 The paper's chief competitor was the "Paterson Morning Call", which eventually grew and absorbed the "Paterson Morning News" to become the "Paterson News and Call".By the 1970s the "News and Call" and "Evening News" were the two remaining papers in Paterson.The two eventually merged in 1980, operating out of the headquarters of the "Evening News" on 16th Avenue, and became simply known as "The News".