Paterson Public Schools reinstate mask mandate
The superintendent says it's a precaution as the number of cases of COVID-19, RSV and the flu continues to rise.
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The superintendent says it's a precaution as the number of cases of COVID-19, RSV and the flu continues to rise.
Public school students and staff in Paterson will have to mask up when they return to classes next week.
Kwanzaa highlights the importance of family and community, focusing on seven guiding principles.
Kwanzaa highlights the importance of family and community, focusing on seven guiding principles, CBS2's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Organizers said they were able to give out toys to more than 1,000 families.
There was a special holiday delivery on Christmas Eve in New Jersey.
Everyone entering John F. Kennedy High School must go through a security check.
City leaders commended the quick thinking of security and teacher John Sebastian for controlling a volatile situation.
Several guns were confiscated on and near campus last week at John F. Kennedy High School, prompting new safety measures. CBS2's Christina Fan has the story.
There was a big celebration in New Jersey after a big upset at the World Cup.
The event helped about 500 families.
Generosity was on display in Paterson on Tuesday when families received bags filled with staples needed ahead of Thanksgiving.
The vehicle went up two flights of porch stairs and crashed into the front of the building.
A terrifying crash in Paterson left a vehicle smashed into a house.
A vehicle crashed into a home in Paterson on Wednesday. Dan Rice reports from Chopper 2.
A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Paterson, New Jersey, was given a high honor by the mayor and city council. CBS2's Alice Gainer was there.
A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Paterson, New Jersey, was given a high honor by the mayor and city council. CBS2's Alice Gainer was there.
The replacement is being paid for through federal and state funding.
A groundbreaking was held Friday to replace thousands of harmful lead service lines in three New Jersey towns.
Carson graduated from Rosa Parks High School and played college basketball at Rutgers.
People walking down Van Houten Street on Monday shook their head at yet another crime scene - the third deadly shooting on the street this year.
Sources said a police officer fatally shot a suspected carjacker on Van Houten Street, CBS2's Kevin Rincon reports.
It is the third killing on Van Houten Street this year.
New Jersey's own Larry Doby integrated the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians three months after Jackie Robinson broke MLB's color barrier in 1947. But unlike Robinson, Doby's journey wasn't as carefully planned. CBS2's Otis Livingston reports.
Seventy five years ago, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in the National League with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Less than three months later, Paterson's own Larry Doby integrated the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians.
