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In a 5-2 vote, the City Council gave preliminary approval of a plan that could boost the salaries of Paterson’s top municipal officials.

Mayor Sayeghs administration unsuccessfully attempted to convince the council to approve increased salaries for top city officials twice before.

Lilisa Mimms is looking to supplant one of Mayor Andre Sayeghs current allies as president of the Paterson City Council.

Three of the men who ran against Mayor Sayegh in the mayors race retain their seats on the council.

The city council had authorized $2 million for premium pay earlier this year and approved the increase Tuesday night, four weeks before Election Day.

A section of Main Street in South Paterson will be renamed Palestine Way to honor the contributions of the Palestinian community over decades.

All five are council members who hail from the countys more diverse east. All have shaped the countys rich history and bright future.

View Comments PATERSON — In their preparations to sell the long-dormant Leader Dye factory property, city officials are using a real estate appraisal that does not take into account the extensive contamination at the site. The appraisal puts the value of the 2-acre property on Madison Avenue at $2.18 million, but says that figure is based on the assumption there is no contamination or hazardous waste on the land. “The presence of such conditions ... may have substantial adverse effects on t...

PATERSON — City narcotics detectives seized a loaded gun and arrested 15 people on drug charges Monday during a crackdown on a 4th Ward street where there were eight shootings in the past six months, authorities said. The narcotics operation targeted Summer Street between Broadway and Hamilton Avenue, where open-air drug sales seem to take place almost around the clock. Three people have been killed in the recent shootings on Summer Street. “Drugs clearly play a role in violent crime and o...

In Swearing in Sayegh Asks Determined Dozen to Keep Paterson Safe By ED RUMLEY Credits: Ed Rumley , a formal ceremony held in the council chambers of city hall saw 12 new police candidates take their oaths and commit to six months of training required to become members of the Paterson Police Department.  After a welcome by Lt. Todd Pearl, prayer provided bookends for the session as Paterson Police Chaplains, Rev. Kenneth Clayton and Pastor Felix Vanlentin, offered the invocation and the fi...