Philip Devencentis

3-minute read HALEDON — The owner of a planned cannabis retailer has been dealt another blow after officials decided to effectively limit the borough to one dispensary.

Heather Weinstein, the principal of Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne for five years, emerged as the top pick.

The Hawthorne Board of Education approved a $61.4 million spending plan for the 2026 school year, although it came with some lamenting.

2-minute read WAYNE — The next public hearing on a controversial plan to build an Islamic temple on Colfax Road is scheduled for June 1.

2-minute read WAYNE — The public library is planning one of the most ambitious projects in its history by totally redesigning its vast interior, which has only had piecemeal improvements until now.

7-minute read HAWTHORNE — The dispatch from Washington, D.C., could not be any clearer.

2-minute read HALEDON — A school district administrator from Middlesex County has been chosen to be the next superintendent of the K-8 school on Henry Street.

The Wayne presentation comes as trustees decide whether they should prepare another bond proposal in a voter referendum.

3-minute read WAYNE — A volunteer group has found the best possible use for a small sliver of government land after dismantling a neglected jungle gym and planting a new garden.

Erik Saras, the first vice president of the Certified Gardeners Association of Passaic County, gives a tour of a garden at the Wayne Community Center.