Benjie Wimberly spent campaign money for personal use on hotels, airfare, complaint says in Paterson

Benjie Wimberly spent campaign money for personal use on hotels, airfare, complaint says

Among the items cited by a regulatory agency were payments the assemblyman made to United and Delta airlines and bills for ...

Cost of new Paterson dispatch center balloons from $6M to $15M

Instead of renovations, Paterson decided the entire inside of a warehouse needed to be reconstructed for the center.

Paterson police force dwindles even as state infuses money. How many cops does it need?

Paterson has 398 police officers, down from 439 on the payroll in April 2023. Activists say even 439 was too few for the ...

Paterson internal affairs will move away from police headquarters to be more welcoming

The move is designed to create a more welcoming environment for members of the public who want to file a complaint against a ...

Advocacy groups back N.J. AG’s takeover of Paterson police

A group of social justice advocacy organizations is asking the state Supreme Court to uphold the state takeover of the ...

Schuler, Qasemi lead Lodi to win against Paterson Charter - Girls basketball recap

Eve Qasemi and Lianna Schuler each scored eight points for Lodi in a 30-18 win against Paterson Charter in Paterson. Lodi ...

How many cops should Paterson have? Per capita, it trails other NJ cities on staffing

PATERSON — In the arithmetic of law enforcement personnel, Paterson is trailing Newark, Jersey City and Trenton. The Silk ...

New Paterson DPW contract provides 10.5% raises over 4 years

PATERSON — The city’s rank-and-file public works employees are getting cumulative 10.5% pay raises over four years under a ...

Paterson moves warming center to edge of city as it weighs homeless crackdown

Advocates said homeless people stay in their tents or cardboard boxes on subfreezing nights instead of walking the long ...

Paterson mayor to lose key aide as business administrator takes new post

PATERSON — Mayor Andre Sayegh is losing one of his key people at City Hall with the impending resignation of Kathleen Long, the city business administrator, who is taking another job.

Responders practice rescue training for ice-related emergencies in Paterson

Responders on Tuesday practiced rescue operations at Barbour Pond in Garret Mountain Park in case a person takes an ...

Minor Flood Warning for Paterson River and Paterson River at Gostwyck Bridge

Minor flooding is occurring along the Paterson River. The Paterson River at Gostwyck Bridge is currently at 10.28 metres and rising, above the minor flood level (9.10 m). The Paterson River at ...

Paterson Police Department's return to local control paused by New Jersey Supreme Court

PATERSON, N.J. — The Paterson Police Department is not back under local control just yet. Wednesday, an appeals court ruled that Attorney General Matt Platkin overstepped his authority last year ...