Change By Ryan Robinson
Change. It’s what our President-Elect says he will do in office. Change. It’s another word that means to transform or convert. Change. It’s another word that means to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else. According to www.dictionary.com, there are 38 listings under the word.
Just today, I was helping my [...]
To quote Will Rogers, “It’s not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts”, and residents should take that into consideration during the holiday shopping season. There is a need for conscious consuming and realizing that making an effort to think local first has enormous benefits to the community.
The constant analogies of Barack Obama with John F. Kennedy have been inspiring for many, but the new president elect is lacking a certain panache: he needs a theme song.
The holiday season is a busy time for a number of different activities. Traditionally starting the morning after Thanksgiving and running right on through until the waning hours of December 24th, this is busiest shopping season time of the year. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, this period is always the busiest travel time of they year, [...]
Reports of burglaries and car break-ins are increasing, and residents can take steps to secure there homes and cars by…
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Outgoing U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie had a recent dinner interrupted by questions from the press. After announcing his resignation, Christie was meeting with former NY Attorney General Elliott Spitzer to discuss possible job opportunities in the private sector for grandstanding, self-righteous former prosecutors. The two were meeting at an upscale Manhattan restaurant well known [...]
Mayor John Szabo joined the Leaders Are Readers program at the Oakland Public Library on…
Fifty years from now, what will today’s children of Oakland be remembering about this time and place. For Saul Weitz, Bob Blumenthal and George Cohen, fifty years have come and…
There are 5 groups of people in this world that can be categorized by how and what they do when they leave a bank. Ryan Robinson explains it all in…
The art auction fundraiser held by Temple Emanuel in Franklin Lakes was a fun night out with a diverse selection of art work…
Ted Odenwald of Oakland NJ writes a review on Simon Winchester’s book about Dr. William Chester Minor, who was truly one of the most productive contributors to the English language’s most wonderful dictionary…
Local towns are hoping that Verizon’s intention to cut off municipal fees, a significant source of revenue, will be another in a list of broken promise by the telecommunications…
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.” ~ Chief Seattle
As Verizon begins to stop paying municipal fees, small towns like Oakland will need to be innovative in maximizing existing revenue sources. There are many creative ways…
The environment, the tennis courts, and the approval for capital expenditures and new debt were all part of the Oakland town council meeting..
They did not beat the drum slowly, nor play the fife lowly, at the drum off held after the Indian Hills football game against…
Daisy Scouts Troop 213 & Troop 200 earned their “Courageous & Strong”…
Economists have likened the slide in housing values and the loss of jobs in NJ to the Great Depression, and the number of foreclosures in Oakland is…
The recent theft of a GPS system from a car parked in Oakland’s Crystal Lake area exemplifies a growing trend affecting…
