2 Men Charged With Burglary, State Helps Girls Get Their Prom Dresses, Chickens Await Their Fate

Here are the biggest stories that were on Wayne Patch this week.

Wayne  charged two men with burglary after they broke into a home on Fairfield Road early Thursday and led police on a foot chase, authorities reported.

Jarret Bruce, 28, and Sharrod Stewart, 28, both of Hackensack, were charged with burglary after a resident of Fairfield Road discovered the men in his house around 2:30 a.m., police said.

Police believe the men who were involved in the incident Wednesday  on Diorio Court May 31. He said the same female rented the vehicles involved in each incident.

More than a dozens incidents were reported between April 25 and May 30. Three others  between May 31 and June 3. Four more .

Four days after the state seized the assets of a Wayne dress shop whose owner , New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa told girls that his office is keeping their gowns under lock and key.

The state filed a complaint against  on Tuesday, accusing it of violating the state’s Consumer Fraud Act by engaging in “unconscionable commercial practices, false promises, misrepresentation, and deception.”

A judge ordered a temporary freeze of owner Patricia Dowling’s assets and the impounding of the merchandise in the store, and granted the Division of Consumer Affairs permission to change the locks.

The fate of Victor Alfieri’s chickens is in legal limbo. Alfieri, an advocate of sustainability, received a summons earlier this year for keeping three chickens on his property. Town law states that chickens can only be kept on lots two acres or larger. Alfieri owns about a quarter of an acre.

Alfieri appeared before municipal judge Lawrence Katz May 17 regarding the summons. Court Administrator Lori Ellicott said that Katz needed time to research the case and the law regarding the matter. She said Katz would issue his ruling by June 28.

A group of residents is working together to improve Lionshead Lake and drum up interest in the former hotspot. The beach has been largely neglected for sometime and equipment there has been vandalized.

Two incumbents and four newcomers are running for election to the  this year.

Incumbents Kim Essen and Donald Monteyne will each run for full terms. Incumbent Jane Hutchinson will not seek re-election.

he other candidates are: Catherine Kazan, Michael Bubba, Carol DiPasquale, and Eileen Albanese.

Residents and neighbors from nearby towns spent some time together on June 3 at the 20th annual Wayne Day celebration. Local organizations, political groups, and houses of worship passed out literature and told attendees about their group. Children had fun with carnival-like games and live martial arts demonstrations.