PATERSON, NJ — In an effort to salvage the municipal sewer utility and maintain Paterson’s eligibility for millions of dollars in state funding, the City Council received options for reconfiguring the system from a third-party water use expert at a meeting Tuesday evening.

Andy Kricun of Moonshot Missions, a Maryland-based organization specializing in assessing the efficiency ...

PATERSON, NJ - PSE&G has announced that over the next two weeks work crews will be replacing gas mains on Essex Street near Straight Street. 

This work coincides with the utility’s city-wide effort to make gas delivery to local homes and businesses safer, cleaner and more efficient. While residents and businesses may experience temporary road closures, local police officers will ...

PATERSON, NJ - Efforts by Paterson officials, led by Mayor Andre Sayegh, to defend against the further spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey’s third largest city will continue this week as health officials take doses of the one shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine out into the community.

The vaccine on demand campaign, a compliment to the testing on demand program and aimed specifically at ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A cyberattack against a “vital” U.S. oil pipeline has contributed to a spike in already high gasoline prices. New Jersey gas prices now average $3.04 per gallon, according to AAA, compared to roughly $3.01 per gallon nationally. 

In Passaic County, the price at the pump has hit $3.02 as of  part of a national trend in high gas prices — the ...

NEWARK, NJ - Dr. Wayne Dyer, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, is thrilled that U.S. Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, is the keynote speaker at the Pillar College commencement on May 15. The ceremony which starts at 11 a.m. will be live-streamed and people can tune in via pillar.edu/comencement2021 or watch on Pillar College's Facebook page. 

“It is our honor to have ...

PATERSON, NJ — Registration is now open for the district’s Summer Enrichment Programs for students in kindergarten through the eighth grade, Superintendent of Schools Eileen F. Shafer today announced Friday.

“Whether a student is in need of academic remediation or wants to build on their academic momentum with acceleration, the Summer Enrichment Programs will provide the ...

PASSAIC, NJ — The Passaic County Central Labor Council, representing 23,000 union members in Passaic County, issued the following statement announcing its endorsement of Hector Lora, the incumbent Mayor of the City of Passaic. 

“We are proud to support Hector Lora in his campaign to continue to represent the city of Passaic as Mayor. Hector has a history of fighting for the ...

PATERSON, NJ — The Pfizer vaccine opened to children 12 – 15 in New Jersey Wednesday night, state health officials said.

The state Health Department in a statement said that following federal authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for children in that age range, it is allowing the vaccine to be administered to those children.

“With today’s recommendations, ...

PATERSON, NJ -- City of Paterson officials will mark the end of Ramdan by bringing the mobile vaccination unit, launched last week, to the heart of Paterson’s Muslim community. 

On Thursday, recognized as Eid al-Fitr, the mobile unit will be located at the South Paterson Library, 930 Main Street, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The effort, Mayor Andre Sayegh said in a statement, is ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - The Glen Rock Gurudwara hosted an outdoor prayer vigil Wednesday to commemorate the lives lost and those wounded in the FedEx Indianapolis shooting.

The vigil was well-placed on the eve of National Prayer Day which was commemorated on Thursday, May .

Several speakers from area houses of worship spoke of unity and peace to gatherers who weathered drizzly, windy and cool ...

PATERSON, NJ — Just weeks after the application period expired for Paterson’s guaranteed income pilot program, Mayor André Sayegh has confirmed that the initiative gained a $50,000 gift from a prominent local real estate investor.

Florio Management—a construction firm responsible for multiple housing and retail developments in Paterson every year—signed off on ...

PATERSON, NJ - The unmistakable smell of charred wood still hung in the air outside of the building at the corner of Union Avenue and Berkshire Avenue Thursday morning. The marks left by the flames that destroyed much of the building just days earlier and broken windows were visible to all.

For those passing by, it was simply another building that had been consumed by fire, one of two in as ...

PATERSON, NJ - Two members of the Paterson Police Department evacuated 10 individuals from a home that home at risk from a fire at the home next door overnight, Paterson Public Safety Director Jerry Spencer announced. The incident started at approximately 3:01 a.m.

Following their evacuation into a year yard, the officers alerted fire department personnel that they were trapped in the rear ...

PATERSON, NJ - A 41-year-old Paterson man was arrested Tuesday and charged with one county of Witness Tampering, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes has announced.

According to Valdes the charges against Ramon Cabrera stem from an extensive investigation conducted by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit following the complaint of a child victim that they were ...

PATERSON, NJ - A Clifton man faces up to 10 years in jail when he is sentenced on May 28 after pleading guilty Monday to two counts of Terroristic Threats, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced Monday.

As previously reported, Stefan Keco, 29, used text messages on two separate occasions on February 26, 2020, to threaten Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim “Mike” ...

PATERSON, NJ - Residents at one of Paterson senior citizen building are raking themselves into better spirits, literally and figuratively, through an art project they are calling “Kindness Rocks.”

By painting positive affirmations such as “You are enough”, “You are Perfect Just the Way You Are”, “Be Kind”, and “Love with All Your ...

Hershey’s Chocolate Shell Topping has been voluntarily recalled due to undeclared almonds, announced the Hershey company in a press release.

Approximately 1,700 bottles were incorrectly filled with Heath Shell Topping which is made with almonds, they said.

The product being recalled was shipped nationwide between April 15 and May 3, 3021 and have a product code of ...

PATERSON, NJ - A pair of student athletes were recently honored at John F. Kennedy High School for excellence both on the soccer field and in the classroom. 

Senior varsity players Naomi Cabello and Jesus Martinez were granted scholarships to continue playing soccer at the collegiate level. The scholarships were the first to be awarded in the sport to JFK athletes in over 20 ...