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Policymakers from Oregon to New Jersey hope to solve homelessness by saying, 'Go somewhere else'

A comment from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has been rattling around my brain since I heard it Monday morning. The nation’s high court was hearing a case centered around an Oregon city’s ordinance restricting when people can sleep outdoors, an attempt to shoo away the city’s unhoused population. Sotomayor asked the city’s attorney […] The post Policymakers from Oregon to New Jersey hope to solve homelessness by saying, ‘Go somewhere else’ appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.

$1.2M project to bring new amenities to Paterson park

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) – Victoria Oquendo has lived half a century in Paterson, New Jersey, the last 20 years in the fourth ward. In the fourth ward was a park built as a safe space for children, but it took a dark turn. “A beautiful park was being used for ugly,” said Oquendo. “This flower […]

Paterson's 3rd Ward council race plays out under lingering cloud of election fraud charges

In addition to former Councilman William McKoy, the newcomer in the race is Assad Akhter, Gov. Phil Murphy’s senior director of government affairs.

Museum opens at Paterson's Hinchliffe Stadium

Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University in New Jersey vandalized during Muslim holy period of Eid al-Fitr

N.J. city backs off proposal to restrict food distribution to needy residents

Fines for feeding poor? Critics slam Paterson, NJ 'resource' plan

Community volunteers are frustrated by a proposal to add red tape to helping those in-need in Paterson — under penalty of fines or jail time.

As Eid al-Fitr is celebrated in Paterson, N.J., many say they have the Israel-Hamas war on their minds

Like Muslims worldwide, the Paterson Muslim community celebrated Eid during a party marking the end of Ramadan. The war in the Middle East cast a dark and mournful shadow over the day, which city leaders are trying to work through.

Paterson raises flag at City Hall for autism awareness

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — Paterson Public Schools students raised a flag in awareness of autism at City Hall on Monday. Mayor Andre Sayegh also spoke at the event, which was in observance of World Autism Month. Watch the video player for more on this story.

Fines for feeding poor? Critics slam Paterson, NJ 'resource' plan

Community volunteers are frustrated by a proposal to add red tape to helping those in-need in Paterson — under penalty of fines or jail time.