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Brawl Between Paterson Officials Nearly Breaks Out During Council Meeting Brawl Between Paterson Officials Nearly Breaks Out During Council Meeting
Brawl Between Paterson Officials Nearly Breaks Out During Council Meeting A Paterson city council meeting nearly turned violent between two elected officials. The Tuesday, March 14 meeting was a forum open to the public following the police shooting death of Najee Seabrooks earlier this month.  What Najee Seabrooks did with inner-city youngsters was “life-changing, soul-saving kind of work.”New Jersey Violence Intervention and Prevention Coalition As a woman was speaking, approximately 90 minutes into the meeting, Paterson Council Member Mike Jackson and Chief Financial Officer Javier Silva stood up and began arguing.  Police officers and other elected offic…

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by Cecilia Levine