JONAS PATE

Paterson has seen fewer shootings and more cases solved over the last four years. In 2025, police closed 77% of nonfatal shooting cases with arrests, compared to just 20% in 2022. Homicide clearance rates also jumped from 39% to 69% in the same period. Fewer cases mean detectives can spend more time

Patellar instability, where the kneecap slides out of place, is a common problem orthopedic surgeons face. One big reason for this is an unusual shape of the thighbone's groove, called trochlear dysplasia (TD). Doctors have been trying different operations to fix this. Two common ones are rebuilding