PATERSON, NJ- Renewing a driver’s license, obtaining a new birth certificate, or competing in a job search are all common tasks that can be complicated by red tape and bureaucracy on the best of days. Throw past transgressions that led to incarceration into the mix and it becomes understandable why so many ex-offenders end up jobless, hopeless, and in a recurring pattern of committing ...

PATERSON, NJ- Efforts to clean up Paterson’s Downtown are “noticeable” Councilman Michael Jackson said at Tuesday’s City’s Council meeting in response to a brief presentation by Orlando Cruz.

Cruz was appointed to serve as District Manager of the Downtown Special Improvement District (SID) and began in the position on January 2.

In partnership ...

PATERSON, NJ - Volunteers from several organizations including St. Paul’s Community Development Corporation, New Jersey Development Corporation (NJCDC), and Eva’s Village are set to take to the streets on Wednesday, January 23, to count homeless residents across Passaic County.

The annual statewide effort, this year known as NJCounts 2019, is coordinated by Monarch Housing ...

PATERSON, NJ - While the first person won’t be counted for well over a year, the City of Paterson’s efforts to make sure every resident is included in Census 2020 are well underway.

Lamenting the fact that previous census tallies, conducted every ten years, have provided what most believe is a less than accurate reflection of Paterson’s population, Mayor Andre Sayegh began ...

PATERSON, NJ - Following reports that Jameek Lowery was suffering from spinal meningitis  prior to his death on Monday Mayor Andre Sayegh released the following statement regarding the preventative treatment he and others have undergone:

“As of 9:45am on Thursday, January 10, we are still awaiting an official report from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s ...

PATERSON, NJ - Paterson’s vibrant Union Avenue corridor welcomed a new business on Friday with the official opening of Kobir Tax & Multi Services.

Taking his many years of accounting experience, recognized community leader and entrepreneur Kobir Ahmed said that he hoped through the endeavor, previously run out of his home, he’ll be able to better service his clients and ...

PATERSON, NJ - Hundreds of teachers and other education professionals from schools across the city stood in front of the Board of Education on Tuesday to deliver a message: Return to the state managed School Employees Health Benefits Plan (SEHBP).

Complete with signs and t-shirts that referred to the switch out of the previous plan to a self-insured plan as the “Paterson Public Schools ...

PATERSON, NJ - Paterson City Council President Maritza Davila was the youngest in her family, yet the first to go to college, her drive and commitment to education inspiring her three older brother to seek their own degrees.

Tino Rexach is a successful coach in the Paterson Old Timers Youth Baseball League. With over 23 years on the bench he has mentored hundreds of Paterson children, giving ...

PATERSON, NJ - With the government shutdown now in its 33rd day, St. Joseph’s Health is doing its part of make sure that federal employees currently out of work, or working without pay, including approximately 6,700 in New Jersey, are able to continue to receive emergency medical care at both St. Joseph’s University Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical ...

PATERSON, NJ -- Winter storms, bad weather and sloppy road conditions are a factor in nearly half a million crashes and more than 2,000 road deaths every winter, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. In fact, about 46 percent of all crashes involving bad weather take place in the winter.

AAA analyzed bad weather and crashes over a five-year period. The study found that the ...

PATERSON, NJ - An investigation is continuing into an incident which left a34-year old Haledon man and a 68-year old Paterson man with non-fatal gunshot wounds on Tuesday.

According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald, members of the Paterson Police Department responded to the area of East Main Street at approximately 4:56 p.m. on a report ...

PATERSON, NJ - An investigation is underway into an overnight incident that left a 21-year old Prospect Park man with a non-fatal gunshot wound.

According to a statement by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald, members of the Paterson Police Department responded to the area of Belmont Avenue at approximately 12:39 a.m on Sunday on a report of ...

PATERSON, NJ- A Thursday fire at Madison Avenue and 21st Avenue that left five families homeless could have been much worse, according to FMBA Local 2 President Kyle Hughes.

"There is no doubt that his was a devastating fire," Hughes said. "However," he continued pointing to the extraordinary efforts that prevented the fire's conitnued spread, "without ...

Qunicy, MA – Stop & Shop has announced a recall by Perdue Foods, LLC of approximately 68,244 pounds of ready to eat chicken nugget products.  The action comes after three people filed complaints of finding wood in the food according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

The nuggets were produced on October 25, 2018: 22 oz plastic bag packages of frozen ...

PATERSON, NJ - While the current cold spell is expected to come to an end on Wednesday winter is by no means over, and one city landlord is taking extra steps to make sure his tenants have access to heat and running water throughout the season.

“As a landlord my job is to provide livable housing conditions to my tenants,” Charles Florio said in a statement to TAPinto Paterson.