Wayne is a

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, United States. Home to

William Paterson University William Paterson University, officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ), is a public university in Wayne, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Founded in 1855 and was named after American ju ...

and located less than from

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, the township is a

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and regional commercial hub of

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. As of the

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, the township had a total population of 54,838, an increase of 121 from the 2010 census enumeration of 54,717, in turn an increase of 648 (+1.2%) from the 54,069 counted in the 2000 Census. Wayne was formed as a township by an act of the

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on April 12, 1847, from portions of Manchester Township. Totowa was formed from portions of Wayne and Manchester Township on March 15, 1898.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 211. Accessed January 16, 2012. Points of interest include

, Willowbrook Mall,

Wayne Towne Center Wayne Towne Center is a regional shopping center located in Wayne, New Jersey, in the New York City metropolitan area, adjacent to Willowbrook Mall along Willowbrook Boulevard. As of 2008, the mall had a gross leasable area of . The center for ...

High Mountain Park Preserve High Mountain Park Preserve is a protected area of the Preakness Range of the Watchung Mountains in Wayne, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1993, it comprises of woodlands and wetlands owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy. It is on ...

, and

Dey Mansion The Dey Mansion (pronounced ''dye''), located in modern-day Wayne, New Jersey, Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, and originally known as Bloomsburg Manor, played an integral role in the American Revolu ...

History

In 1694,

Arent Schuyler Arent Philipse Schuyler (June 25, 1662 – November 26, 1730) was a member of the influential Schuyler family (among the first settlers to New Netherland). He was a surveyor, Native American trader, miner, merchant, and land speculator. Early l ...

, a surveyor, trader and land speculator, was sent by the British into northwestern New Jersey to investigate rumors that the French were trying to incite the local

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Native Americans to rebel against them. He found no evidence of a rebellion, but discovered a fertile river valley where the Lenape grew crops. Schuyler reported his findings to the British and then convinced a group including Major

Anthony Brockholst Major Anthony Brockholls (or Brockholst) ( – August 29, 1723) was and English born Commander-in-Chief (1677-8) and then acting Governor (1681-2) of New York. Career In 1677, he received a special commission as Commander-in-Chief and when Sir Ed ...

and

Samuel Bayard Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Vetch Bayard (born 1757, New York – d. 28 May 1832 Wilmot, Nova Scotia) was a Loyalist military officer in the American Revolution who served in the King's Orange Rangers (KOR). He is the son of William Bayard who foun ...

to invest in the land he referred to as the Pompton Valley. The group chose Schuyler to be the negotiator with the Lenape and Bayard to negotiate with the

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Company, the owner of the land rights from the

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. The group completed their purchase of on November 11, 1695, and the area became part of what was then known as New Barbadoes Township in

Bergen County Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.History of Wayne
Wayne Township Historical Commission. Accessed January 16, 2012. "Samual Bayard was chosen to deal with the East Jersey Company who had the land rights from the King of England. Approximately 5,000 acres were purchased for 250 pounds and wampum (shells the size and shape of a cigarette used for barter). The purchase of the land was concluded on November 11, 1695. The area now known as Wayne Township then became part of New Barbadoes in Essex County.... Over the years Wayne has had nationally known individuals as residents: namely Albert Payson Terhune, the famous writer of collie dog books; Cecil DeMille, the movie mogul; and LeGrand Parish, the inventor of the Westinghouse air brake, a coupling device, and fire brick boxes." Schuyler constructed the Schuyler-Colfax House at this time. In 1710, the area became part of

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. During the Revolutionary War, General

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made his headquarters at the

, first in July 1780, and again in October and November 1780.

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, Washington's aide-de-camp, stayed at the house with him. Troops and generals were spread throughout the area during encampments, including the township's namesake

Anthony Wayne Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his mil ...

and the

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, who made his headquarters at the nearby Van Saun House. Near the end of the war, Arent Schuyler's granddaughter Hester Schuyler married

William Colfax William Colfax (July 3, 1756 – September 9, 1838) was a Revolutionary War figure who served as Captain of George Washington's Life Guard beginning on March 18, 1778. William was the fifth child born to George Colfax (born: December 25, 1727) ...

, a member of Washington's

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, and they lived together at the Schuyler-Colfax House. In 1837,

was formed from portions of Bergen County, and the area became part of the new Manchester Township. On April 12, 1847, the first township organization meeting was held, and the citizens voted to split from Manchester and named the new municipality Wayne. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries Wayne remained predominantly agricultural, with some industry in the form of grist, saw, and cider mills, blacksmiths, and a Laflin & Rand gunpowder plant. Numerous farmsteads in the township employed

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until gradual abolition began in New Jersey in 1804; however, the practice continued in some instances under the veil of "apprenticeship" until the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. In 1868, Milton H. Sanford, owner of the

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, purchased a racehorse for $4,000, naming it

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, after the Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established by him in the Preakness section of Wayne. On the horse's maiden start, he was entered into the inaugural " Dinner Party Stakes" at the new

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, winning the race on October 25, 1870. In 1873, Pimlico ran its first race for three year-olds and named it the

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, in honor of the first horse to win a race at the track. Today, the Preakness is the second race in the

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. The

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ran through the southwestern part of Wayne, carrying produce to markets and coal from

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. The canal was replaced by the railroad at the end of the 19th century. In the early 20th century Wayne grew as a vacation retreat for wealthy New Yorkers who came by train to stay in bungalows along the area's lakes.

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and

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were constructed across the township during the

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. During

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, summer bungalows were converted to year-round residences to accommodate people moving to Wayne to work in war-related industries. Following the war, Wayne suburbanized as farmlands were turned into housing developments, and

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was built through the southern part of the township.

Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 25.14 square miles (65.11 km²), including 23.72 square miles (61.44 km²) of land and 1.42 square miles (3.67 km²) of water (5.64%). Wayne shares its borders with 11 neighboring municipalities:

Haledon Haledon ( ) is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 9,052, an increase of 734 (+8.8%) from the 2010 census count of 8,318, which in turn reflected an in ...

, Little Falls,

North Haledon North Haledon (pronounced North HAIL-don) is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,417,Pompton Lakes and Totowa in Passaic County; Franklin Lakes and

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in Essex County; and

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and Pequannock in Morris County.

Neighborhoods and lake communities

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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Barbours Mills, Barbours Pond, Lower Preakness, Mountain View, Packanack Lake, Pines Lake, Point View, Pompton Falls,

and Two Bridges. Wayne has a number of lakes, with distinct communities and neighborhoods located around them. These include Packanack Lake, Pines Lake, Lions Head Lake, Tom's Lake and Pompton Lake (half of which is in Wayne). The

Passaic River Passaic River ( ) is a river, approximately long, in Northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey, ...

also flows through a portion of Wayne and often floods near Willowbrook Mall and riverside neighborhoods.

Climate

Demographics

2010 Census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $100,638 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,630) and the median family income was $117,745 (+/− $5,252). Males had a median income of $80,420 (+/− $5,367) versus $54,413 (+/− $2,379) for females. The per capita income for the township was $40,875 (+/− $1,473). About 2.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

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headed 105 households in 2010, an increase from the 75 counted in 2000. While Wayne has been and remains predominantly White, it has increased in diversity over the years. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of every minority group has gone up. Some of the prevalent ethnic minority groups include

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at 3.0% and

Korean Americans Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian American ...

at 2.0%, while Puerto Ricans were 2.3% of the population.

2000 Census

As of the 2000 xensus, there were 54,069 people, 18,755 households, and 14,366 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,269.5/mi² (876.4/km²). There were 19,218 housing units at an average density of 806.7/mi² (806.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.05%

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, 1.66%

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, 0.10% Native American, 5.67%

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, 0.02%

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, 1.17% from

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, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.09% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Wayne township, Passaic County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 29, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Wayne township, Passaic County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 29, 2012. There were 18,755 households, out of which 34.4% had related children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.19. In the township the age distribution of the population shows 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $83,651, and the median income for a family was $95,114. Males had a median income of $61,271 versus $39,835 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,349. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Wayne was home to the

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United States

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, before it filed for Chaper 11 bankruptcy in September 2017 and ceased to operate as an independent, publicly-traded firm. Brands associated with the former toy-retailer firm were acquired by

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. The former Toys "R" Us headquarters at One Geoffrey Way is now home to medical device manufacturer

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, housing their United States sales, service and training operations. Wayne continues to host the headquarters of the Valley Bank (formerly Valley National Bank)

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has their US office in Wayne and employ approximately 19,040. Willowbrook Mall is a two-level indoor shopping mall in the township, the fourth-largest mall in the state, featuring 200 retail establishments and a

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(GLA) of . The Willowbrook Mall went through a renovation in 2018–2019 that saw new flooring, lighting, seating and a few new restaurants added. Sears was closed and a Sears Tire Center was demolished; a 12-screen state-of-the-art Cinemark movie theater was built in its place. Adjacent to it is the

regional shopping center, which features a movie theater under the AMC brand. ''Wayne Today'' is a local weekly magazine.

Sports

Wayne is the home of the 1970 Little League World Series Champions. The

, a race in the

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, was named after a race horse from Wayne's Preakness Stud, who won the Dinner-Stakes race at the

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, Maryland, sponsored by the Maryland Jockey Club on October 25, 1870. Wayne is home to the Ice Vault ice rink, where world-class figure skaters such as

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and

Stéphane Lambiel Stéphane Lambiel (born 2 April 1985) is a Swiss former competitive figure skater who now works as a coach and choreographer. He is a two-time (2005–2006) World champion, the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2005, 2007) Grand Prix F ...

train and 1992 Olympic

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gold medalist

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coaches. The rink is also home to hockey teams such as the New Jersey Bandits, the

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and the

ice hockey team. Noted golf course architect

Willie Tucker William Henry Tucker, Sr. (15 August 1872 – 6 October 1954) was an American professional golfer and golf course architect of English birth. Tucker placed seventh in the 1896 U.S. Open (golf), 1896 U.S. Open, held 18 July at Shinnecock Hills Gol ...

designed the Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne. Formed as a club in 1926, the golf course was completed in 1929.Club History
Preakness Hills Country Club. Accessed May 25, 2020. "Plans for the Preakness Hills course were drawn up in 1926. The full 18-hole course opened in April 1929, and played to a par of 72 at 6,400 yards."

Government

Local government

Wayne is governed under the Mayor-Council plan F system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act, as implemented on January 1, 1962, by direct petition. The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the township council. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to serve a four-year term. The township council, which forms the legislative branch of the township government, is comprised of nine members elected to four-year terms of office, of which three council members are elected

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and one member is elected from each of six

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. All members of the governing body are chosen on a partisan basis as part of the November general election in odd-numbered years, with the six ward seats up for election together and two years later the three at-large seats and the mayoral seat all up for vote.''2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, April 2006, p. 169. , Wayne's mayor is

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Christopher P. Vergano, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.Office of the Mayor
Township of Wayne. Accessed January 28, 2018. Members of the township council are Council President Franco Mazzei (R, 2023; Ward 3), Jason J. DeStefano (R, 2025; at-large), Jonathan Ettman (R, 2023; Ward 6), Richard Jasterzbski (R, 2023; Ward 1), Francine Ritter ( D, 2023; Ward 5), Al Sadowski (R, 2023; Ward 2), Jill M. Sasso (R, 2025; at-large), Joseph Scuralli (R, 2023; Ward 4) and David Varano (R, 2025; at-large).Township Council
Township of Wayne. Accessed May 1, 2022. "On January 1, 1962, Wayne Township adopted the Mayor-Council Plan of the Optional Municipal Charter Law of New Jersey commonly known as the Faulkner Act.... The Mayor-Council Plan of the Faulkner Act is a 'strong mayor' form of government. A nine-member Council forms the Legislative Branch of the township government. One Council member is elected from each of the six wards and three are elected at-large each with a term of four years."''Passaic County 2021 Directory''

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, updated as of April 2021. Accessed May 1, 2022.2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results

, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $12,559, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.

Emergency Services

The Township's Police Department consists of 121 sworn officers and is led by Chief Jack McNiff. The Wayne Fire Department is comprised of five volunteer companies, consisting of a total of eleven pumpers, three aerial towers/ladders, one brush pumper, one squad truck, multiple boats, one rescue truck, and one Special Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T.) vehicle. The Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad provides round the clock volunteer emergency medical services to the residents of Wayne, utilizing six ambulances, a mass casualty bus, a heavy rescue vehicle and boats, and operates out of 2 stations located in the township.

Federal, state, and county representation

Wayne is located in the 9th and 11th Congressional Districts2022 Redistricting Plan

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, December 8, 2022. and is part of New Jersey's 40th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2010 Census, Wayne had been part of the , a change made by the

that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 66, New Jersey

. Accessed May 22, 2015.

is governed by

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, comprised of seven members who are elected

to staggered three-year terms office on a partisan basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At a reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects a Director and Deputy Director from among its members to serve for a one-year term. , Passaic County's Commissioners are Director Bruce James ( D,

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, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2023; term as director ends 2022), Deputy Director Cassandra "Sandi" Lazzara (D, Little Falls, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022), John W. Bartlett (D, Wayne, 2024), Theodore O. "T.J." Best Jr. (D, Paterson, 2023), Terry Duffy (D, West Milford, 2022), Nicolino Gallo ( R, Totowa, 2024) and Pasquale "Pat" Lepore (D, Woodland Park, 2022).Board of County Commissioners
Passaic County, New Jersey. Accessed June 21, 2022. "Passaic County is governed by a seven-member Board of County Commissioners. Each County Commissioner is elected at large for a three-year term. The board is headed by a director, who is selected for a one-year term at the board's annual reorganization meeting (at the first meeting of the year in January)."''Passaic County 2021 Directory''
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated as of April 2021. Accessed April 29, 2022.2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.November 3, 2020 Summary Report Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.2019 General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Passaic County Official Results
Passaic County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. Constitutional officers, elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Danielle Ireland-Imhof ( D,

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, 2023), Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik (D, Clifton, 2022) and Surrogate Zoila S. Cassanova (D, Wayne, 2026).

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 35,661 registered voters in Wayne, of which 8,538 (23.9% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 11,180 (31.4% vs. 18.7%) were registered as Republicans and 15,933 (44.7% vs. 50.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered to other parties.Voter Registration Summary - Passaic

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2013. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.2% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 83.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election, Republican

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received 54.8% of the vote (13,983 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 44.2% (11,283 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (243 votes), among the 25,709 ballots cast by the township's 37,431 registered voters (200 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 68.7%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican

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received 14,803 votes (53.9% vs. 37.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 11,853 votes (43.1% vs. 58.8%) and other candidates with 265 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 27,486 ballots cast by the township's 36,386 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.5% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 15,013 votes (54.9% vs. 42.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 11,582 votes (42.4% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 190 votes (0.7% vs. 0.7%), among the 27,331 ballots cast by the township's 35,463 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.1% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie, who was born in Ne ...

received 66.2% of the vote (10,824 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 32.8% (5,364 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (168 votes), among the 16,595 ballots cast by the township's 37,825 registered voters (239 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 43.9%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 10,246 votes (57.1% vs. 43.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 6,623 votes (36.9% vs. 50.8%), Independent

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with 769 votes (4.3% vs. 3.8%) and other candidates with 101 votes (0.6% vs. 0.9%), among the 17,930 ballots cast by the township's 35,321 registered voters, yielding a 50.8% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county). It is the only polity outside of the country of

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to officially recognize the

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Education

Public schools

The

Wayne Public Schools The Wayne Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, in the New York City metropolitan area. As o ...

serves students in

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through

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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 7,895 students and 666.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.8:1.District information for Wayne Township Public School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are Randall Carter Elementary School (334 students; in grades K–5), Theunis Dey Elementary School (437; Pre-K–5), James Fallon Elementary School (381; K–5), John F. Kennedy Elementary School (416; K–5), Lafayette Elementary School (301; K–5), Packanack Elementary School (441; Pre-K–5), Pines Lake Elementary School (380; Pre-K–5), Ryerson Elementary School (273; K–5), Albert P. Terhune Elementary School (399; Pre-K–5), Schuyler-Colfax Middle School (693; 6–8), George Washington Middle School (653; 6–8), Anthony Wayne Middle School (555; 6–8), Wayne Hills High School (1,285; 9–12 – for students living on and north of Ratzer Road) and

Wayne Valley High School Wayne Valley High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school, in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of the two secondary schools of the Wayne Pu ...

(1,250; 9–12 – for students living south of Ratzer Road).

Passaic County Technical Institute Passaic County Technical Institute (also known as PCTI, Passaic County Tech, the Passaic County Technical Vocational High School or simply Tech), is a vocational public high school in Wayne, that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades ...

is a regional vocational public high school that serves students from Passaic County. In 2018 PCTI inaugurated a new building specifically for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).

Private schools

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, recognized in 2007 by the

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, serves students in K–8 and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Academy Catholic School and

DePaul Catholic High School DePaul Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic, high school in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. The school is accredited by AdvancED.< ...

serves students in grades 9–12, both operating under the auspices of the

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. Al-Ghazaly High School, an Islamic high school for students in

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through

s, opened at a new facility in Wayne in September 2013, relocating from a site in

Teaneck Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) fr ...

, where the school had been based since 1984. Pioneer Academy, a private school, is a regionally accredited independent school that serves grades K–12.

Post-secondary education

, founded in 1855, has over 11,500 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs. Passaic County Community College's Public Safety Academy (PSA) on Oldham Road offers training and facilities for fire fighting and emergency medical personnel. Adjacent to it is the Passaic County Police Academy, where police recruits and alternate route candidates are given basic police training.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Passaic County and by the

New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportat ...

. Wayne is crisscrossed by several major roadways, including

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, Route 23, County Route 502, and County Route 504.

Public transportation

Wayne is served by

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at the Mountain View and Wayne Route 23 stations, offering service to

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, with connections to

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trains to

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on the

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. Wayne-Route 23 station opened in January 2008 and offers train service via the Montclair-Boonton Line. There is regular bus service into the

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on the 194 Newfoundland-New York route and the 198 William Paterson University-New York route on weekends, with local service on the 748 Paterson-Willowbrook route (except Sunday). NJ Transit provides bus service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 191, 193, 194, 195 and

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; to

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on the 11 and 28 (Saturday and Sunday only) routes, with local service provided on the

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704 __NOTOC__ Year 704 ( DCCIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 704 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era be ...

705 __NOTOC__ Year 705 ( DCCV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 705 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...

712 __NOTOC__ Year 712 ( DCCXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 712 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era b ...

744 __NOTOC__ Year 744 ( DCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 744 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar e ...

, 748,

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and

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routes. In September 2012, as part of budget cuts, NJ Transit suspended service to Newark on the 75 line. Wayne is from

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, and from

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In popular culture

The

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band

Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released five albums from 1996 to 2011 before effec ...

took their name from a lawn ornament store that was located in the township on the westbound side of

, though no members of the band are from the town. The store is now out of business. The same store was featured in an episode of HBO's ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...

'', along with several other locations in Wayne. In a Hans and Franz sketch from ''

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'', the pair says they are opening up a gym in Wayne. The town is mentioned in the song "Jimmy Mushrooms’ Last Drink: Bedtime in Wayne, NJ" by Will Wood and the Tapeworms Evergreen trees from Wayne have been selected to serve as the

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in New York City in 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2006. The 2005 tree, a

Norway Spruce ''Picea abies'', the Norway spruce or European spruce, is a species of spruce native to Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It has branchlets that typically hang downwards, and the largest cones of any spruce, 9–17 cm long. It is very close ...

that stood tall and weighed , with a spread of wide, was one of the largest trees ever installed at Rockefeller Center.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wayne include: *

David Ackroyd David Ackroyd (born May 30, 1940) is an American actor, who first came to prominence in soap operas such as ''The Secret Storm'' and '' Another World''. Early life On May 30, 1940, Ackroyd was born in East Orange, New Jersey; he moved to Way ...

(born 1940), actor, who first came to prominence in

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s such as ''

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'' and '' Another World'' *

Marina Alex Marina Alex (born August 2, 1990) is an American professional golfer. Early life and education Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Alex played interscholastic golf at Wayne Hills High School, where she won individual state titles in 2007 and 2008. ...

(born 1990), professional golfer *

Ann Althouse Ann Althouse (born January 12, 1951) is an American law professor and blogger. Education Raised in Newark and Wilmington, Delaware (and later as a teen in Wayne, New Jersey), Althouse has a degree in fine art from the University of Michigan, B.F ...

(born 1951), law professor and blogger * Bill Brennan, former firefighter, lawyer, gadfly and activist * Joseph Bubba (born 1938), politician who served for five terms in the

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, from 1982 to 1998 *

Jonathan Cahn Jonathan David Cahn (born 1959) is an American Messianic Jewish minister, author, and novelist known for his debut novel ''The Harbinger'' and his prophetic claims about former U.S. President Donald Trump. He is the founder and leader of the Beth ...

(born 1959),

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minister of the Beth Israel Worship Center who resides in Wayne *

Peter Cammarano Peter J. Cammarano III (born July 22, 1977) is an American disbarred attorney, former Democratic politician and a convicted felon. He was the 37th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, serving from July 1 until July 31, 2009. Cammarano was arrested by t ...

(born 1977), 37th Mayor of

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, serving from July 1 until July 31, 2009, resigning shortly after his arrest in the conspiracy probe known as

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* Chris Carter (born 1959), founding member and bass player of the alternative rock band

Dramarama Dramarama is an American, New Jersey–based alternative rock/power pop band, who later moved to Los Angeles. The band was formed in New Jersey in 1982 and disbanded in 1994. The band formally reunited in 2003 following an appearance on VH1's ...

Boehm, Mike
"O.C. Pop Music Review Dramarama's in Crisis Mode, but Who Can Tell? Coach House performances, which may have been the veteran band's last shows, are intense."
''

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'', January 10, 1994. Accessed April 26, 2013. "Should he stick with old buddies (everyone in Dramarama except drummer Clem Burke grew up together in Wayne, N.J.) or, in this era in which packaging can matter more than substance, should he opt for a gleaming new box labeled with those market-friendly words, 'new and improved?'" *

Mike Chlasciak "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (born December 24, 1971) is a Polish-American musician, best known as the guitarist for heavy metal band Halford, led by Rob Halford. Musical career Chlasciak and Halford have toured the world several times over with the ...

(born 1971), guitarist for heavy metal band Halford *

Jay Della Valle Jay Della Valle (born August 19, 1979) best known for his documentary '' The Glorious Mustache Challenge'', and for his role as Sue in the Independent Feature Film, " Mount Joy"- is an American filmmaker, recording artist, singer and songwriter. ...

(born 1979), filmmaker, singer and songwriter *

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cine ...

(1881–1959), film director, producer ( ''The Ten Commandments'') *

Nickolette Driesse Nickolette Taylor Driesse (born 8 November 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Puerto Rico women's national team. She last played for ŽNK Split in the Croatian First Division. In May 2019, Driess ...

(born 1994),

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who plays for

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Lou Duva Louis Duva (May 28, 1922 – March 8, 2017) was a boxing trainer, manager and boxing promoter who handled nineteen world champions. The Duva family promoted boxing events in over twenty countries on six continents. Lou Duva was inducted into the ...

(born 1922), Hall of Fame

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

trainer and manager *

John Easdale John Easdale (born September 20, 1961 in Wayne, New Jersey) is the lead singer and songwriter for the American band Dramarama. Easdale grew up in Wayne, New Jersey Wayne is a Township (New Jersey), township in Passaic County, New Jersey, Pa ...

(born 1961), lead singer and songwriter for the alternative rock band Dramarama *

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(born 1966), American actress known for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the television drama ''

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''. Currently stars in the television show ''

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'' * Theodore Ellenis, keyboard player for the alternative rock band Dramarama *

Mark Englert Mark Englert is an American musician known as a guitarist for Dramarama since 1982. He has appeared with Dramarama on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' and ''The Tonight Show''. He has worked with a number of established musicians including Ben ...

, guitarist for the alternative rock band Dramarama * Lou Esa (born 1952), former professional heavyweight boxer * Jesse Farbman, drummer for the alternative rock band Dramarama * Jazmine Fenlator (born 1985), bobsledder who was one of three pilots of the U.S. Olympic Bobsled team for the

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John A. Ferraro John A. Ferraro (April 5, 1946 – December 7, 2010) was an American actor, academic, stage director and television director. His credits as a director included ''Sesame Street'', as well as Broadway and off-Broadway plays. Ferraro was born in Pa ...

(1946–2010), actor, television director and stage director *

Alice Guy-Blaché Alice Ida Antoinette Guy-Blaché (née Guy; ; 1 July 1873 – 24 March 1968) was a French pioneer filmmaker. She was one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film, as well as the first woman to direct a film. From 1896 to 1906, s ...

(1873–1968), French pioneer, first female filmmaker *

Paulie Harraka Paul Peter "Paulie" Harraka (born September 15, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver and entrepreneur. He is a graduate of Duke University and a former representative of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. Personal life H ...

(born 1989),

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driver *

Daniel Im Daniel Jae Hong Im (born April 5, 1985) is an American professional golfer. Im was born in Wayne, New Jersey. He played college golf at UCLA where he won the Pac-10 Conference championship in 2006. Im played on the Canadian Tour in 2008, winni ...

(born 1985), professional golfer *

Brandon Jacobs Brandon Christopher Jacobs (born July 6, 1982) is a former American football running back, who spent the majority of his career with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coffeyville, Auburn, ...

(born 1982), running back who played for the

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Jonathan Lebed Jonathan G. Lebed (born September 29, 1984) is an American businessman and former stock trader who reached an out of court civil settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at age 15 for stock manipulation. Early life and edu ...

(born 1984), stock trader prosecuted by the SEC at age 15 for

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* Felicia Lee (born 1992), competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who has been a member of the U.S. National Team *

Barry Littlefield Barak Thomas "Barry" Littlefield (June 16, 1871 – June 14, 1936 is an American-born Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. From a Canadian mother, he was born in Preakness in what is now Wayne, New Jersey, wher ...

(1871–1936), thoroughbred racehorse trainer inducted into the

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Tom Longo Thomas Victor Longo (February 21, 1942 – July 2, 2015) was an American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Philadelphia ...

(1942–2015),

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who played three seasons in the

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with the

and

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* Ronny Machuga, drummer for the alternative rock band Dramarama *

Marc Maron Marcus David Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician. In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' and has appeared more than forty ...

(born 1963), stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer and actor *

Pellegrino Matarazzo Pellegrino Matarazzo (born November 28, 1977) is an American professional soccer coach who currently manages TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He was previously a youth coach of 1. FC Nürnberg and 1899 Hoffenheim. In December 2019, Matarazzo was appointe ...

(born 1977),

coach for

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in the

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Gene Mayer Gene Mayer (born May 11, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States who won 14 professional singles titles during his career. Mayer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played tennis at Wayne ...

(born 1956), former tennis player from the United States who won fourteen singles titles during his career. At Wayne Valley, he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team * Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels (born 1964), American musician and hip hop artist (

Run-D.M.C. Run-DMC (also spelled Run-D.M.C.) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, founded in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of ...

) * Bryan Miller (born 1983), retired professional ice hockey defenseman * Pete Muller,

hedge fund A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction, and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as sho ...

manager and quantitative trader who founded

PDT Partners PDT Partners (Process Driven Trading Partners) is a hedge fund company, led by quantitative trader Peter Muller, that was founded in 1993 as part of Morgan Stanley's trading division and spun out as an independent business in 2012. It has offices ...

in 1993 as part of

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's trading division *

Ryan Neill Ryan Neill (born December 12, 1982) is a former American football defensive end and long snapper. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played college football at Rutgers. In ...

(born 1982),

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

long snapper In American football, the long snapper (or deep snapper) is a center on special teams whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance, typically around 15 yards during punts, and 7–8 yards during field goals and extra point attempt ...

and

defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially ...

for the

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* Greg Olsen (born 1985),

tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ...

for the

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Jessielyn Palumbo The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant. It is produced by D&D Productions. New Jersey has yet to win the Miss USA title, although from 1989 to 1991 ...

(born 1992),

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2016, competed at MISS USA 2016 on FOX *

Chris Pantale Christopher Joseph Pantale (born March 22, 1990) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Boston College. Early years ...

(born 1990),

for the

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Fensom, Michael J
"Jets Four Downs with Ryan Quigley: 'You can say we're like golfers'"
''

The Star-Ledger ''The Star-Ledger'' is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to ''The Jersey Journal'' of Jersey City, ''The Times'' of Trenton and the '' Staten Island Advance'', all of wh ...

'', December 1, 2013. Accessed December 13, 2013. " You live with tight end Chris Pantale and his family in Wayne.... He found out Tuesday night. It was awesome. His family is so happy for him. His sister is in college so I use her room." *

Sam Porcello Samuel J. Porcello (May 23, 1935Samuel J Porcello in Toms River, New Jersey; ''U.S. Public Records Index'' – May 12, 2012) was an American food scientist who worked at Nabisco for 34 years. He is particularly noted for his work on the modern Oreo ...

(–2012),

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who developed the

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cookie filling *

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(born 1970), singer and actress * Storm Queen (stage name of Morgan Geist), DJ who released the single "

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" which topped the charts in the UK and Ireland in 2013 *

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(born 1990), punter for the

* Norman M. Robertson (born 1951), Republican Party politician and attorney who served a single term in the

, from 1998 to 2002 * Robert A. Roe (1924–2014), former member of the

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who served as mayor of Wayne from 1956 to 1961 *

Scott Rumana Scott T. Rumana (born July 18, 1964) is an Assyrian-American Republican Party politician, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 40th legislative district from January 8, 2008 until his resignation on Oc ...

(born 1964), member of the

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, former mayor of Wayne (2002–2007) and councilman * Francesca Russo (born 1995), fencer who represented Team USA at the

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, competing as part of the Women's Sabre team * Cynthia Paige Simon (born 1970), visually impaired retired Paralympic judoka who competed in international level events *

Danielle Staub Danielle Staub (born Beverly Ann Merrill; July 29, 1962) is an American television personality. In May 2009, she came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey'', as a main cast member fo ...

(born 1962), cast member on ''

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'' * Major General Guy C. Swan III (born 1954), commanding general of the

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(born 1997), actress and dancer who performed in the Broadway production of ''

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'' as Sharon Percy (Ballet Girl) and plays the role of Paige Jennings in the FX television series ''

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'' *

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(1872–1942), author, dog breeder *

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(born 1980), wide receiver for the

and a 2005 Pro Bowl selection *

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(born 1965), cast member on ''

'' * Louise Currie Wilmot (born 1942), retired

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who was the first woman to command a United States Naval base and was the highest-ranking female Naval officer at the time of her retirement *

Vikki Ziegler Vikki Ziegler is an American lawyer and author. Her book ''The Pre-marital Planner: A Complete Legal Guide to a Perfect Marriage'' was published in 2012, and from 2014 to 2016 she was the focus of the reality television show ''Untying the Knot'' ...

(born , class of 1990), lawyer and author who was the focus of the reality television show '' Untying the Knot''Winters, Debra
"Former Wayne, current Little Falls resident helps couples ‘Untie the Knot’ on Bravo"
''

The Record The Record may refer to: Music * ''The Record'' (album), a 1982 studio album by the hardcore-punk band Fear * The Records, an English power pop band * '' Their Greatest Hits: The Record'', a 2001 greatest-hits album by the pop-music group Bee Ge ...

'', June 9, 2014, archived at VikkiZiegler.com. Accessed September 30, 2017. "The daughter of South African parents, Ziegler, 41, was born in New York City and relocated to Wayne in second grade. She lived in the Heritage Manor condominiums on Hamburg Turnpike before moving to the Pines Lake neighborhood."

References

External links

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