After an innovative debut film in 1989, the Batman movie franchise screetched to a halt in 1997 with the release of “Batman and Robin”. With George Clooney in the title role and the aging action star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the villan Mr. Freeze, the movie felt like a boring exercise in cinematic fluff and campy fantsay. The box receipts reflected the public growing disaffection with the direction of the franchise and a fifth movie in

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So instead of writing a long post on the importance of remembering those who bled and died that we might enjoy the fruits of freedom, I offer the following 4 images that will say it much better than I can. Have an enjoyable and safe Memorial Day weekend!

After the provisional ballot was completed this past Monday afternoon in the Freeholder room at 401 Grand Street in Paterson, after representatives of Ken McDaniel's and Rigo Rodriguez's campaigns had filed out and the commissioners (including yours truly) ventured home, the facts of the day's count settled in: 6 votes cast made the difference in this election. 6 votes... As a member of the Board of Elections, I have often wondered what could we

My post on Mayor-Elect Jeffrey Jones' victory this past Tuesday received a chorus of responses and they continue to come in. While I'm happy to see our readers responding so passionately about the state of affairs in the city, what I'd like to see now are more constructive suggestions that the Mayor-Elect can read and hopefully implement for his tenure in office. If you were the Mayor of Paterson, what would you and how would

Paterson, the third largest city in NJ, has a new mayor tonight: Jeffrey Jones. Jones  incumbent Jose "Joey" Torres 8,399 votes to 7,801. Councilman Andre Sayegh is third with 3,277 votes. It is not clear tonight how many  provisional votes were cast. This will be determined by the end of the week. The three winners for City Council are Kenneth Morris Jr, Ken McDaniel and Benjie Wimberly. Their vote counts were 8,024 votes for Wimberly, 7,853 votes for Morris