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The Big Screen returns to Paterson

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

You are cordially invited to the Fabian 8 Cinema Ribbon Cutting!

This Friday, February 19, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Center City Mall  – Upper Level
301 Main Street
Paterson NJ
Free Parking with Movie Ticket Purchase
See you at the Movies!
View the latest Center City Mall news and upcoming events at www.centercitypaterson.com
Click here for full press release.

Hispanic Business Council Scholarship Fund

Friday, February 12th, 2010

The Hispanic Business Council Scholarship Fund is calling for submisisons
The HBCSF’s mission is to advance the educational aspirations of Hispanic students to become professionals, leaders, and valuable citizens of the community. Assist Hispanic students in their aspirations for a college education by providing scholarships based on academic excellence and financial need. Scholarships are paid directly [...]

Paterson Education Fund deplores the NJ Supreme Court decision to replace the Abbott remedies with the School Funding Reform Act

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Paterson Education Fund deplores the NJ Supreme Court decision to replace the Abbott remedies with the School Funding Reform Act [SFRA].
 “Paterson children lost today, and for the foreseeable future,” said Irene Sterling, President of the Paterson Education Fund, as the NJ Supreme Court gutted the Abbott remedies in favor of the  School Funding Reform Act [...]

The Hispanic National Bar Foundation Partners with Comcast to Create Opportunities for Promising First-Year Law Students With An Innovative Law Fellowship Program

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2009
 
Contact: Cynthia Carrasco
Phone: 202-496-7206
Email: ccarrasco@hnbf.org
 
The Hispanic National Bar Foundation Partners with Comcast to Create Opportunities for Promising First-Year Law Students With An Innovative Law Fellowship Program
 
Washington, DC-The Hispanic National Bar Foundation (HNBF) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2009 HNBF Law Fellows Program for first-year law students, thanks [...]

N.J. Supreme Court to rule on future of ‘Abbott’ school districts

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk
Thursday May 28, 2009, 5:30 AM
TRENTON — New Jersey’s Supreme Court today will rule on whether a new school funding formula proposed by Gov. Jon Corzine is constitutional, which could potentially end the long-running, and controversial, Abbott vs. Burke school funding case that has sent billions of dollars to the [...]

Lower income residents would likely pay more under Lonegan’s flat tax plan

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

by John Reitmeyer/Statehouse Bureau
Wednesday May 27, 2009, 8:07 PM
The flat income tax Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan is pushing as a key component of his campaign would provide huge tax cuts for the rich, but lower income residents would pay more — some twice as much.
Lonegan, the former mayor of Bogota, wants a 2.9 percent [...]

Keep Paterson Clean Project – April 25th Locations

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Join Us!
The Julio Tavarez Civic Association, Inc. will be launching our “Keep Paterson Clean Project” on Saturday, April 25th at 10AM in various locations throughout the 5th Ward.
Here are the locations for each neighborhood:
- Dublin: Mill St (Between Slater St and Grand St)
Leader: Dalila Rodriguez – 973.689.4802
- Lower Eastside: Park Ave. (Between East 23rd St [...]

Paterson Armory must be converted into recreation and entertainment center

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

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 [...]

Unbreakable bonds build a road

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Sunday, January 4, 2009
BY ALEXANDER MACINNES
Herald News
PATERSON — Ranchete is a small mountain village in the Dominican Republic that just this year got its first paved road — a 1.5-mile stretch named after the city that is intrinsically linked to its livelihood.
Last Saturday, a group of Paterson delegates traveled to Ranchete to participate in the [...]

Lower Eastside Man is sweeping neighborhood clean

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

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, [...]