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Officials in Paterson — and Trenton — are seeking to extend federal funding for opioid response programs delayed by the pandemic.

PATERSON — The New Jersey Attorney General’s voting fraud indictments against two Paterson councilmen turned up the heat on the embattled elected officials by adding new charges to the complaints filed against them eight months ago. Councilman Michael Jackson now faces a second-degree election fraud charge — which comes with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison — on top of the four third- and fourth-degree crimes he previously was accused of committing. Meanwhile, the attorney genera...

The city vaccinated 1,600 people over the past two weeks and now plans to begin administering the shots again, according to Mayor Andre Sayegh.

Read / Add Comments A former Paterson High School student who fell over a pothole while running from a swarm of bees and was injured in 2016 has been awarded $85,000 as part of a settlement, Luis Silverio, 20, was awarded the funds in addition to the $100,000 he was awarded by the Paterson Board of Education last lear. Patersons City Council voted in favor of the settlement as part of an agreement Silverio would drop his claim agains the city, according to Mayor Andre Sayegh. Si...