Santa Claus To Travel Through Wayne With Help From Firefighters

WAYNE, NJ — The North Pole has contacted Wayne's bravest to take Santa Claus around the township.

Wayne Fire Cos. #3 and 4 will escort Santa the weekend of Dec. 17-18 — a week before Kris Kringle returns to leave gifts under Christmas trees throughout the township.

Even when Santa's in town, firefighters must prioritize emergency response. So fire officials advised that scheduled times are subject to change or cancelation.

Wayne Fire Company #3 will take Santa to three locations on Dec. 17: Pine Lakes Elementary (9-9:45 a.m., AP Terhune Elementary (10-10:45 a.m.) and Theunis Dey Elementary (11:15 a.m. to noon). Come take a photo with Santa, and get a candy cane from his firefighter elves.

Wayne Fire Company #4 will escort Santa throughout town that weekend. Here's the schedule:

• Dec. 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Andover Drive side of Valley Road. The route includes but isn't limited to, Sanderling, Warberler, Minns/ Ralph Streets, Garside, Almadera, Colonial Road, Tammy Terrace, Rollins’s Hills Area, Lower Weinmann’s, Village Drive Area, Past Lafayette Elementary School to the Ashburn Lane, Oxbow, Anderson Drive, Androver Drive Area to the Main avenues through the apartments on Valley Road to the Urban Club Neighborhood.
• Dec. 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Town Hall side of Valley Road, including but not limited to, Sylvan Terrance, Woodstock Drive area, up to the Kossuth, Birchwood, Barbara, Michael, Joseph, Rilo, Terrace, Grover, Mandon, Hubbarton Road to the Neighborhood of Fisk Road, Charlotte, Allen Drive to Atherton to the Main Drive of the apartments to The Rumana Drive Neighborhood.