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Cheers Wayne! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Wayne jewelry heist helped crack a statewide robbery ring
  • Wayne's Ice Vault youth hockey faces backlash over jacket trademark suspensions

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Your Glow: A Luxury Peel Party and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 75, low: 50.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 6 Charged in Connection to String of New Jersey Smash-and-Grabs (nationaljeweler.com) — A federal case against six men ties a June 16 smash‑and‑grab at a Wayne jewelry store to a wider series of New Jersey robberies, with suspects allegedly fleeing through town before crashing nearby. Authorities say all six face Hobbs Act robbery charges carrying up to 20 years in prison, after DNA, surveillance footage, and traffic stops linked them to multiple incidents.
   

• New Jersey Youth Hockey Team Suspends Players After Parents Made Custom Jackets Featuring Trademarked Logo (brobible.com) — A dispute at Wayne's Ice Vault Arena has drawn attention after Jersey Hitmen youth players were reportedly suspended because their parents ordered custom jackets using a trademarked team logo. The privately owned arena's teams, including the Hitmen and Bandits, are now facing criticism over how they balance protecting branding with treating young Wayne-area players fairly.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wayne Hills High School Class of 1986 Celebrates 40th Reunion This November —Laura A McDevitt Read on Patch
  • Like the gentleman who just posted that he is looking for caring, understanding and fun friends I would also like to meet people to share my life with I have lived in Wayne for 29 years and unless you are part of a clique you are ignored I have some
    neighbors who nice but keep to themselves I am a retired Reading Specialist who likes to enjoy the company of others go to dinner see movies read… (Nextdoor Black Oak Ridge Road)
  • Macy's posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor - Estee Lauder, Willowbrook Mall NJ- Full Time in Wayne. Apply here.
  • FedEx posted a job opening for Retail Customer Service Associate in Totowa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wayne here.

🗞 Nearby News

Totowa

  • The Law Office of Erin L. Thompson, LLC Highlights New Jersey Child Custody Law Changes (commercialappeal.com)
  • Is Pope St. Pius X's Condemnation of Modernism Still Valid Today? (catholicstand.com)

Pompton Lakes

  • Army Corps' Real Estate Division Relocates Marine Recruiting Station in NJ (army.mil)

Hawthorne

  • Want to cast an early in-person vote in North Jersey? Here's how (njherald.com)

Ok Wayne! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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