Morning Wayne! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
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Also on today's calendar: Special Kitten Adoption Event & Celebration of FOWA's 40 Years of Service and 12 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• $1.6M Dam Rehab, New Restaurant Services On Tap For Wayne Council (patch.com) — Wayne residents can weigh in as the Township Council considers more than $1.6 million to rehabilitate the Lionshead Lake Dam and approves a new restaurant operator for the Wayne Township Community Center. The agenda also includes funding for fire equipment, new shade trees around town, and contracts with private snowplow operators for the 2026-27 winter season.
• $10,000 in Scholarships Up for Grabs for Wayne's Best Public High School Athletes (tapinto.net) — Wayne public high school athletes can now compete for $10,000 in scholarships through TAPinto Wayne's Rocco Sivolella Athlete of the Year program, honoring a late Wayne Valley student. Each month, athletes from Wayne Hills and Wayne Valley are nominated, with 18 finalists ultimately vying for three scholarships at a June awards dinner celebrating both sports performance and character.
• William Paterson University Fall 2026 Jazz Room Series Brings World-Class Performers to Northern New Jersey (theaquarian.com) — World-class jazz is coming right to Wayne as William Paterson University's Fall 2026 Jazz Room Series brings Grammy-winning artists to the Shea Center on Pompton Road, with Sunday afternoon shows starting September 20. Local audiences can enjoy intimate concerts, pre-show artist talks, and big-name performers at prices far lower than New York City venues.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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