NEWARK, NJ- The only current member of the Paterson City Council seeking reelection in the May 8 election has received a key endorsement for her campaign.

According to a statement released on Monday by LUPE PAC, Councilwoman Maritza Davila is one of only five candidates statewide to receive their endorsement. The well-known organization is "the premiere statewide organization supporting ...

PATERSON, NJ- Candidates for Paterson Mayor continued offering more details on their plans for the future of Paterson at a candidate forum hosted by the NJ Community Development Corporation (NJCDC), and sponsored by Eva’s Village, Oasis, Habitat for Humanity, and St. Paul’s CDC on Wednesday. The forum, held at the Great Falls Youth Center, was specifically focused on economic ...

PATERSON, NJ- With new construction dotting its neighborhoods, control of the schools back in local hands, and a spot on the list of finalists to land Amazon’s proposed second headquarters, Newark is a city on the rise.

It is with the state’s largest city’s upward trajectory in mind, and contemplation of their own city’s future, that several prominent Paterson leaders ...

PATERSON, NJ- Paterson’s mayoral candidates battled it out in another debate on Sunday night, this time at the Alexander Hamilton Community Center. While the event’s co-hosts, the  Eastside Neighborhood Association and Paterson Branch of the NAACP won near unanimous reviews for the well run format, the tensions and competition of the race became more apparent in the ...

PATERSON, NJ- While the moderators and majority of audience members were not yet of the legal age to vote, the questions, and responses, were no less meaningful at Wednesday’s candidates forum than they have been at any of the other similar events filling candidate’s calendars over the past several weeks.

Hosted by the Paterson Youth Council (PYC), and held at the recently opened ...

PATERSON, NJ- The Paterson Branch of the NAACP held their first of two candidate forums on Tuesday welcoming 11 of the 14 candidates running for one of three At-Large seats on the Paterson City Council.

For nearly two hours the candidates present fielded questions submitted by the audience, which numbered near 100, and took turns sharing their views and vision for the city, as well as on what ...

PATERSON, NJ- With the frequency of his declarations that everything he does is with the desire to improve the quality of life for 5th Ward residents in mind, one might think Councilman Luis Velez repeats the phrase in his sleep.

Often seen on Facebook Live walking his Ward’s blocks, monitoring snow removal, offering assistance at the scene of a fire, or otherwise being visible, ...

PATERSON, NJ- Saying that they were “the ones who were well-versed in the present day struggles that Paterson public school employees face” the Paterson Education Association (PEA), the union that represent more than 3,100 teachers and other professionals in Paterson, has announced their endorsements in the upcoming election for mayor and city council.

In a statement and an email ...

PATERSON, NJ- Though former city employee Andrea Wheeler-Kinion will not be on the ballot on May 8, she still plans to continue her campaign for mayor as a write-in candidate.

Wheeler-Kinion was left off the ballot because her campaign failed to file the 815 petition signatures needed to run as a candidate for mayor in Paterson, something she blamed on “sabotage” in a statement on ...

PATERSON, NJ- While much of the focus has been on an off-hand comment made by one of the participants related to another’s absence, five of the six mayoral hopefuls spent considerable time at the Christopher Hope Community Center on Wednesday speaking about substantive issues related to Paterson’s financial health.

With many of the questions focused on proper budgeting and spending ...