WAYNE, NJ – Hundreds of high school seniors donned gorgeous dresses and stylish suits and -with huge, happy smiles on their faces – walked the runway, strutting their stuff with cameras flashing.

It was the annual high school fashion show for Wayne Hills and another for Wayne Valley. The two events are fundraisers for Project Graduation, which is a drug-free and alcohol-free ...

WAYNE, NJ - An “unsung hero” is typically considered to be one who performs great deeds but receives little or no recognition for their actions. During the Covid pandemic, this term was often used to describe teachers and education support personnel (ESPs) who adapted to new challenges to ensure that students received the academic and emotional support they needed for continued ...

WAYNE, NJ – It was another long Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting last Monday night, when the proposed warehouse to be built at 125 Pompton Plains Crossroad was discussed. By the time 10:45pm rolled around, the attorney for March Monello Pompton, LLC had a choice of not calling his last witness and having a vote on the project, or – once again – delaying the vote.

It made ...

WAYNE, NJ - Wayne resident, long-time Wayne PAL volunteer coach and Trustee, newly-appointed Wayne Zoning Board of Adjustment member, Chairman of the Passaic County Young Republican Club and officer of the Wayne Regular Republican Organization, Donald "Donnie" DeDio, Jr. was hired recently by NJ State Senator Kristin Corrado (40th District) to serve as her Chief of ...

WAYNE, NJ – At the very beginning of the last Wayne Town Council meeting, four Wayne police officers were promoted, including Chief Jack McNiff’s brother, who is now officially a Captain and in charge of the patrol division in town. Robert Fernandez was promoted to Lieutenant and Mark Ciavirella and Pawel Jadczak were promoted to Sergeant.

Chief McNiff began the ceremony by ...

WAYNE, NJ – It was about dinner time on Sunday evening when Wayne Police reported to a reported shoplifter at the Ulta Beauty Store at Wayne Towne Center. The suspect was caught, though he resisted arrest. On his person, Wayne police said they found “heroin and drug paraphernalia.

The following is based on a statement release by the Wayne Police Public Information Officer, ...

WAYNE, NJ - Wayne Hills High School senior gymnast Jacqueline Bernardo has earned many accolades in her 14-year gymnastics career, including Passaic County All-Around Champion her freshman, junior and senior year (there was no tournament her sophomore year because of the pandemic). Now, she has attained a goal she envisioned for herself since freshman year. Bernardo was named as one of only a ...

WAYNE, NJ - For the second year in a row, the Wayne Valley High School Co-Ed Competition Cheer team has won the state championship. The fitting end to a perfect season with ten first-place finishes in ten competitions.

Knowing their abilities and what they have accomplished this season, the team was ready to take on states at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. Though they were ...

WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne PAL Wolfpack 8th Grade Travel Team are champions of the 2023 Clark Invitational Tournament beating Howell 61-58 in the championship game. The Wolfpack were 5-0 in the tournament beating Westfield, Old Bridge, Scotch Plains-Fanwood and New Providence in tournament games.

This is the third Clark Tournament Championship in a row for the 8th Grade group having won the ...

BELLEVILLE, NJ - Known as "Essex County Hospital", "Essex County Isolation Hospital" and "Soho Hospital," the impressive hospital building on Franklin Ave. Belleville will play the role of Arkham Asylum in the upcoming film, 'The Joker 2'.

Erica Ryan Zarro, a Nutley resident and former Nutley Board of Education trustee, captured some of the action ...

HAMILTON, NJ -- A Hamilton Township Fire Captain suffered serious burns on Friday afternoon after crews battled a blaze that quickly spread through a local home. 

According to multiple sources, a fire broke out at a Madeline Court home mid-afternoon on Friday bringing numerous first responders and fire trucks to the residential neighborhood off of Cypress Lane.  Neighbors ...

NEW JERSEY - New Jersey was ranked among the worst states for Doctors practicing medicine in 2023, according to a study released by WalletHub. The personal finance website ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on a number of key factors including each states' opportunity, competition, and medical environment.

New Jersey, No. 48 overall, ranked ahead of only Alaska, ...

TOTOWA, NJ - The Totowa Public Library will be hosting "Nursing Services" provided by the Wayne Health Department every Friday from 10:00am-2:00pm. The nursing services will be available at the Totowa Library located at 537 Totowa Road.

Sueyla Dervishi, RN will be leading the nursing services and offering a wide range of health care services including blood pressure checks, ...

Figure 1 A view you may be familiar with: the intersection of Hamburg Turnpike and Terhune Drive, looking west, ca. 1970. Courtesy of the Wayne Museum.

WAYNE, NJ - Raise your hand if you’ve recently gotten stuck at the junction where Alps Road crosses Hamburg Turnpike.

We all know the feeling. It seems traffic lights have sprung up everywhere along Hamburg Turnpike, facilitating the ...

WAYNE, NJ - It's St. Patrick's Day, a day when everyone can call themselves Irish. But today is more for celebrating real Irish heritage. And long-time Wayne resident Jim McKinney is the real thing. He even named his business with his nationality in mind. 

While the original Patrick was sainted for driving the snakes out of Ireland McKinney is praised for driving the junk out ...

WAYNE, NJ – It is estimated by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection that, in 2019 – the latest year of published statistics - Wayne Township disposed of over 52,000 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW), what we call garbage. Passaic County disposed of nearly 475,000 tons of MSW. And approximately 980 million tons of waste from the state of New Jersey was transported and ...

WAYNE, NJ – Hundreds of high school seniors donned gorgeous dresses and stylish suits and -with huge, happy smiles on their faces – walked the runway, strutting their stuff with cameras flashing.

It was the annual high school fashion show for Wayne Hills and another for Wayne Valley. The two events are fundraisers for Project Graduation, which is a drug-free and alcohol-free ...

WAYNE, NJ - The National Weather Service is calling for a drenching on Saturday, March 25 in and around Wayne. This has forced the Parks and Recreation Department to reschedule their Easter Carnival that was scheduled for the same day.

The NWS forecast for Saturday: "A chance of rain and sleet before 8am, then rain. High near 47. East wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

TRENTON – Today, Governor Phil Murphy declared a State of Emergency effective at 8:00 p.m. tonight for five New Jersey counties in advance of a winter storm forecasted to impact certain areas of the state with severe weather conditions starting tonight, Monday, March 13, through the morning of Wednesday, March 15.

Executive Order No. 320 declares a State of Emergency ...

WAYNE, NJ – The mixed-use development slated to be built at 1895 Route 23 South in Wayne was approved years ago by the Wayne Planning Board for Galreh, LLC. But the building phase has been delayed for various reasons including litigation and COVID, according to Mark Semeraro the attorney representing Galreh in front of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. But now, there is suddenly an urgency to ...