Principal's Retirement, Van Riper Camp Top Local News

Reis Prepares for Final Ride on Wayne Valley 'Pirate Ship'

Since the 1990s, Wayne Valley High School has not once been in a transition period with a new principal. 

That is because the same committed, enthusiastic man has served the school for 17 years, bringing his own unique flare and ardor to the position. But this year, Principal Robert Reis is retiring.

Van Riper-Hopper Museum Bustling Through Summer Heat

Although temperatures hovered near the 90-degree mark, crochet balls were still wheeling through the thick, ripe-colored lawn this morning at Van Riper-Hopper Historic House Museum. There, campers at Back-in-Time Morning Camp basked in their opportunity to absorb the merits of a museum that is teeming with history.

The camp, running from July 8 through 12 from 9 a.m. to noon, is for children aged eight to 12, and activities revolve around a pre-determined daily theme.

100 Holes Golfed at Preakness Hills for Breast Cancer Research

Despite high temperatures, the golf professionals of Preakness Hills Country Club set out on a golf marathon Monday to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Passaic Boasts Highest Credit Rating in County History

Passaic County has a new accomplishment to be proud of as freeholders announced last month the county's credit rating has reached AA, the third highest rating that can be assigned.

Hills Graduates Encouraged to Make a Difference

Making a difference, choosing to help others, and pushing themselves beyond their limits.

Those were some of the ideas the Wayne Hills Class of 2013 were challenged with at their commencement ceremony June 26.