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CATCHING ON QUICKLY The bar area of Maggie’s
Town Tavern, Wayne.
Review, p.46
26 LAURA BENANTI ASPIRES TO DO IT ALL ON THE COVER
30 WAYNE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS ESL CENTRAL
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ROOM TO RELAX
departments
A family room and master bedroom transition to easy elegance
Charles Njoku of Wayne Hills could grow into North Jersey’s
premier football player
Kinnelon’s pride talks about playing Melania, witnessing baby
FOMO and more
Wayne’s immigrant population finds community
in language classes
BACK TO SCHOOL IN STYLE
Your kids will love these looks this fall.
TOP DOCTORS AND DENTISTS
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BACK TO SCHOOL 2018 WAYNE MAGAZINE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
ANNE MARIE CARUSO
Kinnelon’s Laura Benanti
recalls fun times at
Lake Reality; her career
trajectory has been
positively unreal.
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY
OF JENNY ANDERSON
6 EDITOR’S LETTER
8 BUZZWORTHY
10 NEIGHBORS
12 AT HOME
14 STYLE
16 FLAVOR
46 DINING REVIEW
48 VINTAGE PHOTO