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Friends, Others Try To Aid Paterson Family Of 15 Who Lost Everything In Fire Friends, Others Try To Aid Paterson Family Of 15 Who Lost Everything In Fire
Friends, Others Try To Aid Paterson Family Of 15 Who Lost Everything In Fire Born and raised in Paterson, Joe "Pancho" Hernandez has lived for his art ever since he was a boy. Needs have become more pressing, however, after a fire destroyed his family’s home, killing a 76-year-old resident. Friends, neighbors, loved ones and strangers have banded together to support more than a dozen members of the Hernandez family who were displaced by Tuesday’s blaze. "All this positive energy is really helping me and my family," said Hernandez, who uses the handle #VivaPanchoArt360. "I'm very touched and overwhelmed with gratitude." The body of Russel Mahan was found inside the …

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by Jerry DeMarco