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Paterson parents and children march in protest of school restructuring plan

Paterson Councilman Luis Velez said witnesses told him that the SUV was driving at a high rate of speed.

Councilman Michael Jackson was issued a summons for allegedly driving with a suspended license. Finance director Javier Silva was charged with DUI

48 officers and supervisors — about 40% of the patrol division — began carrying the Tasers in September, after getting training in how to use them.

Possible change is already stirring political controversy with racial undertones. One Latino board member used "dominancy" instead of "majority."

Education experts say the vacancies could undermine efforts to improve student test scores in Paterson, which are among the lowest in New Jersey.

Principal Jorge Ventura will move to Taub middle school, despite complaints it will undermine improvements made in School 5 student test scores.

Assembly members Shavonda Sumter and Benjie Wimberly, and Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh are also in the mix. Could a Bergen Dem contend?

The man was killed early Wednesday near freight railroad tracks at Ellison Street in Paterson’s 4th Ward, law enforcement sources said.

The robbers used either guns, knives, or physical force in the crimes in their efforts at chain and jewelry snatchings.