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By DOUG SCANCARELLA
April 18, 2018Newark, NJ – The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) conducted a cleanup of the shoreline surrounding the Great Falls in Paterson on Friday, April 13. The cleanup was conducted in conjunction with the National Park Service. It was held in preparation for National Park Week (April 21 to April 29) and Earth Day (April 22).
The Paterson Public Schools, Hamilton Partnership for ...
By MARK GREENBAUM
April 17, 2018WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) spoke from the floor of the House of Representatives today on the refusal of Congress to demand Donald Trump’s tax returns and its failure to hold the Trump administration accountable. A recording of Mr. Pascrell’s speech is available here.
A transcript of his speech appears below.
“Today ...
PATERSON, NJ —New Jersey Working Families Alliance announced their endorsement for Sixth Ward Councilman Andre Sayegh to be Paterson’s next mayor. In declaring their support for Sayegh, the organization cited Sayegh’s proven achievements in improving economic opportunity and public safety in the sixth ward, and his tireless work on behalf of Paterson’s families and ...
By PEDRO RODRIGUEZ FOR MAYOR
April 13, 2018PATERSON, N.J. — Rapper Fetty Wap, a Paterson native, will be visiting his hometown Sunday, April 15th to endorse candidate Pedro Rodriguez for Mayor of Paterson. Fetty believes in Pedro’s message of empowering the youth and making sure they are involved in the democratic process. Similarly, Pedro Rodriguez knows that many politicians often overlook the progressive ideas and ...
By PASSAIC COUNTY
April 12, 2018PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ- Last year, the goal of the Paws in the Park Committee was to raise enough funds to equip all of the K-9s in the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office with bullet proof vests. At its meeting on April 10th, 2018, the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored three individuals with proclamations, each of whom purchased a $3000 bullet proof vest for the K-9 ...
By ASSEMBLYWOMAN SHAVONDA SUMTER
April 10, 2018TRENTON, NJ- Assembly Majority Conference Leader Shavonda E. Sumter, one of the sponsors of the bill (A-1) entitled the “Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act,” recently approved by the legislature, issued the following statement on Equal Pay Day:
“Eighty cents on the dollar adds up to thousands and thousands of dollars over the length of a women’s professional career.
By PRESS RELEASE, NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS
April 7, 2018TRENTON, NJ – Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Andrew Zwicker, Jamel Holley, Tim Eustace, Arthur Barclay, Angela McKnight and Raj Mukherji that would allow more young New Jersey residents to participate in elections cleared its first legislative hurdle Thursday with an approval by the Assembly State and Local Committee.
The bill (A-1521), the “New Voter Empowerment ...
By COREY L. TEAGUE
April 21, 2018Dear editor:
I am writing this letter to express a grave concern I have regarding the influx of absentee ballots. To my understanding, absentee ballots were designed to be used by those who are unable to make it to the polls on Election Day. Such as people in the armed services or those who are away on vacation.
This year’s municipal election will be one for the history books.
By TAPINTO PATERSON STAFF
April 19, 2018PATERSON, NJ- Paterson's Assembly members, Shavonda Sumter and Benjie Wimberly, are mourning the loss of their colleague, Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Plainfield) who died on Thursday.
Green, 79, was the longest serving member of the Assembly, and considered to be a champion of affordable housing. Green stepped down as Chairman of the Union County Democratic Organization on January 24 to ...
PATERSON, NJ- Andre Sayegh, the sixth ward councilman who is seeking to be Paterson’s next mayor in the city’s elections next month, has named Paterson native Vaughn L. McKoy, JD, MBA as his campaign counsel.
McKoy, a former state and federal prosecutor as well as a lawyer in private practice, will volunteer and serve as a key adviser to the campaign. Sayegh said he felt extremely ...
