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Hinchliffe Stadium
Paterson, NJ
News
Day 4 Without Water For Thousands Of Passaic County Residents
Thousands of residents in Paterson, Prospect Park, Haledon, and North Haledon remain under a boil water advisory (and many without water at all) after a 30-inch main broke near Hinchliffe Stadium on Friday, Aug. 8, according to Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC). Repairs are expected to be completed within 24 to 36 hours, PVWC said Sunday, Aug. 10. Crews have begun a “more complex approach to cut off the flow” in hopes of isolating the leak today. Residents may still have low or no water pressure and discolored water. “Please continue to boil your water or use bottled water until you ar…
Paterson, NJ
News
Boil Water Advisory Issued For Entire City Of Paterson After Water Main Break
A major water main break in Paterson has prompted a boil water advisory for the entire city, officials with the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) announced Friday, Aug. 8. The break occurred near Hinchliffe Stadium, triggering concerns over water safety for residents and businesses across Paterson. “This advisory is effective immediately and will remain in place until further notice,” PVWC said. Boil water before use: That includes drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, making ice, and washing dishes. Water should be brought to a rolling boil for at least one minute, then cooled before us…
Paterson, NJ
News
Mass
Casualty
: Heat Sickens 150+ At Paterson Graduation, Officials Say
Paterson’s graduation ceremonies turned dangerous Monday, June 23, when more than 150 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at Hinchliffe Stadium, city officials said. “The event was formally declared a mass casualty incident by the incident commander due to the overwhelming number of casualties relative to available EMS resources,” Deputy Fire Chief Jason Macones tells Daily Voice. During the first graduation ceremony, emergency crews treated approximately 50 people and transported 9 to area hospitals, Macones said. During the second ceremony, crews treated approximately 100 more…
Paterson, NJ
News
Worker's Error Leaves Paterson Families Without Water For Entire Weekend: Report
A worker's error left between 60 and 70 Paterson families without water for several days, NorthJersey.com reports. A Passaic Valley Water Commission worker turned off a valve to fix a leaky one, but did not turn it back on when they were done, Mayor Andre Sayegh told the outlet. Families near Hinchliffe Stadium did not have water from Friday until Monday morning, officials said. All Paterson families had water as of Monday morning, officials said. Click here for more from NorthJeresy.com.
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Men Found Stabbed Dead Outside Paterson School
Two men were found stabbed dead before dawn in the parking lot of a Paterson school, authorities confirmed Monday. Jaime Hernandez, 44, and Johnny Jimenez, 36, were pronounced dead at the scene despite firefighters’ attempts to revive them outside the K-5 School No. 5 on Totowa Avenue -- next to Hinchliffe Stadium -- shortly before 4:30 a.m. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora didn’t elaborate on the possible circumstances. They did say that the stabbing had been reported at a residence across the street and halfway up the block from the sc…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic Sheriff: Dealer Who Crashed Porsche Hid At GF's Elmwood Park Home
A drug dealer who took off after crashing a Porsche during a police chase in Paterson hid out at his girlfriend’s Elmwood Park apartment before Passaic County sheriff’s tracked him down, authorities said. The detectives tried pulling over 48-year-old James A. Launzinger of Parsippany last Saturday night near the corner of North 7th and Oxford streets following an investigation, but he hit the gas, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. The black Porsche crashed near Public School #5, and Launzinger got out and vanished behind Hinchliffe Stadium, Berdnik said. Inside the Porche, the detectives fo…
Paterson, NJ
Events
Artists To Visit Paterson's Historic Hinchliffe Stadium
PATERSON, N.J. -- Visitors will keep their eyes open but no doubt hear echoes during a “mobile workshop” at historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson sponsored this Friday by the National Consortium for Creative Placemaking. Part of a two-day Northeast summit at Drew University, the workshop visit aims to help artists participate in a current façade restoration project to help revitalize the surrounding neighborhood. Set above the Great Falls, the 10,000-seat Hinchliffe Stadium – built during the Great Impression -- is one of only three remaining ballparks from the Jim Crow era of segregated …
