WAYNE, NJ – The NJ Department of Education amended the 2011 Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act recently and all Boards of Education across the state are required to communicate the changes. During a recent Wayne BOE meeting, Board Attorney John Geppert provided a presentation explaining the changes and requirements to the trustees and the public in attendance.

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PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ – The Passaic Valley Water Commission (PCWC) has begun shutting off water services for households with unpaid bills. There are approximately 7,500 delinquent accounts, totaling about $12.5 million throughout the Commission’s entire service area, officials said.

“We’re shutting off about 30 accounts per day, weather permitting,” Bryan ...

The Passaic Fire Department is honoring the late Jordan Darley, a Passaic City firefighter who passed away in November, by hosting a Beefsteak Dinner and Tricky Tray on Wednesday, March 8 at 6:00pm. It's a fundraising event for his immediate family, from his first responder family and those that support their first responders. 

His obituary shared that Darley, 40, had been a ...

WAYNE, NJ – Just a couple of weeks ago, Wayne’s bravest took on a house fire that produced little flames, but heavy smoke. During this week’s Wayne Town Council meeting, Fire Commissioner Frank Velardi updated the township on the cause of the fire and provided some advice to help prevent fires like these in the future.

“On January 21st, the fire department responded to ...

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WAYNE, NJ - This is the first in a series of monthly articles that highlights one athlete whose athletic performance in the previous month set them apart from all the other great athletes at Wayne Hills High School.

For this inaugural article, we are proud to honor Siena Shuster, the junior scoring and rebounding machine for the Wayne Hills girls basketball team, as ...

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WAYNE, NJ – This is the first in a series of monthly articles that will highlight one athlete whose athletic performance in the previous month set them apart from all the other great athletes at Wayne Valley High School.

For this inaugural article, we are proud to honor Sarah Rodrigues, the sophomore super swimmer for the Wayne Valley swim team as the ...

The Wayne Hills Girls basketball team is no longer undefeated, but they are putting the losing game behind them and working harder than before. 

On Jan 19 the Hills girls played against Northern highlands and took a loss, 39-54. The girls put up a strong fight and battled until the end but were unable to turn the game around.

Junior Siena Shuster led her team with 14 points and 17 ...

MIDLAND PARK, NJ - Alexander Lopez-Pena, 16, was found deceased while emergency personnel extinguished a fire on Franklin Avenue Thursday, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor.

Additional occupants of the home were transported to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment of unspecified injuries, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced in a Friday press release.

There ...

SAYREVILLE,  NJ — The La Mer housing development is ordinarily a quiet bedroom community. It's a place where people return from work at the end of a long day, pull their cars into a garage, and don't reappear again until the next morning.

However, on the night of Feb. 1, that changed, Multiple gunshots rang out as people finished dinner. Repeated bullets were fired into ...

TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would require telemarketers to identify themselves and what they're trying to sell in the first 30 seconds of the call has advanced in Trenton.

“New Jerseyans should know who they’re talking to on the phone and what’s being sold to them by telemarketers,” Sen. Jon Bramnick (R - District 21), one of the primary sponsors of the ...

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (NJHVIPs) received a big boost on Friday, in the form of $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds.

The programs launched three years ago using federal money with the mission of ending cycles of violence across the state by helping victims and their families.

“These innovative violence ...

TRENTON, NJ — During Tuesday's State of the State Address at the Assembly Chambers in Trenton, Gov. Phil Murphy said he's confident with the direction in which the state is going.

"We are stronger and we are fairer," Murphy said. "We are moving confidently in the right direction — forward."

Republicans aren't so sure.

"Despite the ...

NATIONAL -- Each year more than 600,000 Americans die from heart disease. The number one cause of deaths for most groups, heart disease affects all ages, genders, and ethnicities. Risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and excessive alcohol use.

In 2004, the American Heart Association launched Go Red for Women with the goal of raising awareness ...

WAYNE, NJ - A beloved 69-year-old grandmother is in desperate need of a new kidney.

Theresa LaBarck has been on dialysis for the past two years. Originally from Paterson, she has been a Wayne resident for almost 20 years. Her grandson, Thomas, Jr. "T.J." Sullivan, said he was ready to do anything to help her.    

"My grandmother is my world. She is ...

WAYNE, NJ – Every year around this time, Mayor Chris Vergano mentions Cablevision during his administrative report to the Wayne Town Council. He talks about the complaints he receives of the cost for their service and inquiries as to why there are no other TV and internet providers in Wayne - which isn't exactly true. According to Vergano a portion of the Second Ward in Wayne is an area ...

WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Planning Board approved the application of a new Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse at the Willowbrook Mall during its meeting on Monday night. The restaurant chain will renovate the old Brio Tuscan Grille restaurant, which closed in January 2020.

The Planning Board questioned Christopher Erd, the lawyer representing the restaurant chain, about plans to develop ...

WAYNE, NJ – You may have read her name in the byline of several articles on TAPinto Wayne. She mainly writes high school sports stories on a semiregular basis, but Lauren Faltas is multi-faceted and multi-talented, and it's her photography skills that were put on display as the Artist of the Month for January in an art gallery in Somerville, New Jersey.

Gallery on Main features ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Essex Edwina, Essex County Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, saw her shadow and is predicting another six weeks of colder weather. Essex Edwina made her prediction during Turtle Back’s annual Groundhog Day Celebration.

With the County Executive at the announcement are Turtle ...

WAYNE, NJ — Frigid temperatures are in the forecast over the next few days, with a combination of very cold air and strong winds, according to the National Weather Service. But before you plug in that space heater, keep in mind some important facts and safety tips.

A December 2022 report published by the National Fire Protection Association noted heating ...