proud week continued on the 4th of July, a day traditionally reserved fireworks, barbecues, and celebration of our nation’s birth, with the first ever raising of the official flag of the City of Paterson.  

The week also included a food truck extravaganza at Vistas Park and fireworks display that attracted over 1,000 ...

PATERSON, NJ - Local workers in a number of industries will see a bump in their next paychecks as the minimum wage in New Jersey officially increased to $10 Monday.

But that’s not enough, local, state and, federal leaders led by New Jersey's Commissioner of Labor, Robert Angelo-Asaro, said at a press conference at the Passaic County Workforce Investment Board to celebrate the ...

PATERSON, NJ - For the remainder of the summer Paerson residents need look no further than City Hall for access to fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables. One of five locations Clifton based City Green, the non-profit urban farming and gardening organization working to revitalize urban areas through agriculture and educational programming, has set up a seasonal farmer’s market, the ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Grandparents have long been associated with letting their grandchildren do things their parents would never permit. Candy. Extended bedtime. Too much television. Carefree fun. They like to spoil their grandchildren.

A new study by Rutgers and other researchers finds that today’s grandparents are still true to their traditional fun-loving image -- allowing their ...

PATERSON, NJ - Referring to it as "yet another frustrating and sad day for Paterson," Mayor Andre Sayegh spoke out on Tuesday following the guilty plea for former Paterson police officer Frank Toledo in federal court. 

"The behavior for which he pleaded guilty is racist and reprehensible and will not be tolerated by this Administration," Sayegh said, ...

NEWARK, NJ – A Paterson police officer faces decades behind bars when he is sentenced on October 22 following his guilty plea in front U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark on Tuesday.

According to a statement from U.S. Attorney  Craig Carpenito, Frank Toledo, 30, admitted conspiring to violate the civil rights of individuals in Paterson, using unreasonable and ...

PATERSON, NJ - A number of county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, including the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Department Homeland Security, provided support to the Paterson Police Department for an eight hour stretch Friday night into Saturday morning, according to Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale.

The ...

PATERSON, NJ - Local officials joined with proud family members on Friday as 13 recruits began their journey to becoming Paterson police officers. The group, 16 men and three women, are now set to enter the Bergen County Police Academy for what Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale has told previous classes will be the hardest six months of their lives.

“Each of the recruits is ...

PATERSON, NJ - The week after Independence Day has failed to give Paterson residents freedom from violence as authorities have announced that three shootings in four days have left four Paterson men recovering from gunshot wounds.

The first incident came to light on Sunday when two men, 26 and 19 years old, arrived at Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center at approximately 7:00 p.m. for ...

NEW JERSEY - Independence Day is on a Thursday this year and July 4 is a federal holiday, meaning all banks, government offices, the stock exchange and the United States Postal Service are closed. The Jersey Shore is of course open and hopeful for a lot of visitors for the Fourth of July, but the neighborhood garbage won't be picked up.

Day camps get the day off as do schools that are open ...

PATERSON, NJ – As an extension of its mission to enhance the quality of life for all who live, work and play in Paterson, OnePaterson has launched a new website that will serve as a platform for uplifting the historic city and sharing key developments in the area.

 “Since its days as the dominant American silk producer in the second half of the 19th century, Paterson has ...

PATERSON, NJ - A portion of 10th Avenue, between 23rd Street and 24th Street is set to be renamed in honor of longtime Paterson clergyman Bishop Liston Page, Sr. 

In a resolution sponsored by Councilwoman Dr. Lilisa Mimms and Councilman Bill McKoy, and ratified by the entire Paterson City Council, Page, Sr., through the Highway Church of Christ which he expanded into New Jersey in 1973, ...

PATERSON, NJ - El Mexicano Restaurant will open their doors to the community on July 17 but margaritas and fajitas won’t be the only items on the menu. Instead, following an agreement made at the July 1 meeting of the Paterson City Council, the gathering will be an opportunity for the restaurant’s owners and residents in the surrounding community to discuss how the local business ...