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Victor Cruz Spreads Holiday Cheer At Eva's Village Victor Cruz Spreads Holiday Cheer At Eva's Village
Victor Cruz Spreads Holiday Cheer At Eva's Village A Giants legend made sure some Paterson residents had a happy holidays Victor Cruz, a native of the Silk City who won a Super Bowl as a wide receiver with Big Blue, visited Eva's Village on Thursday, Dec. 21. The athlete brought winter coats, serving lunch in the community kitchen and donating $5,000 to the nonprofit organization through the Victor Cruz Foundation. Former New York Giants Victor Cruz returned to Eva’s Village for his fourth annual coat drive through the Victor Cruz... Posted by Eva's Village on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 View this post on Ins…

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by Sam Barron
News
Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up
Man Shot Multiple Times Outside Paterson Home Where Retired NY Giants Player Grew Up A Paterson man was shot several times outside the former home of retired New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz, authorities said. Police found the unidentified 38-year-old victim shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday on the corner of East 18th Street and 11th Avenue, an intersection that also includes a cut-rate liquor store and check-cashing service. The Wrigley Park neighborhood has long been known for gangs and drugs. It isn’t far from the Eastside shooting less than 24 hours earlier of two city men – one 23, the other 18 – at Park Avenue and Carroll Street. Both got to St. Joe’s in private…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
TRIBUTE: Paterson's Eastside Principal Glisson Who Died Of COVID-19 Was Father Figure, Mentor TRIBUTE: Paterson's Eastside Principal Glisson Who Died Of COVID-19 Was Father Figure, Mentor
Tribute: Paterson's Eastside Principal Glisson Who Died Of Covid-19 Was Father Figure, Mentor Mentor. Father figure. Life coach. This is how Paterson's Eastside High School principal Gerald Glisson was being remembered after dying of coronavirus Sunday. Glisson, who has been the school principal for the last three years, had been hospitalized in the last week. He died after testing positive for the virus and was in his 40s. Glisson played football at Delaware State University and served as principal of Great falls Academy for one year. He was Paterson's athletic director from 2010 to 2014 and earned his doctorate degree last year. Paterson native and former NY Giant Victor Cruz …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Former Football Star Charged In Elmwood Park Cellphone Robbery -- After Returning To Store Former Football Star Charged In Elmwood Park Cellphone Robbery -- After Returning To Store
Former Football Star Charged In Elmwood Park Cellphone Robbery -- After Returning To Store UPDATE: Once considered one of the top high school football prospects in the country, a now-34-year-old Paterson man was charged with Friday's strong-armed robbery of cellphones from an Elmwood Park Verizon store. Chenry Lewis was arrested Saturday after he returned to the Route 46 store, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Then he smiled for his mugshot. The night before, Lewis used force to flee with the phones, turning what began as a snatch-and-run into a robbery, the chief said. Authorities have "no idea" why Lewis went back, Foligno said. He remained held Sunday in the Bergen C…

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by Jerry DeMarco