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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 Wayne's new ordinance could reshape affordable housing on Valley Road
  • Will you pay for those front-row spots at Willowbrook Mall?
  • Which Wayne team just cracked New Jersey's Top 20 football rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Riverdale's Annual Labor Day Street Fair & Food Truck Fest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sun mixing with clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wayne-William Paterson Dispute Deepens as Mayor Demands Documents Supporting Land-Sale Assertions (tapinto.net) — Wayne officials are escalating their battle with William Paterson University over deed restrictions that could block a 113-unit, fully affordable housing complex at 1805 Valley Road. A newly adopted ordinance authorizes potential eminent-domain action, while Mayor Chris Vergano is pressing the university to reveal which state officials backed its planned sale of nearby 1600 Valley Road and to produce supporting documents.
   

• Free mall parking is disappearing — at least 23 U.S. malls now charge for the best spots next to entrances and food courts. Would you pay? (moneywise.com) — If you park at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, some of the closest spots to the entrances now cost extra, with preferred spaces running up to about $10 a day. The change is part of a broader national push by mall owners to charge for premium parking, a move that's drawing mixed reactions and could influence where local shoppers choose to spend their time and money.
   

• N.J. football Top 20 for Sept. 6: 2 new teams enter and defending state champ surges (nj.com subscription) — New Jersey's latest high school football Top 20 has big implications for Wayne fans, with DePaul's 28-17 win in Wayne and Wayne Hills' 21-7 home victory over Northern Highlands both spotlighted. The rankings recap key early-season performances statewide and note that Wayne Valley will host Old Tappan on Thursday evening, giving local supporters another marquee matchup to watch.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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