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HAWTHORNE An LGBTQ Pride flag was hoisted to the top of a pole on municipal land for the first time on Saturday, a milestone long coveted by local advocates.
It took a few moments for Mayor Richard Goldberg to raise the banner, but supporters said the effort was symbolic of the adversity that gay men, lesbians and transgender people have faced for decades.
The event, held on the lawn of the William B. Mawhinney Volunteer Ambulance Corps headquarters on Goffle Road, also was the latest achievement for a volunteer group that formed last June to promote LGBTQ rights in the borough.
Federal authorities charge New Jersey police officers in assault of teenager
Federal authorities charged two Paterson, New Jersey, police officers this week in connection with their brutal and unprovoked attack on 19-year-old Osamah Alsaidi in December 2020.
Officers Kevin Patino and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo are accused of violating Alsaidi’s Fourth Amendment right not to be subject to the use of unreasonable force by law enforcement officers. The officers also were charged with obstruction of justice, based on a false police report that they filed about the incident.
Osamah Alsaidi (Instagram)
Patino and Tineo-Restituyo appeared before a federal judge, who released them on a $50,000 unsecured appearance bond. The judge also ordered Patino to undergo a mental health evaluation, underscoring the depravity of his actions. Public records and a previous report indicate that Patino has used force in 15 other incidents over the past three years. In 12 of these episodes, he struck someo
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Joe Clark, the no-nonsense, baseball-bat-wielding New Jersey high school principal who inspired the 1989 movie Lean on Me, died Tuesday at age 82, his family announced.
Clark died in his Florida home surrounded by his family after a long battle with an unspecified illness.
As principal of the crime- and drug-ridden Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J., Clark famously roamed the hallways with a bullhorn and a bat to keep students in line. His unique methods and tough love attitude placed Clark in the national spotlight, earning him both supporters and critics.