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State approves Paterson plan to cut 159 from police roster
BY ZACH PATBERG The Record STAFF WRITER PATERSON – Armed with state approval, Mayor Jeffery Jones said Tuesday the city would move ahead with plans to lay off 159 police officers, dealing the biggest blow to city staffing levels since officials set out to plug a $77 million deficit in September. Pink slips will be [...]
Charges against Paterson council president go to grand jury
PATERSON — Criminal and disorderly persons complaints filed against Council President Aslan Goow by a fellow councilman and a local newspaper publisher have been referred by prosecutors to a grand jury. The complaints all stem from a heated exchange that erupted during an Oct. 26 City Council meeting, prosecutors said. Councilman Julio Tavarez signed two [...]
Vote on Paterson police chief’s severance package could happen today
PATERSON – The city council could vote Wednesday afternoon on the controversial severance package for Police Chief James Wittig Under the original agreement between Wittig and the mayor, the chief would receive more than $340,000 in back pay, boosting his pension by as much as 32 percent. Council members have expressed deep reservations over the [...]
Paterson council confirms Community Development chief
PATERSON – Despite concerns about her lack of experience, Lanisha Makle was confirmed Tuesday as director of the city’s controversy-prone Department of Community Development. The City Council voted 6-2 to name Makle permanent director of the department, which oversees 10 divisions and about 50 employees, and has a budget of nearly $13 million. Makle was [...]
Paterson Councilman Rodriquez, charged with voter fraud, says he is the victim of a conspiracy
In his first public comments since his arrest, Councilman Rigo Rodriguez said Tuesday night that the voter fraud charges against him were part of a long-running conspiracy to divide minority communities and prevent their star politicians from advancing. FILE PHOTO Councilman Rigo Rodriguez “A lot of good people were trapped,” he said in front of [...]
Paterson may lay off 150 police officers to balance budget
PATERSON – The city is considering laying off 150 police officers in an attempt to close a $54 million budget gap. As of now the unprecedented deficit threatens to raise municipal taxes by nearly 50 percent. Council President Aslon Goow Sr. said Friday tthat the reduction in police force – about 30 percent – was [...]
