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12 PIED PIPER FOR
PRESCHOOLERS
27 HONORING A HERO
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Wayne’s Jolie Della Valle shares fun life
lessons through words and music
From combat over the Pacific to selling
candy in Totowa, a life is remembered
LUXURY ON
THE LAKE
There’s no substitute for a wet bar,
walk-in closets and water views
A MATCH MADE AT
WILLOWBROOK
Couple who met at the mall produce
MadnessMunchies blog
NATURAL SETTING
FOR ART
Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum
raises funds for a sculpture trail
departments
EDITOR’S LETTER
BUZZWORTHY
STYLE
GADGETS
EATS
ON THE COVER
Children’s author Jolie Della Valle
PHOTOGRAPHED BY KIM WILDT PHOTOGRAPHY
COURTESY OF JOLIE DELLA VALLE
Buzzworthy update
GET ON BOARD WESTFALIA
In our spring 2020 issue, we interviewed Wayne native and filmmaker HALEY
FINNEGAN (“C ASTING H ERSELF IN THE P ERFECT R OLE ,” S PRING 2020) about her
short film, Westfalia, which she wrote, directed, starred in and produced.
Though — like all theatrical releases — Westfalia can’t be screened publicly
during the coronavirus pandemic, that doesn’t mean it can’t be seen. It is cur-
rently running on Tribeca Film Festival’s website — njersy.co/wayne-tribeca
— as part of its online series of Tribeca shorts, “… a special thank you to every-
one staying home and doing their part to help keep our community safe…”
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