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Paterson, New Jersey is located in Passaic County. Zip codes in Paterson, NJ include 07522, 07514, and 07502. The median home price in Paterson is $174,900 which is roughly $113/per square foot. More Paterson information.

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3 hrs ago | NorthJersey.com

Homeless man is charged with robbery in incident at Passaic restaurant

PASSAIC - A homeless man was arrested Friday after he allegedly beat and robbed another man in a fast-food restaurant, authorities said.

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7 hrs ago | NorthJersey.com

Paterson photography group gives city youths a chance to express themselves

PATERSON A group of Paterson children are learning a different way to see life through the lens of a camera.

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10 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Passaic sheriff's detectives arrest 11 in Paterson prostitution sweep

According to Sheriff Richard Berdnik, each of the 11 women solicited an undercover detective for for sex while working in areas along Van Houten Street and Broadway.

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11 hrs ago | NorthJersey.com

Doblin: To Christie, laurels; to Davis, red-hot Currie

Alfred P. Doblin is the editorial page editor of The Record. Contact him at doblin@northjersey.com. Follow AlfredPDoblin on Twitter.

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16 hrs ago | Clifton Journal

No meat, just counterfeit handbags

Paterson resident Cynthia Bascope was charged with selling counterfeit merchandise out of a former meat store on Crooks Avenue.

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20 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Members of hob'art gallery group showing work at the annual Paterson Ar t Walk

Some big names in the hob'art gallery world are participating in a new show titled "Joy-US," which runs this weekend for the 2013 Paterson Art Walk.

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Thu May 23, 2013

TheAlternativePress.com

Downtown Paterson SID Announces Sidewalk Sale Days Featuring Weekly Giveaways

The 2013 Downtown Paterson Sidewalk Sale Days are slated to begin on June 1st and continue through the end of the summer .

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The Jersey Journal

Panhandler from Paterson arrested after struggle with Fair Lawn police

A Paterson man who tried to hide drugs and hypodermic needles in a garbage can Thursday, according to Fair Lawn police.

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My Mother Lode

Driver in Ill. van wreck had license supsensions

A New Jersey ex-convict behind the wheel of a van that overturned on an Illinois freeway, killing five passengers returning from a California ministry gathering, had his driving privileges suspended last year for administrative reasons, motor vehicle records show.

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NorthJersey.com

Armed robbers victimize two women in Paterson

PATERSON - Two 18-year-old women were robbed at gunpoint at 4:30 pm on Thursday while they were walking near the corner of Albion Avenue and Henry Street, according to police.

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The Jersey Journal

Illegal immigrant from Paterson charged with fraudulently obtaining driver's license

PATERSON - An illegal immigrant is being held on $50,000 bail after authorities discovered he fraudulently obtained a driver's license.

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PE Hub

NJAG Joins NAPA

North American Partners in Anesthesia , a specialty anesthesia and perioperative management company has announced New Jersey Anesthesia Group has joined NAPA.

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The Alternative Press

Food Vendor Vehicle License Procedure Still in Progress

The city council and the director of the Department of Health and Human Services have yet to agree on how licenses should be distributed to applicants seeking to operate food-vending vehicles.

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Wed May 22, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Christie picks up major Democratic endorsement on unfriendly turf

PATERSON - Gov. Chris Christie received the endorsement of the Democratic council president of Paterson today in a move that is likely to give Christie a small boost in a city where he received only 11 percent of the vote in 2009.

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Common Dreams

Arabs With Altitude: Flying the Palestinian Flag In Seemingly Unlikely Places

Jubilant residents of South Paterson, N.J. - aka "Little Ramallah" - raised a Palestinian flag at City Hall this weekend, reportedly the first time the flag has flown over an American city.

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Observer

Thoughts & Views: Still seeking answers, 4 decades later

It sounds like something from a "CSI" episode, but it's not fiction. And though the story has no link to the area The Observer covers, you never know.

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The Alternative Press

Wimberly: Governor, Paterson Residents Deserve More, Overburdened...

"When Paterson residents continue to be overburdened by exorbitant taxes, crime and gun violence, an influx of drugs and users in our communities, dilapidated schools and diminishing school funding, the Governor making a second visit to use Paterson as a platform for political posturing or finger-pointing is an insult.

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The Jersey Journal

Suspect in Tick Tock Diner murder plot released on bail

PATERSON - Georgios Spyropoulos, the man accused in a plot to have the owner of the famed Tick Tock Diner tortured, robbed and killed last month, walked out of the Passaic County Jail this afternoon after posting bail, officials said.

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The Jersey Journal

Quigley: Drug abusers can be good Samaritans

On May 2 in Paterson, singer Jon Bon Jovi, center, stands next to Pamela Sanquini, left, whose son Matthew overdose at the age of 20, and Jill LaZare, right, whose daughter Brooke overdose at age 23, as they listen to Gov.

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Tue May 21, 2013

NorthJersey.com

Raising of Palestinian flag prompts more praise than protest, so far

PATERSON - Arab-American leaders say a City Hall ceremony Sunday that honored Palestinian-Americans and raised their native flag was a sign of their growth in the area.

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