Philip DeVencentis

Woodland Park

Local news reporter at Gannett

Staff Writer at Passaic Valley Today

Local news reporter at USA Today

Reporter for The Record and https://t.co/4QSEPbCXpZ.

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'Completely bamboozled': Wayne council questions trash pickup increase in budget

2 days ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

The Wayne Township Council adopted a $102 million budget, reflecting an average tax hike of $135.87. Council members questioned a nearly $3 million increase in price for trash collection for this year. WAYNE — The township will explore new ways to collect household garbage after the current contract with a private hauler was blamed for jacking up taxes.
Mediterranean grocery store, selling hard-to-find brands, now open in Wayne

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Philip DeVencentis

WAYNE — A new grocery store that specializes in Mediterranean delicacies has opened in the township. Viva Foods, in a former hair salon at 2252 Hamburg Turnpike, shares an address with an auto-repair shop and a massage parlor. It sells all-natural honeys, assorted pastas, herbal teas, olive oils and pickled vegetables. Exterior of Viva Foods on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne. Many of its products are supplied by European brands that are hard to find at other neighborhood markets.
Mediterranean grocery store, selling hard-to-find brands, now open in Wayne

6 days ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

Viva Foods, a grocery store selling Mediterranean cuisine, is now open on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne. It is among at least four Middle Eastern businesses to recently commence operations in the township. WAYNE — A new grocery store that specializes in Mediterranean delicacies has opened in the township. Viva Foods, in a former hair salon at 2252 Hamburg Turnpike, shares an address with an auto-repair shop and a massage parlor.
Wayne school district outsources after care program. Families to pay higher fees

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

The Wayne K-12 district outsourced its after-school care program to partly cover a budget shortfall. Right at School, an Illinois-based company, will provide the service at all nine elementary schools. WAYNE — Parents will pay more to put their children in an after-school program, while the K-12 district is saving hundreds of thousands of dollars by no longer having to subsidize it.
Manchester Regional budget of $34.5M to cover 17 new courses and school bus

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

The Manchester Regional Board of Education approved a $34.5 million budget for the 2025 school year. The spending plan will pay for 17 new courses, including AP Psychology and a class in cybersecurity. HALEDON — The costs for 17 new courses will be covered in a $34.5 million budget that the Manchester Regional school board approved for next year.
Wayne school district cuts 111 jobs, including administrators, to balance budget

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

WAYNE — More than 100 faculty positions, including multiple roles in school administration, were abolished Thursday as the Board of Education adopted a $197.9 million budget for next year. Among the axed jobs were five assistant principal positions and four director or supervisor positions based at the K-12 district office. The 111 eliminations also include non-renewed contracts for an entire crew of cafeteria and playground aides, but officials said many would be rehired.
Hawthorne school taxes rising 4% as budget approval hits unforeseen snag

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

Hawthorne property owners will see tax bills increase by an average of $117.12 for school expenses next year. The K-12 district was among 281 school systems in New Jersey that qualified for tax levy incentive aid. HAWTHORNE — Taxes will go up by 4% for school-related costs next year after the Board of Education had to make an eleventh-hour change to a budget that was already introduced to the public and sent to the county superintendent for approval.
LGBTQ+ advocacy group to stage 'Gay Marriage Plays' at Clifton banquet hall

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Philip DeVencentis

CLIFTON — A performance that explores themes of love and tolerance will be staged at a reception hall here next week by an LGBTQ+ advocacy group. The production, titled “Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays,” features nine 10-minute monologues and vignettes to address same-sex unions in a brutally honest way. Michael Stracco, the president of Pride Alliance of Passaic County, is directing the five-person cast.
Wayne photographer aims to capture motherhood memories for a larger cause

2 weeks ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

Angela Spazianto, a Wayne-based photographer, is offering a photo op for mothers and their children on May 2. The fundraiser for Postpartum Support International will help bring awareness to perinatal mental health disorders. WAYNE — Angela Spazianto did not want to believe she had a problem. It was not until her third child was born that Spazianto pulled herself from the anxiety that was drowning her and sought therapy.
NJ court rules in favor of Wayne in dispute with developer over elevator

2 weeks ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

The board and developer disagreed about how many elevators to install in a housing project on Valley Road. The apartment building in question is part of a 473-unit housing complex now under construction by AvalonBay Communities Inc. Seventy-one units will be set aside for low-income residents. WAYNE — The township Planning Board acted properly when it passed a resolution requiring a developer to install an elevator in a new apartment building on Valley Road, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.