Giving Back
By JEANNE WALL
March 25, 2023
FAIRHAVEN, NJ: Emmy is a 15-year-old freshman at Rumson Fairhaven high school. In December, she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Leukemia, and it was then determined that Emmy needs a bone-marrow transplant. Emmy loves to sing and is the lead singer in her band. In her spare ...
SADDLE BROOK, NJ - A Wayne grandmother is in need of a kidney and residents can find out how they can help on Saturday. The walk-in ‘A Kidney For Mommom’ Donor-Drive is Saturday, March 25 at Saddle Brook Veterinary Center - 390A Market St in Saddle Brook. It runs from 11am to 4pm. Theresa ...
ROXBURY, NJ – A new scholarship fund has been created in memory of Kellie Ventricelli and her son Anthony, who were killed on March 7 by husband and father Peter Ventricelli. Kellie is a former Wayne resident who grew up as Kellie Voorhees and graduated from Wayne Valley High School - class of ...
Once again one of our youth in Wayne Township has been diagnosed with cancer. 12-Year-old Nolan is a student at Anthony Wayne Middle School and is battling stage IV Hodgkin's lymphoma. Please share this weekend's upcoming fundraiser and walk a thon to help support and show our love for ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Passaic County 200 Club is an organization that provides financial support to the families of our county's first responders who die in the line of duty. Quite simply, the club's President, Chris Schultz will hand-deliver a check for $10,000 to the widowed spouse within 48 ...
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ - During the tax season, United Way of Passaic County works with community partners and trains volunteers to become IRS-certified tax preparers for its tax site at Paterson’s Center City Mall. Beginning each February, UWPC assists low-and-moderate-income-households with income ...
WAYNE, NJ – If you’re a football fan, even just a casual one, you likely closely followed the Damar Hamlin story. He's the Buffalo Bills safety collapsed on the field after he went into sudden cardiac arrest. It was a scary moment for his family and friends and for all of us. He was 24 years ...
WAYNE, NJ – On the front page of the Wayne Township website is a video featuring Holy Bones – a non-profit based in Pompton Lakes that makes fresh, handmade all-natural dog treats. The video is of Wayne Mayor Chris Vergano interviewing Marie Cioletti, the leader of the non-profit. What’s the ...
WAYNE, NJ - The following is a note of thanks from the Director of Senior and Social Services & Health Education, Rosemary Acampora. She sent this in for Valentine's Day - a note of love for people filled with love for others. Before you read her note, let's first thank her. "Rosemary is ...
WAYNE, NJ – A local mother, planning on staying home from work for months to help her daughter recover from surgery, was “shockingly” diagnosed with cancer, then suffered a a number of strokes that has her now trying to recover her speech, fine motor skills and mobility. According to the ...
WAYNE, NJ – Thirty-four-year Wayne resident and Indian native Anil Bansal was celebrated at an event on January 27 in Manhattan for being named by the South-Asian Times as their Person of the year for 2022. Bansal continues to affect positive change in the world whenever he can, and it’s his body ...
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 ...
WAYNE, NJ – Snow threatened the event in the afternoon, then a deluge of rain pounded the streets and the highways, making driving conditions difficult. But the new members of the Passaic County 200 Club are a determined lot – they don’t let life’s difficulties get in the way of doing the right ...
WAYNE, NJ – Two Wayne Valley students are putting a team together and participating in a “philanthropic competition” to help raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Jess Cappadona and Kiara “Kiki” Ferguson are leading the charge in the Student Visionaries of the Year program and have ...
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 ...
WAYNE, NJ – In a previous TAPinto article, two Wayne residents were named in an article about US Representative Mikie Sherill’s NJ-11 Heroes program. The list on her website had two Wayne residents mentioned, but there were two other people and two Wayne organizations that also received the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Four years later, Reid Cappel, Harding Township resident and Atlantic Health EMT is still in need of a kidney transplant. In December 2018, Cappel turned to his community asking for help in finding a kidney donor. After years of living with only one kidney, his doctors informed ...
WAYNE, NJ – Some people aren’t supporters until a relative (or themselves) are involved in an emergency situation and find themselves completely reliant on a first responder. After the event, there is a rush of gratitude. And, maybe, it's discovered that the people who hurried to your side are ...
WAYNE, NJ - Rocco Sivolella was a tall 15-year-old boy, broad in the shoulders and chest. He was strong, but gentle; intelligent and athletic, but his best characteristic was his kindness and thoughtfulness. And, his smile, well that could light up the town… and it has. “Rocco was just one of ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) recently celebrated two members of the Wayne community, along with over 50 other residents of the NJ 11th Legislative District. Each were honored in her 2022 NJ-11 Heroes program. Edward Easse, a Wayne Township Public Schools music teacher, ...
WAYNE, NJ – Recently, Kaitlyn Jones, a 2013 Wayne Hills High School graduate came back to her old school and donated a computer gaming device. But this was not some ordinary electronic. It was something designed by Kaitlyn and her father, Ken Jones that allow individuals with disabilities to be a ...
WAYNE, NJ – It was the last council meeting before Christmas, and a last-minute, surprise addition to the agenda was a presentation of a new Wayne Township flag. Residents of two of Wayne’s Senior Facilities purchased the flag and presented it to the mayor at the meeting and dedicated to the memory ...
POWER CHANGES LIVES INC® has launched Operation Holiday® with anticipation of another successful holiday season helping those in need. Generous donors have “adopted” over 800 individuals, families, seniors and the homeless. Individuals and families, through agency referrals were able to enjoy ...
WAYNE, NJ – Students and staff from Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools (PCVTS) as well as local residents and veterans gathered at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa on Saturday. Altogether was about 300 individuals who had come to lay 4,490 wreaths on the graves of veterans. And, they ...
WAYNE, NJ – The Passaic County Technical Vocational Schools (PCTVS) in Wayne played host to the national Wreaths Across America (WAA) convoy as the group travels from Maine to its ultimate destination: Arlington National Cemetery. The school was honored with this stop because of their commitment ...
WAYNE, NJ – As we inch closer to Christmas, Channukah and all the winter celebrations, fun events keep popping up. This past weekend, Wayne residents with special needs were treated to an exciting train ride with Santa, Mrs. Claus and a host of holiday characters. Three Wayne organizations - ...
WAYNE, NJ – There is a lot to give thanks for this Thanksgiving, despite loss, despite grief, despite inflation, the economy and all the other worries. Just being alive and getting the opportunity to experience and taste life’s ups and downs is something to be grateful for. Then there’s the good ...
PATERSON, NJ – Several rookie players from the New York Giants rolled up their sleeves on Tuesday and served lunch to Paterson’s food insecure neighbors in the Community Kitchen at Eva’s Village. In what was previously an annual event, this is the first time the team came back serving at Eva’s ...
WAYNE, NJ – The “I Am the 200 Challenge” launched one week ago, challenging Passaic County to help revitalize the Passaic County 200 Club. Wayne leaders, residents and business owners, as they have done countless times in the past, have stepped up again. Nearly 90% of new member signups for the ...
WAYNE, NJ – When Passaic City firefighter Israel “Issy” Tolentino died in April 2020, he left behind a young wife and four children. With the pandemic in full swing, it was an extremely difficult time in the world, and a much more difficult time for the Tolentino family. Pandemic mitigation ...