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

[caption id="attachment_1822" align="alignnone" width="297" caption="Mayor Torres"][/caption] Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres plans to furlough city workers to absorb cuts in state aid.  Torres on Wednesday said that under his plan, employees would have to take two unpaid days off per month for the next three months. And next year, employees likely would have to take off one day a month. MORE>>

[caption id="attachment_1509" align="alignnone" width="199" caption="Mayor Torres presents Mrs. Elsa Mantilla as Patersonian of the Year Awar"][/caption]

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Michael Walker"][/caption] Paterson Police Director Michael Walker has resigned.  According to the Herald News the Mr. Walker decided to leave his position with the city as a result of a "policy disagreement" with Mayor Torres. MORE>>