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June 2, 2008 - 2:20pm

Pascrell and Patersonians close ranks around Lautenberg at Hamilton Club

By Max Pizarro
Category: US Senate Tags: John Currie, Frank Lautenberg, Bill Pascrell, Rigo Rodriguez, ROB ANDREWS

The Rev. Dr. James Kuykendall, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the Rev. David Rios, and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell pray on Monday.The Rev. Dr. James Kuykendall, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the Rev. David Rios, and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell pray on Monday. 

PATERSON - On the Monday before Election Day, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) came to his native city to stand with a coalition of Latino and African-American ministers in a onetime gentleman’s club for the managers who operated the silk mills.

"When I was a kid, I used to walk on the street out there and wonder what was in that dark place," said Lautenberg, son of Jewish immigrants. "Then someone told me, ‘your kind is not welcome.’"

"Speak, Frank, speak," exhorted U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-8), standing with the Rev. Dr. James Kuykendall, the Rev. David Rios and other ministers.

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February 27, 2008 - 6:19pm

Fire department contract plays in Paterson politics

By Max Pizarro
Tags: Paterson, Ken Morris, JOEY TORRES, May 13, Aslon Goow, John Larko, Vera Ames-Garnes, Jeffrey Jones, Eli Burgos, Rigo Rodriguez

PATERSON - Both sides chargCouncilman Aslon GoowCouncilman Aslon Goowe that election year politics are behind a full-blown contract talks stand off here between the mayor and fire department on one side, and the City Council on the other.

Mayor Jose "Joey" Torres said he delivered the city’s $26 million contract with the 217-hard-hat strong Paterson Fire Department to the council in November, but has since received nothing but stall tactics and excuses from the governing body. Torres said he believes council members fear getting blamed for the five-year contract come election time on May 13th, and so are attempting to distance themselves.

Not a good tactic, in his view.

"This contract emulates the police contract they already adopted," said Torres. "It’s consistent with the 4% cap that the governor wants.

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