Friday, March 22, 2013
Dealership hosting special field day to help Officer Bob Franco and other first responders.
Wayne Ford is working to give back to Officer Bob Franco with A Day to Remember: Field Day for Franco; First Responder Appreciation Day. The event will be held at Wayne Ford from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Franco, a Wayne police officer, suffered a severe spinal cord injury when a tree fell on the vehicle he was in during superstorm Sandy. Although he risked death, Franco continues to improve and hopes to be back at work soon. Wayne Ford will donate $200 to Franco for every vehicle that is sold March 23. The dealership also will donate $5 for every person who attends and signs in at the event. First responders will receive special pricing on vehicles that day. There will be a silent auction, basketball games, food and children’s…
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Bob Franco, who suffered a severe spinal cord injured during Superstorm Sandy last year, was presented with a $25,000 check from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Wednesday night.
Officer Bob Franco was honored for his bravery and heroism at a council meeting Wednesday night. Franco suffered a severe spinal cord injury when a tree fell on his vehicle during Superstorm Sandy last year. Franco nearly died in the accident and was partially paralyzed. He has since made a steady recovery and can walk. The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police presented Franco and his family with a check for $25,000 Wednesday. “On behalf of the association we appreciate everything you’ve done,” said Chief Raymond Hayducka, president of the association. “I want to commend the governing body and the mayor on how you have handled [the situation] with officer Franco. It’s a model.” The money was donated from an assistance fund the …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Here is a recap of the past week on Wayne Patch.
A new council president was selected, Board of Educate trustees were sworn in, and a pair of alledged burglars was arrested. Those were some of the top stories that happened in Wayne this past week. Councilwoman Nadine Bello was elected council president for 2013 at the township’s annual reorganization meeting on Wednesday. Bello, who represents the 6th Ward, was unanimously elected to the position. Eileen Albanese, Kim Essen, and Michael Bubba were sworn in to three-year terms on the Wayne Board of Education on Thursday. Mitchell Badiner was appointed president. Essen is an incumbent. Kevin Hughes sold hundreds of candy canes to raise money for Officer Bob Franco and his family. To date, he has raised more than $900 and the Wayne Valley …
Kevin Hughes sold hundreds of candy canes to raise money for Officer Bob Franco and his family. He continues to receive donations from friends and family members.
The money keeps rolling in for Kevin Hughes. Hughes, a Wayne Valley High School student, has raised more than $900 to help injured police Officer Bob Franco. “It went way better than I expected,” Hughes said. Hughes and a group of his friends sold about 700 candy canes to Wayne Valley students and faculty in just two days recently. The sweet seasonal treats sold so fast, Hughes had to keep buying more. Hughes’ father is volunteer firefighter and ex-chief of Company No. 5, which is located in the Packanack Lake section of town. Franco, a 15-year veteran with the police department, suffered a severe spinal cord injury when a tree fell on the vehicle he was in during Superstorm Sandy in late October. It took an hour to extract him from the …
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Ruby Stanfield helps family recover by asking for donations via email database.
The Schweighardt family continues to receive support and assistance from local families and neighbors after their house was severely damaged by a fire Christmas night. The family has received donations from people throughout the township, according to an article on NorthJersey.com. "We're completely overwhelmed. We just can't ... there are no words to express how we feel," Carol Schweighardt told the website. The fire gutted the Beechwood Drive home. Police said fire appeared to have started on the back deck where a plastic bucket of hot ashes seemed to catch on fire and ignite the blaze. Homeowners Chris and Carol Schweighardt were not at home when the fire occurred. The family could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Ruby Stanfield, a…
Friday, December 28, 2012
Here are the top Wayne news stories from the past year.
Homes were burglarized. A police officer nearly died. A mom left her babies at home alone for hours. Men were killed in two separate automobile accidents. Those were some of the top stories that happened in Wayne in 2012. Here are summaries and links to those stories. The Board of Education approved a new policy prohibiting administrators and supervisors from coaching sports teams or acting as advisors of any district athletic, co-curricular, or extra-curricular program. The policy means that then-Wayne Hills Athletic Director and embattled football coach Chris Olsen had to choose between doing one job or the other. He chose to coach one more season and defend his state group sectional title. The team lost in the semi-final round of the …
Monday, December 24, 2012
Here are some of the best responses from the past year.
Chickens, Jersey Central Power & Light, Wayne Hills football, Bob Franco, and floodgates. Those are the five topics that stories these quotes were found in were about. “I have a wife and kids to get back to and take care of and I have a career to finish. I am bound and determined to get back to the way things were. I need to be able to fully use my arms and legs again so I can give each one of those people who helped me that day a great big bear hug." — Wayne Police Officer Bob Franco on his desire to recover from a serious spinal cord injury he suffered during Superstorm Sandy. "It is going to be hard to walk away, but I realized this week that next week would be the latest we'd be around. I am going to miss the kids, it was a great group…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
More than 40 emergency service personnel receive awards for assisting in the rescue of Officer Bob Franco and Assistant Fire Chief John Neukem during Superstorm Sandy.
Forty-three firefighters and a civilian dispatcher were honored at the council meeting on Wednesday for their participation in the rescue of police Officer Bob Franco and John Neukem during Superstorm Sandy. Neukem and Franco were on Lake Drive West Oct. 29 when a tree fell on the vehicles they were occupying. Franco suffered a severe spinal cord injury and went through weeks of rehabilitation. Neukem, assistant chief of Co. 5, suffered minor injuries. "The word brotherhood means more to me now than it ever did," said Barry Turner, fire commissioner. "There was no way that we were going to leave the scene that night without getting both of them out." Neukem's vehicle was positioned so that he was able to see that the tree was about to fall…
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Kevin Hughes and a few friends have been selling candy canes at Wayne Valley High School to help police officer Bob Franco.
A Wayne Valley High School student is doing his part to help injured police officer Bob Franco. Kevin Hughes and a few of his friends are roaming the hallways this week selling candy canes and donating the proceeds to Franco, a friend of Hughes’ family. “He’s a volunteer and risks his life everyday to help keep us safe,” Hughes said. “Whenever someone like that is hurt we have an obligation as a community to help [him or her].” Hughes has raised slightly more than $400. He wants to raise $750 by the end of the week. The sale ends Friday. Hughes and his friends are members of the school’s National Honor Society chapter. Franco, a father of three children, was severely injured when a tree fell on the vehicle he was in the night of Superstorm…
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Here is a recap of the top stories on Wayne Patch this week.
Here is a recap of the top stories on Wayne Patch this week. A Wayne man was charged with attempted burglary after Lincoln Park police reported he attempted to gain entry to a residence by smashing a window. Scott Gelok, 26, was charged with attempted burglary and possession of burglary tools, police said. A one-time candidate for local office pleaded not guilty to theft in State Superior Court Monday. Arlene Marchese, 34, and Karen Wright, 42, of Wyckoff, were arraigned on charges they diverted more than $200,000 in insurance payments into their own private accounts. They were originally charged Sept. 26. Brian Lomonico a Wayne resident and a junior at William Paterson University, has founded Liquid Mobile, a mobile application …
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