Charity Dinner Being Held for Woman Diagnosed with Cancer

Limor Beck was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer in February.

A charity dinner is being held to help a Wayne resident and her children. Limor Beck was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer in February. As a result of the treatment, Limor has been unable to work. A beefsteak dinner “Coming Together to Make a Difference” is being held to help Limor and her family pay medical bills and household expenses. A tricky tray, silent auction, and raffles will be held at the dinner. Special guests are also scheduled to appear. Tickets cost $75 per person, which includes food and soda. The dinner will be held at The Brownstone on Monday, Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. For tickets send a check to Scott McKay at 39 Pelham Road. Checks should be made payable to: Wayne PAL fbo Limor Beck. For more information or to make …

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Beefsteak Dinner Being Held to Help Family

Tumminello family has lived in Wayne for years. Family is dealing with mounting medical bills due to complications from Ed's battle with diabetes.

A group of residents has united to help the Tumminello family. Ed Tumminello lost both of his legs due to complications from diabetes. He spent most of 2012 in the hospital, unable to work. Medical bills have been mounting. A beefsteak fundraiser will be held for the family at The Brownstone on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $65. Proceeds will help the family pay for medical bills The Wayne Police Athletic League is co-sponsoring the event. “It’s amazing what people have done already and what they continue to do,” said Tumminello’s wife Elaine, noting that people she doesn’t even know have made donations to help the family. ”It’s very humbling.” Raffle baskets are also needed for an auction that will be held at the dinner. For …

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Health Department Sponsoring Seminar on Aging Well

Event is for senior citizens who want to learn about nutrition, exercise, and resources to help them age well.

Facilities Policy to be Revised By Board of Ed

Groups whose participants are more than 50 percent Wayne residents would not be charged a rental fee to use district-owned facilities.

Education officials have introduced revisions to a controversial policy that requires organizations to pay to use school facilities. The Board of Education introduced revisions to the policy at a meeting Thursday. Groups whose participants are more than 50 percent Wayne residents would not be charged a rental fee to use facilities, according to the revisions. “Once a policy is in place, we monitor the effectiveness and see if there’s any gaps, any loopholes or any problems and adjust accordingly,” said Superintendent Ray Gonzalez. “We’re looking to see that the use of a particular facility is to the benefits of Wayne residents.” Changes to the policy caused an uproar last year when the Board adopted a revised fee schedule for organization …

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Jack Q

2:40 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013

A lot of towns have school travel teams and that wouldn't be a bad idea for the sports mentioned. My guess would be that there would be a drain of talent on the Rec teams. I wonder if anyone knows if the schools pay to use town fields? I know at a minimum that the Valley softball teams use Barbour Pond.   more ›

Hot Meals Being Served to Residents Without Power

Donations not being accepted.

Dinner will be available at the Wayne Police Athletic League Thursday, Nov. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for residents who are without power. The food is being served by the Wayne Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD).  Donations are prepared food will not be accepted. For more information e-mail waynevoad@gmail.com.

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