To Our Contributors, Readers: Thank You From Wayne Patch

WAYNE, NJ — Thank you, Wayne Patch readers, for taking time out of your busy to spend a few moments with us. We appreciate you visiting the site and reading our stories, calendar items, and announcements. We want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us grow and thrive this year.

Almost eight years ago, on Dec. 28, 2010, Wayne Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Wayne Patch had 173,800 visitors. For a village of 54,700 people, that is a lot of readers. Our visitors are from Wayne, certainly, but many residents of neighboring towns and the greater North Jersey area land on Wayne Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on computers, mobile devices like tablets and phones, and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 10 of the most-read articles on Lemont Patch in August:

• Nicholas Theobald, 33, Of Wayne Died In His Mom's Arms
• Vietnam Veteran Removes Confederate Flag At Wayne's Paris Inn
• Adopted Wayne 6-Year-Old Battling Aggressive Brain Cancer
• Take A Look At Wayne's Smallest Home For Sale
• Buffalo Wild Wings Coming To Wayne's Willowbrook Mall
• Passaic County Homes, Businesses Struggle To Dig Out After Storm
• Wayne Gun Range Opening This Fall
• Ex-Wayne Firefighter, Florida Cop Adam Jobbers-Miller Buried
• Watch: Responders Use Front-Loader To Rescue Flood Victims
• Who Is Running For The Wayne School Board?

Got a news tips? I'm Daniel Hubbard, your local editor. I have more than 15 years of experience in local journalism. My email inbox is always open and I'm ready to discuss any topic that you think would make a good story. Please send your tips, ideas, and questions my way at daniel.hubbard@patch.com.

Some of the participants at Valley National Bank's annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk (Courtesy of Valley National Bank)

Our readers also love Wayne Patch's calendar of events: More than 1,600 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a bowling fundraiser for Friends of Wayne Animals, a Wayne Valley marching band competition at the high school, and a special concert at William Paterson University.

The great thing about Patch is that you can add your own content, anytime you want. Whether it be a photo of your son or daughter's Little League championship or a preview of a community event, Patch gives you the ability to let people know what is happening in town.

If you would like to post on Wayne Patch, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 1,600 new email subscribers have joined Wayne Patch, boosting our email list to 3,417 daily subscribers. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And 578 Wayne lovers joined our Facebook page this year, too. We're almost at 5,300 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 6,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

New businesses are always coming to Wayne. They are the lifeblood of the town and often advertise locally. If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Wayne Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Wayne Patch is part of a broad network, with more than 100 Patches in New Jersey and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Wayne Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com

Patch file photo by Daniel Hubbard