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Poker Progress

Poker Progress »

The success of Oakland’s Daniel Patterson at the Borgata Poker Tournament this past weekend provides an opportunity to see how the sport has evolved in society over the past decade. The No Limit Hold’em Tournament...

Feb 3 2010 /Read More »
Double the Power of Your Tax Refund

Double the Power of Your Tax Refund »

How to Double the Power of Your Tax Refund Filing your taxes may be a dreaded chore, but receiving your refund is a wonderful reward. What you do with a refund is up to you, but...

Feb 1 2010 /Read More »
Jersey Shore on MTV

Jersey Shore on MTV »

There’s a reason why parents and grandparents remind younger generations not to, “air your dirty laundry in public”. The idiom is meant as a reminder that if you do not want your personal life to...

Jan 18 2010 /Read More »

Local Events

Heart at Work »

Heart at Work

College athletes might seem strong and sturdy when they take the playing field, but The Ramapo Roadrunners showed appreciation for a different type of...

Feb 4 2010 / Read More »

Dancing through the Ages »

Dancing through the Ages

The Oakland Girl Scouts recently held their annual dance - this year’s theme was “Dancing through the Ages”. The event was well attended by Girl...

Jan 25 2010 / Read More »

WBMH Honors Local Couple »

WBMH Honors Local Couple

Diana Dolling-Ross and David Ross to be Honored at West Bergen’s March 28th Annual Brunch The 2010 recipients of West Bergen Mental Healthcare’s Distinguished Service Award...

Jan 21 2010 / Read More »

Sanzari - VFW’s Policeman of the Year »

Sanzari - VFW’s Policeman of the Year

VFW Selects Oakland, NJ Sergeant as Policeman of The Year VFW District 2 Commander Steve Vreeland recently announced that Sergeant Keith Sanzari, a member...

Jan 16 2010 / Read More »
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Announcements

Pasta for Pets »

Pasta for Pets

The Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Inc. (RBARI), 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, announces: *Open House weekend is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 13-14. Special adoption fees available on cats and kittens. Light refreshments will be served. *A Baked Ziti Dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m....

Feb 5 2010 / Read More »

Mothers’ Club to Hold Basketball Fundraiser »

Mothers’ Club to Hold Basketball Fundraiser

The Mother’s Club of Oakland will be holding their annual Harlem Magicmasters vs. Oakland magic basketball fundraiser on Sunday, March 7th at 2:00PM at The Valley Middle School. Ticket prices are as follows: purchased in advance, $8.00 for students and seniors, $10.00 for general public....

Feb 5 2010 / Read More »

Here’s The OFC Beef »

Here’s The OFC Beef

Oakland’s Fathers Club annual Scholarship Beefsteak will be taking place on Friday, March 26th at 7:00 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The cost for this event is $50.00 per person and includes beefsteak, beer, wine, soda, desert and coffee. Their will be a cash...

Feb 1 2010 / Read More »

Calendar

Calendar »

CalendarSee what's happening in Oakland....

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Money Talks, Free Speech »

Money Talks, Free Speech"Money talks, but it don't sing and dance, and it don't walk..."...

Jan 22 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Horoscope

February Horoscopes

February Horoscopes

Your monthly horoscope from Trish Frisbie, radio host on WTBQ 99.1 FM. Read what the stars have in store for you...

Jul 7, 2008 / More »

An Accidental Anthropologist

Putting Your Best Face Forward

Putting Your Best Face Forward

Putting Your Best Face Forward By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist I see it happen so many times on the road. People cross a street and never look back to see if, by chance, a...

Jan 29, 2010 / More »

Ryan Robinson

If it’s free…take it!

If it’s free…take it!

If it’s free…take it! By: Ryan Robinson Free. Such a nice word isn’t it? Look up the word in the dictionary…or…I’ll just tell you myself, so you don’t have to. The word “free” has...

Jan 7, 2010 / More »

Ted Odenwald

Yankee for Life

Yankee for Life

Yankee for Life by Bobby Murcer with Glenn Waggoner New York: Harper, 2008. Bobby Murcer’s Yankee for Life is a refreshingly simple memoir of the late outfielder/sportscaster’s passion for baseball, a passion overshadowed only...

Jan 25, 2010 / More »

Health

WBMH Honors Local Couple

WBMH Honors Local Couple

Diana Dolling-Ross and David Ross to be Honored at West Bergen’s March 28th Annual Brunch The 2010 recipients of West Bergen Mental Healthcare’s Distinguished Service Award are Diana Dolling-Ross and David Ross.  This symbol of...

Jan 21, 2010 / More »

Odds & Ends

Photos and More

Photos and More

Oakland resident Judith Sullivan recently sent in these photos from the Halloween Parade at Heights Elementary School and from her backyard this past Autumn. Her husband, Monte Marfilius (seen next to the...

Jan 11, 2010 / More »

Recipes

EZ Apple Pie

EZ Apple Pie

Love apple pies but not inclined to make them? This time of year apples rule, and those of us lucky to live in the Northeast have easy access to all types of them....

Dec 1, 2009 / More »

Library

February Teen Book Reviews

February Teen Book Reviews

The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti This novel is based on the true story of a Hitler Youth named Helmuth Hubener who was imprisoned and put to death by the Nazis. ...

Feb 1, 2010 / More »
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