buzzworthy
SEPTEMBER
Wayne
FARMERS’ MARKET TO RUN
THROUGH MID-OCTOBER
Wayne’s first FARMERS’ MARKET, which
launched June 1, will continue to offer eggs,
chickens, sauces, soaps and other fresh alter-
natives to grocery shopping — like the toma-
toes seen here from Alstede Farms — every
Saturday (except Aug. 31) through Oct. 19
between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Wayne
YMCA continues to partner with the township
to make it happen. In 2017, the Y received a
$20,000 grant from the New Jersey Healthy
Communities Network to use as seed money
to plan the market. The location was chosen
because it is visible from a main road and near
two housing complexes for senior citizens.
Regular vendors include Alstede Farms in
Chester, Empanada Lady in Verona, Hoboken
Farms, Humor Me Farm of Newfoundland,
and Treelicious Orchards & Bakery, Port
Murray and Hackettstown. • 475 Valley Road;
973-595-0100
MUSEUM DAY IN PASSAIC COUNTY
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MUSEUM DAY is a one-day event sponsored by
Smithsonian Magazine, when participating museums and cultural institu-
tions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum
Day ticket. Participants download tickets (one per email address) that pro-
vide free general admission for two people. In Passaic County, participating
museums include the American Labor Museum/Botto House National
Landmark in Haledon; the Hamilton House Museum in Clifton; and
the Dey Mansion, seen here, in Wayne. • For more information, go to
smithsonianmag.com/museumday
Wayne
MEDITATE AT
THE DEY MANSION
The historic DEY MANSION, where George
Washington maintained his 1780 headquarters, is
a lovely setting for practicing the timeless art of
meditation. Motivational speaker Lavene Gass
leads free sessions on most Thursday evenings,
6:30-7:30, and Saturday mornings, 9:30-10:30
a.m., between September 12 and December 14.
Each class will have a theme, such as mindfulness, gratitude and goal-
setting, though they will all focus on breathing techniques to reduce stress
and tension. • 199 Totowa Road, 973-706-6640, deymansion.org
Wayne
WHOLE FOODS COMING
TO WAYNE
WHOLE FOODS
cleared a key hur-
dle in July to open
a store in Wayne,
when the Planning Board approved expansion
of the building where the grocer plans to open.
The vacant supermarket at the corner of
Preakness Avenue and Valley Road was home
to the now-bankrupt A&P. Its footprint will
grow by 2,682 square feet. When the Texas-
based supermarket chain announced it would
open at Valley Ridge Shopping Center in
April, its spokeswoman, Tina Clabbers Feigley,
said it would take a “few years.” That still
holds true, she said in July. The store will be
the first Whole Foods market to open in
Passaic County.
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Wayne
LOSING A LIBRARY,
BUT GAINING A
PRE-K CENTER
As patrons of the Preakness Annex
of the WAYNE PUBLIC LIBRARY
know, the well-used space — it
welcomed nearly 32,000 visitors
last year — closed to the public
June 28. When it reopens after a
full renovation, it will have a new
clientele: prekindergarten students.
The $2 million project, slated to take three years, will create a 12-classroom
early childhood center that can accommodate 200 students. Officials plan
to open the Preakness School to pre-K students during the 2020 school
year, and to bring full-day kindergarten to local grammar schools by
fall 2021.
PEDOTA;
Wayne, Haledon and Clifton