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The Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR) is pleased to announce that The Honorable Julio Tavarez, 5th Ward Councilman for the City of Paterson, will speak at the DANR 11th Annual National Conference in Providence, RI, October 10-12, 2008.
Councilman Tavarez will address participants at the DANRYouth Initiative event during the DANR 11th Annual Conference’s welcoming reception [...]

Viva Obama! Latinos rally behind Senator Obama

Eva’s Village joined Julio Tavarez, Councilman 5th Ward, in  hosting  members of the City Council for a preview tour of the organization’s new initiative for homeless and addicted mothers and their children on September 22.  Eva’s will open the 18,000 square-foot Hope Residence of St. Frances on Jackson Street in November.
“We are pleased to welcome [...]

$100,000 for legal help
 By ALEXANDER MacINNES, STAFF WRITER | Herald News
Firm negotiating police, fire pacts
“The reason I voted ‘no’ is because I didn’t see a tool that measures his effectiveness or shows whether he is worth what we’re paying,” said Tavarez.
PATERSON – The city has approved spending an additional $100,000 so a law firm can [...]

By DENISA R. SUPERVILLE, STAFF WRITER | Herald News

Young professionals make impact in city
PATERSON â?? With the lucrative salary he commands from a job in finance, Martin Vergara II could have chosen to live anywhere.
Instead, the 25-year-old, who works at Morgan Stanley in Purchase, N.Y., returned to the city where he grew up and started [...]

Commissioner Wendy Guzman, Councilman Rodriguez, Councilman Tavarez and Commissioner Ramon Leon hit the streets of Paterson during the Dominican Parade Festival to inform parade goers of the importance of choosing the right candidate for president this upcoming election and of course that candidate is Senator Barrack Obama. 
See more pics from the Dominican Parade here.
Note: Some of [...]

973-742-INFO (4636) is the City of Paterson Hotline to report issues like unkept properties, illegal dumping and other quality of life issues. This concept has been utilized in other cities and has yield great success.  I would like to encourage everyone in the City of Paterson to use it and put it to work.

By ALEXANDER MacINNES, STAFF WRITER
Noise, crime, recreation top residents’ concerns
PATERSON – In his first public initiative as a newly elected city councilman, Julio Tavarez is attempting to create something that has largely been elusive in the 5th Ward – strong neighborhood associations that are engaged in bettering their communities.
The first step, which some believe is [...]

The 5th Ward neighborhoods will be meeting on the following location and dates:
Unity Square Park Neighborhood
Thursday, September 4th @ 6:30PM
First AME Zion Church – 326 Ellison St
 
Near Eastside Neighborhood
Thursday, September 11th @ 6:30PM
Public School No. 30 – 851 east 28th Street
 
Lower Eastside Neighborhood
Thursday, September 18th @ 6:30PM
Public School No 13 – 690 East 23rd Street
 
Dublin [...]