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PatersonPress.com wins Best Independent Online News Publication
May 23, 2012PATERSON, NJ - The Citizens Campaign has announced that PatersonPress.com was recognized by New Jersey Society of Professional Journal...
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Officials' Financial Disclosure Forms Will Be Available Electronically
May 21, 2012For the first time, New Jersey's local elected and appointed officials financial disclosure forms will be available electronically...
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New Access to PatersonPress Archives
April 27, 2012PATERSON, NJ - We must admit, for the past eight months it's been hard to find stories from PatersonPress.com's archives. We w...
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Proposal To Guarantee Citizens' Right to Videotape Public Meetings
February 7, 2012The Citizens Campaign on Tuesday unveiled a model ordinance/resolution for local government entities to guarantee citizens' right ...
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Does Your Government Follow the Rules on Contracts?
February 1, 2012Last month the New Jersey State Comptroller Matthew Bower issued a report showing that nearly 1 in 5 multi-million dollar c...
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Embrace the Holiday Spirit and Volunteer to Serve All Year Round
December 15, 2011One of the best ways to contribute to your community is serving on a local government board or commission. These volunteer opportuniti...
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Know your rights at a Government Meeting
November 16, 2011The Sunshine Law guarantees citizens the right to observe government in action and to constructively participate. The Sunsh...
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New Guides help Citizens Access Government Information
November 16, 2011"Knowledge is power." This especially rings true at the local level. A state law adopted in 2002, the Open Public R...
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How do I register to vote?
September 29, 2011On November 8th New Jersey voters will be heading to the polls to elect our legislators, county leadership, and in some towns the Mayo...
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City Council moves on citizens proposal
July 22, 2011PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson City Council is slated to introduce a “Best Price Insurance Purchasing” ordinance on Tuesday, ...
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PatersonPress.com Gets National Recognition
July 3, 2011PATERSON, NJ - One of America's leading journalism publications has profiled PatersonPress.com. The feature, which was posted on t...
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Paterson Residents Answer the Call to Service
June 26, 2011St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and The Citizens Campaign hosted a Call to Service Summit on Friday, June 17th featuring Pa...
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Citizens Campaign, Mayor Hold Service Summit
June 18, 2011PATERSON, NJ -The Citizens Campaign held a Paterson "Call to Service Summit," featuring Mayor Jeffery Jones, an event d...
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Cost-Cutting Forum Focuses On Insurance Savings
May 28, 2011PATERSON, NJ - Citizens Campaign founder Harry Pozycki came to Paterson on Monday with an idea he said could save the city millions of...
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Neighborhood Assistance Program Hosts Training For Activists
May 18, 2011PATERSON, NJ - Did you know the city government provides free pregnancy tests every Monday? How about the fact that a county pro...
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May 17 is Deadline to register to vote in the Primary Election
May 18, 2011{sidebar right} The Primary Election on June 7 is your chance to decide which candidates deserve to represen...
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Paterson News in 52 Languages
May 18, 2011PATERSON, NJ - In its efforts to best serve Paterson's multicultural community, PatersonPress.com has added a new option that tran...
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Citizens Plan to Introduce "Best Price Insurance" Tonight
May 11, 2011PATERSON, NJ - Citizen leaders are planning to introduce The Citizens Campaign's "Best Price Insurance Contracting" prop...
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Getting involved beyond the ballot
May 4, 2011Last week New Jersey voters in most communities headed to polls to elect their school board and determine the fate of their district b...
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School Board Elections -- Exercise your right to vote on April 27th
April 12, 2011On Wednesday, April 27th Paterson voters will be heading to the polls to decide who will serve on the Paterson School Board. ...
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One week left to join the party
April 4, 2011Do you want to have a say on major decisions in the Democratic or Republican Party, like who becomes the party chair, or who gets endo...
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It's Sunshine Week, Understand your Right to Know
March 16, 2011To be an engaged citizenry we must be an informed citizenry. This is a key tenet of our democracy, and gets to the very core of what P...
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Reviewing a Zoning Board Application
March 4, 2011Did you attend the New Brunswick Zoning Board meeting on February 28th and find yourself completely confused about what was happening?...
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Review your Town's Budget Online
March 2, 2011The Independent Center and Citizens' Campaign unveiled today a prototype online database of municipal budgets for 54 municipa...
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Forum held on the School Budget Process
February 18, 2011In advance of Governor Christie’s budget address next Tuesday, 60 people came out to the Rutgers Graduate Student Lounge in New ...