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Park Ave. Blaze Displaces Six
May 21, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A fire in a mixed-usage wood frame structure on Park Avenue Tuesday afternoon left six residents displaced. The bla...
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City Resident Arrested After Stabbing on Saturday
May 20, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police arrested Kimate Patton, 31, of 302 Broadway on Saturday after he allegedly stabbed a city resident on Broadway a...
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Man Shot During Street Fight
May 18, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the shooting of a man during a street fight early Saturday morning. According to the Pater...
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Wimberly Bill to Create Omega Psi Phi License Plate
May 18, 2013Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrat Benjie E. Wimberly to create a specialty license plate for the fraternal organization, Omeg...
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Patersonians Give Back to the Community
May 18, 2013PATERSON, NJ - In a large parking lot next to a vacant building, a disc jockey played old school music while volunteers pas...
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Man Shot Exiting His Car Friday Morning
May 17, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A 22-year-old city resident is in stable condition with multiple wounds from being shot after exiting his vehicle early...
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Paterson Celebrates the Arts: 5th Annual ArtWalk, Paterson Falls Film Festival, Art Factory and Mill Mile Audio Tour
May 16, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Beginning this Saturday, May 18, Paterson’s rich art scene will be open for the public to visit the Great Falls H...
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Paterson Athletes Recognized At Great Falls Rotary Dinner
May 16, 2013At its fourth annual Beef Steak Dinner Fundraiser Wednesday night, The Paterson Great Falls Rotary Club honored nine athletes and...
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Man Shot in Leg Thursday Morning
May 16, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old man on Plesinger Place early Thursday morning. The man, a re...
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Paterson Councilman Tells Woodland Park To Bring It On
May 16, 2013PATERSON, NJ - For decades, law enforcement from Paterson’s offspring cities, Woodland Park, Prospect Park and Elmwood Park have...
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Shooting Wounds Man Outside Restaurant
May 15, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A city resident was shot in the foot outside a fast-food restaurant at 255 Rosa Parks Blvd. early Wednesday morning. ...
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Dump Truck Plows Into Katz. Ave Apartment Building
May 14, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A dump truck collided with a building in a garden apartment complex at 181 Katz Ave. on Tuesday afternoon. Portions...
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Women Robbed in 2 Incidents on Monday
May 14, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Two robberies on Monday with women as the victims in each are being investigated by Paterson police. Monday afterno...
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Eastside Scores PCT Baseball Win Over Clifton
May 13, 2013CLIFTON, NJ - The Eastside varsity baseball team rallied for three runs in the fifth inning and went on to a 4-2 victory over Clifton ...
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Habitat Women Help Rebuild Paterson Community
May 12, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Friday at Habitat for Humanity’s sixth annual National Women Build Week, women from diverse backgrounds postponed...
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Shooting Wounds Car Passenger Saturday
May 12, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A 27-year-old city resident was in stable condition after suffering a gunshot wound to his back w...
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Man Wounded in Shooting Saturday Morning
May 11, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A passenger in a vehicle was shot in the shoulder during a dispute Saturday morning at the intersection of 10th Avenue ...
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Rep. Pascrell Announces Passaic River Added to Urban Waters Federal Partnership
May 10, 2013PATERSON, NJ - U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced today that the Passaic River is one of eleven newly selected locations for the n...
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Police Investigate 2 Daytime Home Break-ins
May 10, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Police are investigating a pair of home invasions that occured during the daytime hours in the city this week with occu...
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Machine Injures Factory Worker
May 9, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A factory worker was injured Thursday morning when his hand was partially crushed by a machine. Police and fire dep...
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Paterson Youth Critical After Fall From Building
May 8, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A teenager who fell from a seven-story building Tuesday night is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Medical Cent...
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Car Thefts Nearly Double in April
May 8, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Motor vehicle thefts in the city nearly doubled in April from the total reported in Paterson in April 2012. Accordi...
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City Council Discusses City's Sewer System
May 8, 2013PATERSON, NJ - The Department of public works is looking to turn to a local debris removal company to supply filters for the city&rsqu...
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Three State Controlled School Districts Meet in Paterson
May 7, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Monday night, at a special joint meeting hosted by the Paterson Public Schools Board of Education, three New Jersey Sta...
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Man Carjacked Monday Morning
May 6, 2013PATERSON, NJ - A man about to enter his1998 Monte Carlo was carjacked early Monday morning by a group of suspects. According to Lt...