 The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. The area along the river was formerly the site of most the mills that flourished throughout the city's history. Paterson is a city located in Passaic County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 149,222, making it New Jersey's third largest city. It is the county seat of Passaic CountyGR6. The City of Paterson is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government. The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ...
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The Great Falls of the Passaic River The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a prominent waterfall, 77 ft (23 m) high, on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in northern New Jersey in the United States. ...
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Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...
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The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
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Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...
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History In 1791, Alexander Hamilton helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.), which helped encourage the harnessing of energy from the Great Falls of the Passaic, to secure economic independence from British manufacturers. Paterson, which was founded by the society, became the cradle of the industrial revolution in America. Paterson was named for William Paterson, New Jersey governor, statesman, and signer of the Constitution. A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, 1792. ...
The Great Falls of the Passaic River, showing the turbine housing of the S.U.M. dating from 1911 The Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) was a private state-sponsored corporation founded in 1791 to promote industrial development along the Passaic River in New Jersey...
The Great Falls of the Passaic River The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a prominent waterfall, 77 ft (23 m) high, on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in northern New Jersey in the United States. ...
William Paterson William Paterson (December 24, 1745–September 9, 1806) was a New Jersey statesman, a signer of the United States Constitution, and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. ...
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French architect, engineer, and city planner Pierre L'Enfant, who developed the plans for Washington, D.C., was the first superintendent for the S.U.M. project. He devised a plan, which would harness the power of the Great Falls through a channel in the rock and an aqueduct. However, the society's directors felt he was taking too long and was over budget. He was replaced by Peter Colt, who used a less-complicated reservoir system to get the water flowing to factories in 1794. Eventually, Colt's system developed some problems and a scheme resembling L'Enfant's original plan was used after 1846. Pierre Charles LEnfant ( 2 August 1754 – 14 June 1825) designed the street plan of the Federal City in the United States, now known as Washington, DC. Born in France, he came to the American colonies as a military engineer with General Lafayette and became closely identified with the United...
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The industries developed in Paterson were powered by the 77-foot high Great Falls, and a system of water raceways that harnessed the power of the falls. The city began growing around the falls and until 1914 the mills were powered by the waterfalls. The district originally included dozens of mill buildings and other manufacturing structures associated with the textile industry and later, the firearms, silk, and railroad locomotive manufacturing industries. In the latter half of the 1800s, silk production became the dominant industry and formed the basis of Paterson's most prosperous period, earning it the nickname "Silk City." In 1835, Samuel Colt began producing firearms in Paterson. Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ...
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The city was a mecca for immigrant laborers who worked in its factories as well. Paterson was also the site of historic labor unrest that focused on anti-child labor legislation, and the six-month long 1913 Paterson silk strike that demanded the eight-hour day and better working conditions, but was defeated by the employers with workers forced to return under pre-strike conditions. Factory workers labored long hours for low wages under dangerous conditions and lived in crowded tenement buildings around the mills. The factories then moved south where there were no labor unions and later overseas. Eight-hour day banner, Melbourne, 1856 The Eight-hour day movement, also known as the Short-time movement, had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where industrial production in large factories transformed working life and imposed long hours and poor working conditions. ...
In 1932, Paterson opened Hinchliffe Stadium, a 7,500-seat stadium named in honor of John V. Hinchliffe, a former Paterson mayor. Hinchliffe originally served as the site for high school and semi-professional athletic events. From 1933 to 1945, Hinchliffe became the home of the New York Black Yankees of the Negro National League, as well as the venue for many football games, track and field events, boxing matches and shows, including those done by Abbott and Costello. In the 1970s, Paterson Public Schools acquired the stadium and utilized it for public school events until the 1997. Currently, Hinchliffe stadium is in a state of disrepair. However, Hinchliffe is one of only two Negro League stadiums left standing in the United States. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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World War II helped a little when the nation needed submarines and Paterson was home to this industry. By the end of WWII however there was a decline in urban areas and Paterson was no exception. Since the 1970s the city has been plagued with high unemployment rates. By 1980, Paterson was one of the most distressed cities in the United States. The city no longer has a single movie theater or a motor vehicles office, its major department stores have closed, and the social indices of despair—childhood AIDS, unemployment, homelessness, illiteracy, and graduation rates—all moved in the wrong direction during the unrivaled prosperity of the 1990s economic boom. The failing schools have since been taken over by the state. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...
Once a premier shopping and leisure destination of northern New Jersey, competition from the malls in neighboring towns like Wayne and Paramus have forced the big-chain stores out of Paterson’s downtown. The biggest industries are now the small businesses because the factories have moved overseas. However the city still, as always, attracts many immigrants. Many of these immigrants have revived the city's economy especially through small businesses. Wayne Township is a census-designated place and township located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
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Geography
 Map of Paterson in Passaic County Paterson is located at 40°54'56" North, 74°9'47" West (40.915498, -74.162927)GR1 in the Piedmont region between the Appalachian foothills and the Coastal Plain. Image File history File links Paterson_nj. ...
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.6 km² (8.7 mi²). 21.9 km² (8.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.32% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Transportation Paterson is served by a number of highways: Interstate 80, New Jersey Route 4, New Jersey Route 19, and New Jersey Route 20. INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # US-101 CA 1 I-5 CA 86 I-15 UT 120 UT 124 I-84 UT 168 I-25 WY 359 I-76 NE 102 I-29 IA 1A IA 4 I-35 IA 123 IA 137 I-74 IA 298 I-88 IL 4B...
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The city is served by the New Jersey Transit Main Line commuter rail service. The line stops in Downtown Paterson. New Jersey Transit Arrow III at West Windsor, NJ New Jersey Transit RTS-06 in Newark, NJ New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
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Bus service to locations in Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties is provided by NJ Transit, making the city a regional transit hub. The Broadway Bus Terminal, also downtown, is the terminus for NJ Transit bus lines to Newark and New York City. Service to Manhattan and shopping centers in Bergen County is also provided by independent bus carriers known as "dollar vans."
The City
Neighborhoods
 Market Street, Downtown Paterson Downtown Paterson, is the main commercial district and once a shopping mecca for northern New Jersey but has seen better days. After a devastating fire in 1902, the city rebuilt the downtown with massive Beaux-Arts-style buildings, many of which have retained their character. Stone gargoyles still peer down from the terra-cotta facades of century-old buildings in downtown Paterson. Elaborate carvings adorn stately institutions built in the Beaux-Arts tradition, evoking a more prosperous past. These buildings are usually four to seven stories tall. The view at street level, however, is much different - a mishmash of discount shops with neon signs that hum on the city's traffic-clogged streets. Many shopkeepers have also placed cheap tile and tasteless awnings over the once-elaborate facades partly because of the increase in taxes as stores come and go. Today, downtown Paterson is the most impoverished neighborhood in Paterson. Many historic buildings are in disrepair, or abandoned after years of neglect. However there are plans to revive the downtown. A project called the Center City project will replace a big parking lot which takes up a large part of the downtown into a commercial and entertainment center with office space. Downtown Paterson is an Urban Enterprise Zone where the sales tax is cut in half to 3%. City Hall, located in downtown Paterson, still remains beautiful and has some monuments. The Passaic County Courthouse Annex, formerly a post office, is also stunningly beautiful architecturally as it depicts the Haarlem Market in Holland. It was built in 1899. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 606 KB)This was picture was taken myself. ...
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Eastside, directly east of downtown, has seen an influx of middle-class Blacks and some gay men, as well as others who have taken advantage of the beautiful architecture that can be found in this neighborhood. While some houses are still shabby, many people are still moving in and restoring the homes. The tree shaded streets lined with manicured lawns are populated by large, stately homes. These domiciles were once home to the city’s industrial and political leaders. The jewel of the neighborhood is Eastside Park.
South Paterson is a vibrant enclave and home to thousands of Arab Americans. However, South Paterson isn’t solely Arab. Many Hispanics, Turks and Persians also call South Paterson home. Unlike the stretch of Main Street that runs through downtown Paterson, the stretch that runs past Montclair Avenue is hopping with activity when the sun goes down. People from the neighborhood as well as out-of-towners - people of Middle Eastern descent and others - flock to the shops, cafes and restaurants. People are investing in South Paterson and people from as far away as Philadelphia come here to do their shopping. In South Paterson, Arabic and Turkish are the languages of commerce in many stores. The neighborhood is characterized by halal meat markets that sell goat and lamb, shops that sell Turkish and Arabic newspapers, and shop signs in Arabic.
Hillcrest (along with Eastside) is the most attractive neighborhood in Paterson. Hillcrest is the richest neighborhood in the city and is on the outskirts by Totowa. It is a middle class neighborhood and is mainly White and Hispanic.
Twenty-First Avenue, once the domain of Italian business owners, is now unmistakably Hispanic. The strip crackles with entrepreneurship. Immigrants from countries as varied as Colombia, Peru, Italy, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador own and run real estate offices, travel agencies, money-wiring firms, pharmacies, beauty salons, bodegas, coffee shops, bakeries, fast-food eateries, and white-tablecloth restaurants that play soft background boleros. Awnings bear the colors of flags from the owners' homelands. Spanish is the main language. The two-way avenue however is filled with dilapidated buildings.
Wrigley Park is a section of the city that is mostly African-American. Known also as the "Fourth Ward", this district is mostly poor and crime ridden. Poverty, crime, open-air drug markets, vacant lots, and boarded-up windows are common in this area. However, there are new houses being built and crime has dropped in recent years. This neighborhood has a large Dominican population on and around Market St.
Northside, located north of Downtown, suffers from some of the social problems currently facing the Wrigley Park neighborhood. This section is known for its hills and having sweeping views of New York City. Crime and poverty are common in some parts of this district. Similar to Wrigley Park the city is building new houses and crime has fallen as well.
Riverside is a larger section of Paterson and, as its name states, this neighborhood is bound by the Passaic River to the north and east, separating the city from Hawthorne and Fair Lawn. River Street cuts through the heart of this district. This section is ethnically diverse with Hispanics living mostly north and along River Street. African-Americans and Caribbean blacks live south of River St. Also this disrict is industrial in some parts and middle class along the Fair Lawn border. Riverside is mostly a quiet working class neighborhood. Hawthorne is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
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Lakeview, situated in the southern part of the city, is a middle class area. The neighborhood consists primarily of Hispanics and Blacks, although this neighborhood also has a sizable White and Asian population, including a significant Filipino presence. Interstate 80 runs north of this district. Lakeview is home to the Paterson Farmers Market, where people from all over Passaic County and North Jersey buy fresh produce. INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # US-101 CA 1 I-5 CA 86 I-15 UT 120 UT 124 I-84 UT 168 I-25 WY 359 I-76 NE 102 I-29 IA 1A IA 4 I-35 IA 123 IA 137 I-74 IA 298 I-88 IL 4B...
The Great Falls Historic District is perhaps the most famous area of Paterson and is where the Great Falls is located. Old fashioned lamp posts dot the sidewalks. Old silk mills that were once abandoned and run-down have been turned to apartment buildings or retail space. Many young artists and some yuppies live in this section of Paterson. The Great Falls Historic District is planned to get a major redevelopment in a year. The Falls is now a state park and the Falls will be a focus point in the redevelopment in the city along with Center City in Downtown. The Paterson Museum, which exhibits how Paterson was like in its Golden Age, is located here.
Diversity Paterson is an ethnically diverse city and this diversity is reflected in its many stores and restaurants. Western Market Street is home to many Peruvian and Argentinian businesses. The Great Falls Historic District, including Cianci Street, and 21st Avenue still has some Italian cafes, restaurants, and shops. To the north of the Great Falls is a fast-growing Bengali population. Park Avenue and Market Street between Straight Street and Madison is heavily Dominican and Puerto Rican. Broadway or Martin Luther King Jr. Way is predominately Black, as is the Fourth Ward and parts of Eastside and Northside. Paterson's Black community is made up of African Americans of Southern heritage and more recent Caribbean and African immigrants. Main Avenue between the Clifton border and about Montclair Avenue is heavily Turkish and Arab. 21st Avenue in the People's Park section is characterized by Colombian restaurants and shops. Western Ellison Street has a few South Asian shops. Motto: En Unión y Libertad (English: In Union and Liberty) Anthem: Himno Nacional Argentino Capital Buenos Aires Largest city Buenos Aires Official language(s) Spanish Government President Democratic Republic Néstor Kirchner Independence - May Revolution - Declared - Recognised from Spain 25 May 1810 9 July 1816 in 1821 (by Portugal...
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The Suburbs The following towns border Paterson and are considered to be its suburbs: Prospect Park, Haledon, Totowa, West Paterson, Hawthorne, Clifton, and North Haledon in Passaic County; and Elmwood Park (formerly East Paterson) and Fair Lawn in Bergen County. It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ...
Prospect Park is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
Haledon is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
Totowa is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
West Paterson is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
Hawthorne is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
Clifton is a city located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
North Haledon is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
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Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1683 Seat Hackensack Area - Total - Water 606 km² (234 mi²) 33 km² (13 mi²) 5. ...
Paterson and its suburbs are sometimes known informally as Greater Paterson. The nearby township of Wayne is also considered to be a part of Greater Paterson. Two important Wayne institutions — William Paterson University and St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital — have their origins in 19th century Paterson before moving to suburban Wayne in the 20th century. Wayne is a township located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
William Paterson University is a public university located in Wayne, New Jersey. ...
Paterson forms part of the Paterson-Clifton-Passaic Metropolitan Area, along with Passaic and Clifton. Passaic is a city located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 149,222 people, 44,710 households, and 33,353 families residing in the city. With a population density of 6,826.4/km² (17,675.4/mi²), Paterson is the second most densely populated large city (i.e., with a population of 100,000 or more) in the United States, only after New York City. However, this figure is somewhat misleading, since Newark's population density, if its airport and seaport lands are excluded, is significantly higher than if they are included. These exceptions make Newark's density slightly higher than that of Paterson, which does not have any such facilities. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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There are 47,169 housing units at an average density of 2,157.8/km² (5,587.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 30.77% White, 32.90% African American, 0.60% Native American, 1.90% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 27.60% from other races, and 6.17% from two or more races. 50.11% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 44,710 households out of which 40.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% are married couples living together, 26.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% are non-families. 20.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.25 and the average family size is 3.71. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...
In the city the population is spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $32,778, and the median income for a family is $35,420. Males have a median income of $27,911 versus $22,733 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,257. 22.2% of the population and 19.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 29.0% of those under the age of 18 and 19.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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Government
Local government The City of Paterson Municipal Council was created as a result of a 1974 decision to change its form of government from a 1907 statute-based form, to a Faulkner Act Plan-D Mayor-Council form. Modern forms of municipal government Walsh Act/Commission 1923 Municipal Manager Faulkner Act forms of municipal government Mayor-Council Council-Manager Small Municipality Mayor-Council-Administrator The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. ...
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The 1907 statute-based form consisted of various boards. A Board of Aldermen, Board of Finance, Board of Health, Board of Public Works, Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.
The Mayor-Council plan consisted of a Mayor and nine Council members. Six of the members that sit on the Municipal Council represent the six Wards of the City. The three remaining members are members At-Large. The Municipal Council has the responsibility of reviewing and approving Municipal legislation.
Under the Mayor-Council plan, the Mayor is the chief executive and is responsible for administering the City's activities. The Mayor is elected for a four-year term by the citizens and is responsible for them. His function includes enforcing the charter and the ordinances and laws passed by the City Council. The Mayor appoints all department heads including the business administrator, with the advise and consent of the Council He may also remove and or all department heads after giving them notice and an opportunity to be heard.
With the assistance of the business administrator, the Mayor is responsible for preparation of the municipal budget. The Mayor submits the budget to the Council along with a detailed analysis of expenditures and revenues. The Council may reduce any item or items in the budget by a majority vote, but can only increase an item by a two-thirds vote.
The Mayor of Paterson is José "Joey" Torres. A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
City Council Members are:
- Kenneth Morris, Jr. - Council President and Councilman At-Large
- Anthony Davis - First Ward
- Aslon Goow, Sr. - Second Ward
- William C. McKoy - Third Ward
- Vera Ames - Fourth Ward
- Juan A. Torres - Fifth Ward
- Thomas C. Rooney, Jr. - Sixth Ward
- Jessie Dixon - Coucilwoman At-Large
- Jerry Luis Rosado - Councilman At-Large
Federal, state and county representation Paterson is part of New Jersey's 35th Legislative District and is in the Eighth Congressional District.
New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, covering the southern portion of Passaic County and northern sections of Essex County, is represented by Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D, Paterson). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken) and Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park). New Jerseys 8th Congressional District is made up of twenty-one towns in Passaic and Essex counties. ...
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The 35th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John Girgenti (D) and in the Assembly by Nellie Pou (D, Paterson) and Alfred E. Steele (D, Paterson). The Governor of New Jersey is Richard Codey (D, West Orange). The Legislature of New Jersey is the U.S. state of New Jerseys legislative branch, seated in the New Jersey State House at the states capital, Trenton. ...
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Assemblywoman Nellie Pou Nellie Pou serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 35th legislative district. ...
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Map of West Orange Township in Essex County West Orange is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ...
Passaic County's Board of Chosen Freeholders are Freeholder Director Elease Evans of Paterson, Freeholder Deputy Director James Gallagher of Paterson, Lois A. Cuccinello of Hawthorne, Terry Duffy of West Milford, Peter C. Eagler of Clifton, Pat Lepore of West Paterson and Sonia Rosado of Ringwood. Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...
The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body for each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ...
Elease Evans has served on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 2002 and for the past two years was selected by her fellow Freeholders to serve as Freeholder Director. ...
James Gallagher has served on the Passaic County (New Jersey) Board of Chosen Freeholders since 1997, winning re-election in 2000 and 2003, when he garnered the greatest number of votes among all six Freeholder candidates. ...
Lois A. Cuccinello has served on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 1997, winning re-election in 2000 and 2003. ...
Hawthorne is a borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ...
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- Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, boxer, subject of the Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the movie The Hurricane
- Federico Castelluccio, Italian-born actor, most known for portraying Furio Giunta on the HBO series The Sopranos
- Joe Clark, educator and former principal of Eastside High School, depicted by Morgan Freeman in the movie Lean on Me
- Lou Costello, of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello
- Larry Doby, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player who broke the color barrier in the American League
- Allen Ginsberg, writer and Beat Generation poet
- Talmadge Hayer, one of the men convicted for the assassination of Malcolm X
- Garret A. Hobart, twenty-fourth Vice President of the United States
- Michael Hossack, drummer, member of the Doobie Brothers
- Maxine Jones, singer, member of En Vogue
- Frank Lautenberg, politician, currently represents New Jersey in the United States Senate
- Bette Midler, Oscar-nominated actress and singer
- Bucky Pizzarelli, jazz guitarist
- Frederick Reines, awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for detection of the neutrino
- J. Michael Straczynski, science-fiction writer, creator and writer for Babylon 5
- Tim Thomas, pro basketball player, currently on the Chicago Bulls
- Elizabeth Vargas, ABC news anchor
- Patrick Warburton, actor, performs in movies and on television, famous for his roles in Seinfeld and Family Guy
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Adeva is the stage name of Patricia Daniels, a female African American house music and R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States. ...
Lawrence Barrett (April 4, 1838 - March 20, 1891), was an American actor. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Just Blaze (born Justin Smith) is an American hip hop music producer. ...
Gaetano Bresci (1869 - May 22, 1901), was an Italian-American anarchist who assassinated Italian king Humbert I. He is still considered a hero by many anarchists and republicans. ...
Umberto I or Humbert I of Italy (Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio of Savoy, 14 March 1844 - 29 July 1900), surnamed the Good, was the King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his death. ...
Rubin Hurricane Carter (born May 6, 1937), middleweight boxer from 1961–1966, is better known for his controversial convictions (1967, 1976) for the murders of three people at the Lafayette Grill, Paterson, New Jersey, in June, 1966, and his subsequent release from prison (1985). ...
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. ...
Hurricane is a protest song by Bob Dylan about the imprisonment of Rubin Hurricane Carter. ...
The Hurricane, a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington, purports to be the true story of boxer Rubin Hurricane Carter, whose conviction for triple murder was overturned after he had spent almost 20 years in prison. ...
Federico Castelluccio (born April 29, 1964) is an Italian-American actor who is most famous for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos. ...
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The Sopranos is a television drama on HBO about a Mafia family in Northern New Jersey. ...
Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an African-American actor and film director who first became known in the American media through roles on the PBS kids show The Electric Company and on the soap opera Another World. ...
Lean on Me is a 1989 American drama film based on a true story. ...
Bud Abbott (top) and Lou Costello (bottom) Louis Francis Cristillo aka Lou Costello (born March 6, 1906; died March 3, 1959) was an American actor, producer and comedian from Paterson, New Jersey of Italian and French descent. ...
Abbott and Costello (William (Bud) Abbott, 1897-1974); Louis Costello, 1906-1959) were an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film, and television made them one of the most popular and respected teams in American comedy history, whose burlesque-leavened style of a scheming straight man and a context...
Lawrence Eugene Larry Doby (December 13, 1923 - June 18, 2003), was an American professional baseball player. ...
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
The Baseball color line was the unwritten policy which excluded African American United States before 1947. ...
The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
Allen Ginsberg, far left, at Airport Frankfurt, Germany Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American Beat poet born in Newark, New Jersey. ...
The term beat generation was introduced by Jack Kerouac in approximately 1948 to describe his social circle to the novelist John Clellon Holmes (who published an early novel about the beat generation, titled Go, in 1952, along with a manifesto of sorts in the New York Times Magazine: This is...
Talmadge Hayer was one of the convicted assassins of Malcolm X. He was 22 years old at the time of the killing. ...
Malcolm X, (born Malcolm Little May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) also known as Detroit Red, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, and Omowale, was a longtime spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ...
Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844–November 21, 1899) was the twenty-fourth Vice President of the United States. ...
The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, is a heartbeat from the presidency. ...
Michael Hossack (born October 17, 1946) is a drummer in the music band The Doobie Brothers. ...
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band, best known for hit singles like Black Water. They were popular throughout the 1970s. ...
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En Vogue is a Grammy-nominated African American all-female R&B, club/dance, and soul vocal quartet assembled by the hit music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, formerly of the disco group Club Nouveau. ...
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is an American politician. ...
Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...
Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945), is a singer, actress, and comedian. ...
Frederick Reines Frederick Reines (March 16, 1918 - August 26, 1998) was an American physicist. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ...
The neutrino is an elementary particle. ...
J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. ...
Babylon 5 is an epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ...
Timothy Mark Thomas (born on February 26, 1977 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the Chicago Bulls. ...
The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. ...
Elizabeth Vargas (born September 6, 1962 in Paterson, New Jersey) - TV journalist, is the first woman of Puerto Rican heritage to be named co-anchor of ABCs nightly newscast World News Tonight and anchor of television newsmagazine 20/20. ...
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ...
Patrick Warburton Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is a mostly comic and mild mannered actor who was raised in Paterson, New Jersey, and studied Marine Biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. ...
Seinfeld is a television sitcom which ran from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. ...
Family Guy is an animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for FOX in 1999. ...
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