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Welcome to The Borough of Wanaque
Welcome to the official website of the Borough of Wanaque, New Jersey, a residential suburban community located in Passaic County. Made up of both Wanaque (formerly Midvale) and Haskell. The word Wanaque, in the language of the Lenni Lenape, may come from an Algonquin root meaning “rest and repose.” A more popular interpretation is “place of sassafras.”
Wanaque was incorporated as an independent Borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three Boroughs, along with Bloomingdale and Ringwood, based on the results of a referendum held on March 22, 1918.
To honor 250 years of independence for the United States of America, the Rainbow Lake fountain lights and the outside lights at the Municipal Building are displaying red, white and blue.
Wanaque was incorporated as an independent Borough on February 23, 1918, when Pompton Township was split up into three Boroughs, along with Bloomingdale and Ringwood, based on the results of a referendum held on March 22, 1918.
To honor 250 years of independence for the United States of America, the Rainbow Lake fountain lights and the outside lights at the Municipal Building are displaying red, white and blue.
New Jersey American Water donated $1,000 to Wanaque Feeds the Hungry, a nonprofit organization that has spent more than 30 years helping neighbors facing food insecurity, ensuring that no one in the Wanaque community goes hungry.
Wanaque Feeds the Hungry was selected as the beneficiary of this donation through New Jersey American Water's "Mayor's Charity of Choice" contest at the New Jersey Conference of Mayors, where
Wanaque Mayor Daniel Mahler won a raffle giving him the chance to choose a local nonprofit to receive $1,000.