WAYNE, NJ – The Business Administrator for the Wayne Township Public Schools, Bill Moffitt talked briefly about a concern for the Wayne Board of Education during this past school board meeting. He said that there is likely to be a large increase in the cost of the schools’ employee benefit plan for the year 2023, which was not expected.

In early April of this year, the Wayne school ...

WAYNE, NJ – Superintendent of the Wayne Township Public Schools, Dr. Mark Toback read off some statistics during Thursday night’s school board meeting. He announced the number of students whose parents have chosen to opt them out of the controversial new health and physical education standards and provided some details for those parents.

“Earlier this week, I shared a letter ...

WAYNE, NJ – October is Italian-American Heritage Month and to recognize the contributions of residents of Italian descent, the Township, for the first time, raised the Italian flag where it will fly above the municipal complex through October.

The push to get the Italian flag raised in Wayne came from the Wayne chapter of UNICO, which, according to their website, is “the largest ...

WAYNE, NJ – As the number of electric-powered vehicles continues to increase, the number of places where these cars can charge up are also on the rise. In response to the Electric Vehicle statute signed into law by Gov. Murphy in July of this year, Wayne Township passed two ordinances that will now require any new parking areas to have a minimum number of spaces equipped with EV charging ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - A Montclair man was fatally shot and killed in Orange on Thursday, officials said.

Former Montclair high school wrestler, Katon Washington, 28, was found with gunshot wounds on Alden and Cleveland Streets in Orange around 12:54AM, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II confirmed. He was then rushed to University Hospital in Newark, and pronounced dead ...

NEW JERSEY-  New Jersey will receive 100's of millions of dollars from settlements with opioid companies over the coming decades, stated Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. 

"We want to hear your opinion on how the money should be spent", said AG Platkin.

Submit your proposal until October 31, 2022.

Funding must go towards:

Treating opioid use ...

WAYNE, NJ – The energy at the annual Wayne Hills/Wayne Valley football game is always powerful, but at this Friday’s matchup, there was something more. While the game itself was a one-sided Valley victory, it was the atmosphere around the game that made the night so special.

In both the home stands and the visitor stands, orange was everywhere.

The game was dedicated to ...

WAYNE, NJ – It's rivalry week in Wayne Township as the WV Indians varsity football team is set to travel the 4.6 miles to face-off against the WH Patriots on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

This game will be extra special as it is going to be an “Orange-Out” game in honor of Rocco Sivolella. Orange is the color representing leukemia awareness. As a fundraiser for the Rocco ...

WAYNE, NJ – Offensive and defensive lineman for the Passaic County Technical Institute varsity football team, Joshua Wells was nominated as a finalist in the USA Football 2022 Heart of a Giant award and selected for a chance to earn funding for his high school football program.

Wells, along with nine other nominees, were selected for the second of six weeks. Now the ten will compete to ...

HALEDON, NJ – Police Officers Jeffrey Welsh and Kris Duci of the Haledon Police Department Quality-of-Life Division conducted what appeared at first to be a routine traffic stop just after noon on Wednesday, September 21.

The vehicle, identified by the Police Department as a black 2013 taxicab out of Paterson, had allegedly failed to use a turn signal at West Broadway and Chamberlain ...

WAYNE, NJ – It was like déjà vu for the volunteers of Wayne’s Special Response Team. Six months after successfully rescuing six children from an elevator stuck between floors, the team was back at it again on Saturday evening.

This elevator has become infamous in Wayne, and a regular stop for Wayne’s first responders. It's the elevator that customers of the ...

WAYNE, NJ – It may have been a torn meniscus in his right knee at the age of 17 that saved Wayne resident, Will Stout’s life. Ticking away like a hidden time bomb inside his chest, Stout was unaware that he had a rare condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).

“I was playing basketball my little brother, on one leg, in a brace, on a Fisher Price basketball hoop in my ...

A recall has been issued for approximately 14,400 UPPAbaby All-Terrain RIDGE Jogging Strollers because the  rear disc brakes have openings that may “cause amputation or laceration if a non-occupant child’s fingertip gets caught in the openings while the stroller is in use,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The recall involves all UPPAbaby ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey is sending aid to Puerto Rico to help those impacted by Hurricane Fiona, which made landfall on Sunday, September 18. The storm brought more than 20 inches of rain and heavy wind, causing major infrastructure damage and power outages to the island.

"Our hearts and prayers are with the people of Puerto Rico during this devastating time," Gov. Phil ...

TRENTON, NJ — Chipotle Mexican Grill will pay the State of New Jersey a record $7.75 million to settle child labor law violations.

A 2020 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) audit identified more than 30,000 violations that impacted minors at Chipotle locations in New Jersey. Those violations included Chipotle not abiding by limits on the number of hours ...

TRENTON, NJ — Sometimes, John Donnadio finds himself in 21 places at once.

As executive director of the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC), he’s an advocate for county government in Trenton and works with legislators and the governor’s office. At the local level, the NJAC is a nonpartisan and bipartisan resource for leaders and administrators in all 21 counties in New ...

PATERSON, NJ - The New Jersey Jackals, a member team of the Frontier League, a Professional Baseball League of 16 teams and Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB), announced on Wednesday the team is relocating from Yogi Berra Stadium in Montclair, to its new, larger home at the landmark Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson. The Jackals will kick-off a 96-game season ...

WAYNE, NJ - On September 24th, 1969, Wayne Township made the front page of Paterson’s The Morning Call. Alongside headlines about federal housing subsidies, the new Passaic County courthouse, and the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, the newspaper included “Your Guide to Willowbrook,” all about the opening of the Willowbrook Mall!

The Morning Call announced, “all roads lead to ...

WAYNE, NJ - Rides, Games, Music, Fun, Good Food plus friends, family, neighbors and local businesses = Wayne Day. Sunday, September 18 found a huge portion of the population enjoying themselves together on the practice fields of Wayne Valley High School, just behind Wayne Town Hall.

"This is such a beautiful day, isn't it?" asked Mayor Chris Vergano proudly, looking ...

WAYNE, NJ - If you live in or near Wayne Township and you are a lover of classic rock, of southern rock and specifically of hall-of-fame legends The Allman Brothers, you are in for a treat.

On October 7, at 8:00 p.m. at the Rosen Performing Arts Center in the YMCA in Wayne, former Allman Brothers bassist David Goldflies (pronounced gold-fleece) carries on the legacy of Rock and Roll Hall of ...

WAYNE, NJ – The Wayne Education Association, each year, endorses candidates that they feel “will best serve [the Wayne] community,” according to the introduction of Tuesday evening’s Wayne BOE Candidates Night, hosted by the WEA.

The three candidate’s endorsed by the Wayne teacher’s union this year are Wayne parent Jacob Van Lunen, current Wayne BOE ...

WAYNE, NJ – It's less than two months away until the November 8 election and in Wayne, the most contested election this year will be for three seats on the Board of Education. Eight Candidates are vying for these three seats and Wayne residents will get to learn a lot more about them as a Candidate’s Night and a Candidate’s Forum are scheduled, and TAPinto Wayne is preparing ...