New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is the most densely populated of all 50 U.S. states,and is situated at the center of the Northeast megalopolis. New Jersey is bordered on its north and east by New York state;on its east,southeast,and south by the Atlantic Ocean;on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania;and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2),New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area,but with close to 9.3 million residents as of the 2020 United States census,its highest decennial count ever,it ranks 11th in population. The state capital is Trenton,and the state's most populous city is Newark. New Jersey is the only U.S. state in which every county is deemed urban by the U.S. Census Bureau with 13 counties included in the New York metropolitan area,seven counties in the Philadelphia metropolitan area,and Warren County,part of the heavily industrialized Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.
Haledon is a borough in Passaic County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census,the borough's population was 9,052,an increase of 734 (+8.8%) from the 2010 census count of 8,318,which in turn reflected an increase of 66 (+0.8%) from the 8,252 counted in the 2000 census.
Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census,Paterson was the state's third-most-populous municipality,with a population of 159,732. an increase of 13,533 (+9.3%) from the 2010 census count of 146,199,which in turn reflected a decline of 3,023 (-2.0%) from the 149,222 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 156,452 for 2023,making it the 168th-most populous municipality in the nation.
William Paterson University,known as WP,officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ),is a public university in Wayne,New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education.
Justin Gregory Smith,known professionally as Just Blaze,is an American record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson,New Jersey,Smith attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in music production. He gained recognition as an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s,developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style that was prominent in hip hop during that time.
New Jersey's 9th congressional district is represented in Congress by Democrat Bill Pascrell,who resides in Paterson. Congressman Pascrell was first elected in 1996 from the old 8th district,defeating incumbent William J. Martini. The 9th district consists largely of municipalities in Bergen County and Passaic County.
Eastside High School is a four–year public high school located in Paterson section of Passaic County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey,that serves the eastern section of Paterson. EHS,which serves ninth through twelfth grade students,operates as part of the Paterson Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928. Eastside High School opened on February 1,1926.
John F. Kennedy Educational Complex is a four-year public high school in Paterson,United States,that serves the western section of Paterson. Kennedy High School,which serves students in ninth through twelfth grade,is a part of the Paterson Public Schools. 93% of the students are of minority races,and a majority of them speak either a non-English language at home or are very limited in English. The school uses the Infinite Campus school management system for tasks such as student attendance and grading,and full online grade access is available online.
Raj Mukherji is a senator representing New Jersey's 32nd District and an American businessman and lawyer. He previously served five terms in the New Jersey General Assembly,during which tenure he served as majority whip and deputy speaker. He is a former healthcare and information technology CEO,former deputy mayor of Jersey City,former local prosecutor,and law professor. Mukherji was first elected to the General Assembly in 2013 and reelected in 2015,2017,2019,and 2021,and first elected to the Senate in 2023. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant who enlisted two weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Mukherji serves as vice chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and as a member of the Health,Human Services and Senior Citizens and Military and Veterans’Affairs Committees. In the assembly,he served as chairman of the Judiciary Committee and vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.
Carla A. Katz served as president of Local 1034 of the Communications Workers of America from 1999 until 2008,representing 16,000 public and private sector workers in the state of New Jersey. Katz is currently full-time faculty at Rutgers University and an attorney with the firm of Cohen,Placitella and Roth in Red Bank,New Jersey.
The Paterson Armory,an armory in Paterson,New Jersey,was a facility of the New Jersey National Guard and an arena. The building at 461-473 Market Street was long disused and in a state of disrepair when on November 10,2015,a fire damaged it heavily. As of November 16,2015,the armory was in the process of being demolished. Certain decorative features,such as the keystone in the arch at the entrance,may be chiseled out and given to the Paterson Museum
Gerald Speziale is an American law enforcement officer and Public Safety Director of the Paterson Police Department and the Paterson Fire Department in Paterson,New Jersey. A former member of the New York City Police Department,Speziale has also served as the Sheriff of Passaic County,New Jersey,as Deputy Police Superintendent - Assistant Director of Public Safety for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department,and as Chief of Police for the City of Prichard,Alabama. He has worked as an undercover officer in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),and for the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force while in the NYPD.
Shavonda E. Sumter is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 35th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office in January 2012.
Ras Jua Baraka is an American educator,author,and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Baraka is the 40th and current mayor of Newark,New Jersey. First elected in the 2014 election,he was sworn into office on May 13,2014,and was reelected in 2018 and 2022.
Benjie E. Wimberly is an American teacher and Democratic Party politician who represents the 35th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly. He was also the head coach of the football team at Hackensack High School and is serving as the recreation director of Paterson.
Jose "Joey" Torres is an American politician who served as Mayor of Paterson,the third-largest city in New Jersey. Torres served two terms as mayor between 2002 and 2010 and had previously served five terms as a city council member. He was again elected May 13 and was sworn in July 1,2014. He pled guilty to corruption charges on September 22,2017,and was forced to step down from his mayoral position. Torres was succeeded by Ruby Cotton,the president of the city council,and was replaced by retired city clerk Jane Williams-Warren on October 10,2017.
The Paterson Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Paterson,New Jersey. It has about 400 sworn law enforcement officers and 125 support staff. As of March 2023,it is under the control of the Attorney General of New Jersey in response to a series of incidents of misconduct and alleged misconduct,including three controversial shootings.
Andre Sayegh is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Paterson,the third-most populous city in New Jersey,since July 2018. Prior to being elected as Mayor,Sayegh served on the Paterson City Council from 2008 until 2018.
