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Opportunity Scholarship Act Could Open a New World to Paterson Triplets
May 29, 2012It was five years ago that my son and my triplet grandsons came to live with me in Paterson. It was my hope that we would ha...
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Pascrell Works For Betterment of Paterson
May 27, 2012To my fellow Paterson neighbors: I want to remind all of you that a very important election is upon us. I am...
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An Unwavering Friend - Bill Pascrell
May 25, 2012In the 25 years I have known Bill Pascrell he has always been an unwavering friend to Paterson and his constituents. First as a state ...
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Way To Go International High!
May 24, 2012Today, I had the privilege and honor of visiting with the Juniors at International High School. I was there not only as a board member...
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Stop the Closing of Paterson's Schools
May 23, 2012I read with great interest the recent letter written by Rober...
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Latino Community Members Proclaim Support For Pascrell
May 22, 2012When our parents came to this country they flocked to the Democratic Party because it was the party of President Kenned...
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Charter School Founder Urges Cooperation on City Education System
May 20, 2012There has been a great deal of talk in Paterson lately regarding the district’s school transformation plan. Earlier today I atte...
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Teachers Union Gives School Reform Plan A Thumbs-Down
May 15, 2012To the Members of the Paterson Board of Education: Once again the Paterson community is faced with a plan for destroyin...
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Sneak Attack on City Schools?
May 14, 2012Hello, my name is Corey L.Teague and I am the Senior Minister of the New Generation Healing & Deliverance Tabernacle Mi...
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Comments Insulted Fire Victims
May 12, 2012I am writing to relay my concerns as stated at the Municipal Council meeting Wednesday May 9 in regard to the Municipal Cou...
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When the electorate speaks, it speaks.
May 11, 2012Dear Editor: When the electorate speaks, it speaks! Last Tuesday, four out of five Paterson City Council members were granted ...
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Sobering Thoughts On Low Voter Turnout
May 9, 2012Dear Council members Congratulations on your election results. The loss of Councilman Goow is a tough one. I hope you...
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It's NOT Over Yet.
May 8, 2012The outrage of the community at the unconscionable attempts to ram Charter schools down the throats of Patersonians has caused the sta...
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It's Time for Change in the 1st Ward
May 7, 2012First Ward...It is time for a change. In the last 10 years our community has been suffering from a deficiency and absence of a tru...
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Parental Involvement: Does It Really Matter?
May 6, 2012I've met with parents who wanted to know if being active in their children's educational endeavors ...
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2nd Ward Resident: Goow Helped Our Neighborhood
May 5, 2012Dear Editor, As the campaign fliers for Paterson’s 2nd Ward have arrived at my house over the past t...
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Activist Weighs in on Mayor's Reaction To Filming of Pascrell Commercial
May 4, 2012Dear Mayor Jones, As one of thousands of taxpayers clobbered with a 32% property tax increase since January of 2011, I applaud yo...
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Atallo on Economic Development
May 3, 2012As a candidate for the Second Ward City Council seat on May 8th, I have listened to many Paterson residents ...
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Resident Urges Support for Atallo
May 3, 2012Thank goodness concerned Paterson voters like me and my family living in the Second Ward have a real professional choi...
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Activist Discusses School Community Forum
May 2, 2012Monday night, the 30th of April, Patersonians from across the district gathered with State Appointed Superintenden...
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Resident Backs Atallo in 2nd Ward
May 1, 2012As Paterson taxpayers we can no longer endure 29% property tax increases and 19% increases in violet crime. As a lifelong Paterson res...
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New Schools Commissioner Invites Input From Constituents
April 30, 2012Greetings & Salutations Everyone: First, I would like to take this opportunity to formally introduce mys...
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Resident Says Taxpayers Shouldn't Pay for Excessive Police Leave Time
April 28, 2012Dear Mayor and Council, With reference to the article published in the PatersonPress concerning the matter of excess leave hours ...
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Candidate Discusses DOPOR Endorsement
April 27, 2012Dear Friends and Supporters, It is my desire to shed light on a mistaken belief about me associating with the po...
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Council Candidate Urges More Shared Services
April 25, 2012As a City Council candidate for the Second Ward in Paterson, I have been presenting different ideas tha...