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Joe Malinconico / PatersonPress.com

Friday, September 21, 2012 • 9:44am

PATERSON, NJ - PatersonPress.com is reporting that the City Council may declare a state of emergency in Paterson to try to get state and federal funding to fight crime. Here is the complete story.

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