Wanaque News

Hometown Pharmacy wants to bring back the good old days of drug stores, where friendly, family-focused pharmacists dispensed medicines, wisdom and personal attention to customers.

Paterson police are looking to toxicology testing by the State Medical Examiner's Office to determine how a Haskell man died last Friday morning at just 23 years of age.

Now that the warm weather is finally upon us, the urge to fire up the grill only gets more intense as the nights stay lighter later and neighbors and friends frequent your backyard more often.

Please join me in welcoming S. Thomas Summers to the Poetic Asides blog. Summers is a teacher of Writing and Literature at Wayne Hills High School in Wayne, NJ and an adjunct writing professor at Passaic County Community College in Wanaque, NJ.

Originally scheduled for Saturday, April 27, the dedication of Theoharous Park has been postponed until Saturday, May 11 at 11 a.m. The event was rescheduled to accommodate members of the Theoharous family who were unable to attend the earlier date.

Vernon Police Chief Roy Wherry testified Wednesday that prominent anti-bear hunt activist Susan Kehoe had a history of displaying an "aggressive demeanor." "I'm hoping that as I do these rallies, I won't have to bury any more people," said Casazza, of Bloomingdale.

To the delight of scores of local residents, the Haskell School hosted the district's annual Spring Fling celebration on Wednesday, April 17.