Thursday, April 25, 2013
Organization hopes to use the recently constructed gardens to teach kids about healthy living and sustainability.
The Wayne YMCA will use gardens to help children gain a better understanding about food, sustainability, and healthy eating. Victor Alfieri, a sustainability advocate from Wayne, constructed the gardens this week. He has successfully lobbied for residents to keep chickens in their backyards and gives talks at the library about health and sustainability. “The biggest goal for us is to use them as a learning tool,” said Liz Youngstein, director of healthy living for the Metro YMCA of the Oranges, the organization that runs the facility. “I think kids need to know where they’re food comes from. They need to get involved and how to eat healthy. We’re hoping they get the kids to try more vegetables.” Youngstein said she plans on having the kids…
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Residents need to pay $60 to use a plot to grow flowers, vegetables, and herbs.
Plots are still available to rent in the Wayne Community Garden. Each 35 square-foot plot costs $60 to rent for the year. Plots are raised beds of soil in a fenced-in area at the Van Riper Hopper House museum. Residents can plant vegetables, flowers, or herbs in their plot. Residents may not use pesticides. A committee of residents has overseen the project and constructed the garden. Victor Alfieri, a sustainability advocate who is running for a seat on the council in this year’s election, spearheaded the project. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel Hubbard at Daniel.Hubbard@patch.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter. For news straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Three at-large council seats and mayoralty at stake this fall.
The Wayne mayor and council election is set, absent any Independent challengers who may file to run. The Township will avert party primaries in June as the Passaic County Regular Republicans and Democratic Organization each submitted four candidates for office by Monday's 4 p.m. filing deadline. Incumbent Republican Mayor Chris Vergano will face a challenge in the fall from Democrat Francine Del Vecchio, a teacher at Caldwell College, according to township Clerk Paul Margiotta. The Township Council's three at-large seats are set to expire this year, and incumbent Republicans Joseph Schweighardt, Lonni Miller Ryan and James Jimenez filed to retain them. They will face challenges from Democrats Bethania Marranzini-Marmolejo, Victor Alfieri …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
New garden will be located at the Van Riper-Hoppe House.
Plots in the town community garden are still available. The garden is a collection of small plots at the Van Riper-Hopper House on Berdan Avenue. Residents may sign up to use one of the 50 plots for one year. A few dozen residents signed up this week. The plots will be located in two spots on the property. Victor Alfieri, a resident and advocate for sustainable living, is spearheading the project. The plots will be built using a model known as square-foot gardening. Square-foot gardening is the practice of planning small gardens and maximizing their soil space. Each plot is 42 inches wide by 8 feet long for 26 square feet of space. Plots cost $60 to use. The garden will be open from dawn to dusk. Teaching seminars and lectures on topics …
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Here are a few things we're working on this week for Wayne Patch.
Here is a sample of what we’re working on this week for Wayne Patch. Residents can sign up to help create the garden at town hall Monday. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel Hubbard at Daniel.Hubbard@patch.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter. For news straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Sign up being held at town hall at 10 a.m. Work on the public project slated to begin in early April.
Residents can sign up to help create the township’s first community garden at the municipal building on Monday at 10 a.m. The garden project, spearheaded by sustainability advocate and resident Victor Alfieri, will give residents the chance to grow fresh, organic vegetables and flowers without the use of pesticides. Volunteers are needed to help create the garden on April 5, 6, and 7 beginning at 8 a.m. The garden will be located at the Van Riper-Hopper House museum on Berdan Avenue. Alfieri successfully fought and won a court case to keep hens on his property. He is also heading up a project to help the local bat population thrive. For more information, visit Alfieri’s website.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Sign up for volunteers will be held on Monday. Work is scheduled to begin in early April.
Residents can sign up to help create the township’s first community garden at the municipal building on Monday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. Volunteers are needed to help create the garden on April 5, 6, and 7 beginning at 8 a.m. The garden project, spearheaded by sustainability advocate and resident Victor Alfieri, will give residents the chance to grow fresh, organic vegetables and flowers without the use of pesticides. The garden will be located at the Van Riper-Hopper House museum on Berdan Avenue. Alfieri successfully fought and won a court case to keep hens on his property. He is also heading up a project to help the local bat population thrive. For more information, visit Alfieri’s website. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Daniel…
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Sustainability advocate Victor Alfieri is working to help save the local bat population.
Victor Alfieri will present information about the bat conservation project he is heading up at the Wayne Public Library on Saturday. Alfieri, a sustainability advocate, wants to help the local bat population survive. He believes bats are important in eliminating the need to spray pesticides. “As we start losing bats, in turn, we’re going to have more insects. Unless we start taking care of these beautiful creatures, we’re going to have to start spraying even more," Alfieri previously said. Alfieri wants to install bat houses at the North end of Packanack Lake and at Kilroy Field. He also wants to build observation towers to study the animals. The meeting will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon. — Have a question or news tip? Contact editor …
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Victor Alfieri working to protect local bat population. Alfieri, a self-taught sustainability expert, fought for years to keep chickens in his backyard.
Victor Alfieri is working to ensure the survival of local bats because of the important role he says they play in the local ecosystem. Alfieri is a local sustainability advocate. He successfully fought and won a court case to keep hens on his property. He maintains a website and gives talks regularly on sustainability topics and gardening. Alfieri said local bats are important step in eliminating the need to spray pesticides. “Bats are an organic solution to insects,” Alfieri said. “As we start losing bats, in turn, we’re going to have more insects. Unless we start taking care of these beautiful creatures, we’re going to have to start spraying even more.” Alfieri said bats are suffering from a condition known as white nose syndrome. 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…
Cathy Kazan
10:43 am on Friday, April 26, 2013
I wish I could be there. What a great way to teach kids about where their food comes from, nutrition and health. Thanks Victor. more ›