Fran In The News
Integrity and Transparency
- Wayne Mayor Defends Against Ethics Complaint Filed by Opposition Party Leader
- Wayne NJ Township Council Politics Muddy Up First Aid Squad Issue
- Mayor Accused of 'Back Room Deal' in Move to Paid Day-Time Ambulance Service For Wayne
- Should Wayne Township Make the Move to a Full-Time Mayor?
- Second Opinion Offers Hope to Brittany Chase Owners
- Wayne Mayor to Remain Part-Time
- Mayor pulls request to make his job full time, with a 600% pay hike
- Ritter Questions the ‘Curious' Timing of Changing Wayne Township’s New Employee Benefits Waiting Period
- Verbal Confrontation at Wayne Town Council Meeting
- Brittany Chase Fraud Lawsuit Ends in $1.1 Million Settlement
- $2Million Fraud at Brittany Chase Condos, Suit Alleges
- Wayne Town Council Refuses to Adopt Resolution Demanding County Election Official's Resignation
- This is a Republican Council’ – Wayne Mayor Defends Second No Vote on Nardone to Zoning Board
Traffic Safety
- $15M Grant To Improve Intersections On Wayne's Valley Road: Officials
- Federal Grant Coming to Wayne Township For Road Safety Improvements
- Here's how Passaic County will use a $15 million grant to fix Valley Road in Wayne
- Death Valley’ Road $15 Million Grant Will Help Improve Safety, But Traffic Concerns Prompt Critique of New Design
- Crossing Berdan… Safely – Four Governmental Organizations Unite for Wayne Hills Students
- Two Updates to Two Issues Given During Wednesday's Town Council Meeting
- Death Valley’ Road $15 Million Grant Will Help Improve Safety, But Traffic Concerns Prompt Critique of New Design
- Which Roads in Wayne Will Be Repaved This Year?
Overdevelopment
- Two Opposing Plans for Addressing Wayne’s Affordable Housing Obligations
- Two Affordable Housing Ordinances Set-off Fireworks at Council Meeting
- Vergano and Ritter Square Off Again on Affordable Housing
- Town Council Adopts Agreement with AvalonBay on Affordable Housing Project
- Council Debates Planning Board Decision to Approve the Development at Rockledge
- Affordable Housing, the Issue that Divides Wayne’s Municipal Government
- Second Large Wayne Development Comes Before Planning Board
- Safety Concerns for Proposed Valley Road Development Heat Up Planning Board Meeting
- A Deal With the Summerhill Apartments Puts Wayne Ahead on its Next Affordable Housing Obligation
- Why Wayne Township Has Not Yet Created a New Master Plan
First Responders
- No Votes Taken on Two Ordinances Supporting Wayne's Volunteer First Responders
- Only One of the Two Wayne Ordinances Supporting Wayne's First Responders Makes it in the Budget
- An Open Letter to Wayne's Emergency Service Volunteers
- The Passaic County 200 Club Launches 2023 Campaign
- I Am the 200 Challenge
- Mayor's Serving Scheme Exposed
Business
Environment
- Fran Ritter Gets League of Conservation Voters Endorsement
- Environmental Impact Studies on housing developments are an option that Wayne Township does not exercise: Why Not?
- Wayne’s First Rain Garden Installed at Winding Way Park
- Banning the Clothing Bin Ban
- GreenDrop Cuts the Ribbon - Begins Operation in Wayne
Community
- Wayne Councilwoman Fran Ritter Honors WWII Hero – Her Father
- Wayne’s First Pride Flag Raising Ceremony and First Pride Month Proclamation
- Created Equal, with Liberty & Justice for All
- Wayne Council Passes Resolution Supporting Diversity in Honor of John Pennington
- Scenes from Wayne’s 175th Birthday Kickoff Picnic at the Dey Mansion
- Wayne’s Little League Has First Opening Day Parade in Two Years
- Wayne Council Passes Resolution to Support Ukraine
- Wayne Holds a Candlelight Vigil for the People of Ukraine
- Dispelling Darkness with Light. A Special Gathering Against Intolerance on the Final Night of Hannukah
- A Summary of Services for Wayne’s Senior Population
- A Moment of Silence for Greg Velardi and Two Proclamations Start the Last Wayne Town Council Meeting