October 5, 2004
$7.6M in tax credits unclaimed
PATERSON - Some 4,153 Paterson families failed to claim almost $7.6 million in tax credits in 2002, according to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
October 3, 2004 Parents demand reforms
PATERSON - About 20 city parents rallied against the lack of funding for the federal No Child Left Behind Act on Saturday afternoon in the parking lot outside School 28 and then went into the city's neighborhoods to register voters with ...
The curse of bad credit
PATERSON - Beulah Bates sold her house to fix her bad credit rating. Now she can't buy a new one.
August 24, 2004 Giving credit where due
Beulah Bates sold her house to fix her bad credit rating. Now she can't buy a new one.
August 11, 2004 Paterson faces cut in HUD funding
Paterson will receive almost $6 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to give to people buying first homes, fixing homes, or without homes, officials said this week.
August 3, 2004 Regulating laborers
PASSAIC - The mayor's office is seeking to establish an identification system that would keep track of the Hispanic day laborers who scout for work near The Home Depot on Dayton Avenue.
July 25, 2004 Getting grip on vision
While thousands of Democrats descend on their convention in Boston with a flurry of campaign buttons, plastic hats and banners this week, they'll be united by a platform loaded with sweeping proclamations about new American priorities a ...
July 15, 2004 Laborers reject gathering place
PASSAIC - Hispanic day laborers Wednesday failed to agree with city officials on a new location where they can scout for work.
July 5, 2004 Letters to the editor
June 24, 2004 Police disperse Paterson protest
PATERSON - Police peacefully dispersed 20 pro-union picketers from Mayor Jose "Joey" Torres' City Hall office Wednesday afternoon.
April 14, 2004 Put money behind education act, protesters urge
PATERSON - Though public schools are closed for spring break, a handful of protesters stood in the drizzle outside the Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology on Tuesday morning to criticize federal education funding levels.
April 4, 2004 A 'Soak the rich!' encore
THE SPECIAL INTERESTS pushing for a New Jersey "millionaire's tax" are back. They are talking now about an income-tax surcharge that would take effect at household incomes starting at $300,000. And they are talking about a higher top ta ...
April 4, 2004 Uncle Sam sues Torricelli
The federal government is suing former U.S. Sen. Robert G. Torricelli, charging that he reneged on a financial commitment he made to a venture capital fund subsidized by the Small Business Administration.
March 14, 2004 Lending fair gives hope to urbanites
PATERSON - Dozens of city residents studied mortgage rates, credit reports, and other mysteries of homeownership at a housing seminar Saturday.
March 8, 2004 12,900 apply for 50 housing grants
PATERSON - 12,900 people applied for 50 available low-income housing vouchers through the housing authority.
March 7, 2004 Rolling out the red carpet
At New York's venerable Tavern on the Green, overlooking Central Park and surrounded by twinkling lights, the two 12-year-olds skipped the kids-menu chicken fingers and decided to split the lobster and pasta special.
March 1, 2004 Resist pitches for quick refunds
I don't know why - maybe it's the blinding winter light - but this time of year seem to be ridden with hidden hazards.
February 10, 2004 Group plans rally on housing needs
The Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now will rally for people applying for Section 8 housing assistance at 7 tonight at School 28.
February 10, 2004 Rally to back people seeking aid
PATERSON - The Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) will rally on behalf of people applying for Section 8 housing assistance at Public School 28 at 7 tonight.
February 5, 2004 Trailer parks sue Lodi
LODI - Owners of two trailer parks set for redevelopment are suing the borough, forcing officials to justify their decision to raze the parks and build shops.
February 2, 2004 Letters to the editor
Let's clean up the Passaic River
January 14, 2004 Group protests alleged gouging
An activist consumer group claims that the nation's most popular tax preparer, H&R Block, is gouging the working poor with high-interest loans backed by anticipated tax refunds.
January 11, 2004 Action against laborers causes worry
Just six days before President Bush unveiled a proposal to grant temporary legal status to some undocumented foreign workers, officials in Freehold, Monmouth County, shut down a so-called muster zone that had served as a gathering spot ...
December 26, 2003 Paterson tries again on lottery for housing
PATERSON - The city housing authority announced the schedule for its revamped Section 8 lottery Wednesday.
November 25, 2003 Timing of hearings disputed
HACKENSACK - Protesters didn't need a megaphone Monday during a rally for affordable housing.
November 19, 2003 Persimmons can produce a pucker
Of the two persimmon species growing in the United States, only the Japanese is commercially significant. The other species, the American persimmon, is rarely available in supermarkets. However, persimmon lovers who know and relish the ...
November 5, 2003 More than the jam for your toast
About this time of year, I feel like Cookbooks 'R' Us.
October 26, 2003 Lenders fear stifling effect of law
New Jersey's urban housing market is no place for the faint of heart.