Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
Cadel Piggott is a genius. Really. At age seven he was brought to see a psychologist because he kept getting in trouble as a result of his manipulation of computer and security equipment. By his thirteenth birthday, he was in his 11th year of school and was causing traffic jams, demolishing [...]
Kooky Cookies
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
The Holidays have passed but there is still one food that keeps on hanging around if you’re lucky – cookies. Or maybe the cookies are now hanging on your hips (admit it – isn’t that your new year’s resolution!?). Either way, they’ve made their annual appearance.
I’m guessing here, but [...]
Here is Oakland, NJ artist, Karl Blunck’s Van Allan House in Spring, Karl has painted the Van Allen House in every season, but this version is his favorite so far. Over the years he has had much luck selling his paintings of VAH because many people move away and take a piece of Oakland with [...]
The spirit of Christmas stretches beyond religious borders, and at the end of the day drapes itself in hopes of peace and goodwill. It is certainly a season designed for children, the celebration of a man when he was a child’s contemporary, a small babe reliant on the kindness of strangers.
And it is often through [...]
Ted Odenwald reviews All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion, By Kenneth Sewell and Jerome Preisler.
This month the New Jersey Commission on Bullying in Schools released a 66-page report on how to further reduce bullying in schools. The report estimates that implementation of their 22 recommendations would cost $1,500,000. Approximately $900,000 would go to the establishment, staffing and supplying of three TAC (Technical Assistance Centers) sites. These sites would be [...]
Recently Manito Elementary School’s Daisy Troop 1592 visited ShopRite for a behind the scenes tour. ShopRite taught them about the bakery, healthy food options, how to check out, provided them with a snack and gave them each a free earth friendly bag. The girls had a great time.
The world has changed a lot since these [...]
Back in the 1900s, the group was known as The Wyckoff Male Chorus. They formed in 1948 and kept the original name until their popularity required they rename themselves The North Jersey Male Chorus to reflect their widening demographics. It was not until 1994 that women were invited to join, and now in the 21st [...]
When FLOW resident Tony Armenante looks back on his 85 years of life, he wishes he had been a builder.
Do You Really “Need” the Thing? By: Ryan Robinson
It’s that time of the year again that people open presents, put ornaments on the tree, light up the menorah, etc.; and people get into the holiday mood. However, what really is the focus on the special day you celebrate? Is it Jesus being born? Is it [...]
Ted Odenwald reviews Bruce Weber’s 3 year study of the “land of umpires”
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.
