Philip DeVencentis

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

Wayne Valley High School students received $500 scholarship awards in honor of their late principal. Kenneth Palczewski, 58, who died of neuroendocrine cancer, was the principal for more than a decade. WAYNE — Two gifted students at Wayne Valley High School were chosen to receive scholarship awards for embodying the same virtues as their dear principal, who recently died. The inaugural Valley Pride Award was given at a ceremony on June 17 to seniors Gabriel Santana and Sarah Vastano.

1 week ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

The Hawthorne Borough Council named the property of an abandoned paint factory a redevelopment area. It was occupied for many years by Pan Chemical Corp., which made nail polishes and printmaking inks. HAWTHORNE — The polluted site of a former paint factory has been designated a redevelopment area, and the borough administration is in talks with a builder that hopes to put new apartments there. But before that ever happens, officials said, the derelict property at 1 Washington Ave.

2 weeks ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

WAYNE — Democrat Donald Pavlak Jr. won the party nomination to run for mayor in the fall, defeating his opponent in a contested primary by more than 1,000 votes. The lopsided victory means that Pavlak will face Republican Mayor Christopher Vergano and Catherine Kazan, a former member of the Board of Education who launched an independent bid, in a general election on Nov. 4.

2 weeks ago | northjersey.com | Philip DeVencentis

Students at Manchester Regional High School in Haledon made PSAs about the importance of attendance. The PSAs, which were aired to the whole student body, were created by TV and video production classes. HALEDON — Students at Manchester Regional High School are taking over the airwaves with an urgent piece of advice. A series of public service announcements that reinforce the value of being in class every day were broadcast on interactive whiteboards and on TV monitors in the school cafeteria.

3 weeks ago | dailyrecord.com | Philip DeVencentis

Seventy-one affordable apartments are for rent at a residential complex under construction in Wayne. The project was approved after lengthy negotiations between the Virginia-based builder and township. WAYNE — Apartments at a housing complex on Valley Road are renting for as low as $511 per month, but interested lessees must enter a lottery for a chance to live in one of the new dwellings.