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Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2011

A standoff with sheriff's officers, two fires, and a visit from President Obama were some of the most-read stories of the year.

These were the most read stories on Wayne Patch during 2011, our first year of existence.

  • Alan Mendez, a 16-year-old Wayne Valley High School student, and his friend were .

Mendez’s friends and family .

  • Dozens of people were displaced after a in July.
  • A homeowner came back from a morning run in the Waterview Estates on Sturbridge Circle .
  • Township Planner John Szabo spoke to Patch about the floodgates on the Pompton River dam. He said that .
  • A put a damper on Halloween and caused power outages throughout town.

Some residents and businesses were without power for days.

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  • The , causing millions of dollars in damage due to Tropical Storm Irene.

Many people in Wayne .

  • President Obama . He promised the township would receive federal disaster aid.
  • Residents .

Bello faced harsh criticism from residents due to her husband Jerry resigning from the Wayne Environmental Commission after being convicted of official misconduct and going to jail. She was re-elected to the council in November.

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  • Three juveniles from Wayne , Sheriff Richard Berdnik announced in September.

The two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old were charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography and the distribution of child pornography in the sting, which authorities referred to as Operation Minor Traffic, Berdnik said.

  • Nine Wayne Hills High School football players were after a party in October.

The nine players did not over Northern Valley Regional High School, its eighth in 10 years.


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