Think the trend of businesses making green office renovations is just a passing fad? Not according to the latest issue of EL Insights, which reports that the U.S. green building market value will balloon from $71.1 billion now to $173 billion by 2015. Commercial green building is expected to grow by 18.1% annually during the same [...]

First of all, let’s get something straight: The ruinous oil spill spreading all manner of havoc in the Gulf of Mexico is not just President Obama’s problem, and it’s not just BP’s problem.
Indeed, it’s not even only a regional problem but a national problem. In fact, if you want to go one step further, you [...]

Should NJ Government employees reside in our wonderful state?  Well, many of our legislators feel they should and this is why they have introduced Senate Bill 1730 and General Assembly Bill 2478.  These two bills would make it a requirement to reside in New Jersey in order to work for New Jersey.  And I wholeheartedly support both [...]

On January 6, 2010, several newspapers published articles with titles like “no more aid for struggling cities”, “Christie will cut state aid” and the like; furthermore, in the body of these articles our Governor was quoted stating “You better budget based upon what you can raise”, “don’t look to Trenton” and “We don’t have the [...]

For the last several months I have been requesting from the Administration of the City of Paterson that the residents and business owners of the 5th Ward receive the same benefits and attention as folks residing and doing business in other wards.  However, the administration has chosen to ignore my requests on behalf of our [...]

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I believe that Mayor Torres’ proposal is shortsighted and it does not go along with the plans to convert the facility into a recreation and entertainment center for the City of Paterson.  We already have enough social service providers in the City; however, we are desperately lacking a recreation and entertainment center.  Mayor Torres should [...]

The November 26, 2008 Herald News article “1st Ward rescue” stated that according to the city’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant application, “No area has been affected more than the city’s 1st Ward.” I believe the administration’s assessment is flaw; and therefore the administration’s decision to use the $2.3 million Department of Housing and Urban [...]

From the Herald News
Paterson man sweeping neighborhood clean
 By ALEXANDER MacINNES, STAFF WRITER
Paterson resident’s one-man crusade to keep city clean may — officials hope — be rubbing off
PATERSON — It’s 4:50 a.m. and the lights in Michael Wilson’s two-family home on East 22nd Street are among the few burning in a city largely asleep.
Ten minutes later, [...]