Monthly Archives: April 2010


Hot Stuff, Sweet Stuff

Wyckoff native Nicole Ramsperger has a recipe for success bottled and available for purchase online….or in Ramsey on May 16th at the Adorno Spring Fair. Heart Breaking Dawns is the line of sauces, marinades and spices she produces with Johnny Mclaughlin. Like many start-up companies, Heart Breaking Dawns looked to […]


The Fun of Kindergarten

The Fun of Kindergarten By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist May is the month most college students run screaming from the hills that they are off for the summer. High school seniors have serious cases of Senioritis by now. And Kindergarteners, well, do they know what summer is yet? […]


May Teen Book Reviews

Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena Danny doesn’t know where he fits in. He relates most to his Mexican heritage, feeling more comfortable with his extended Mexican family than with his white mother. When his mom moves to San Francisco with her new boyfriend, Danny decides to stay the […]


Strawberry Festival

The Oakland Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary to hold it’s annual Strawberry Festival Come & enjoy Fresh strawberries with cake & ice cream Beverage included Diabetic option available On Tuesday May 11th, 2010. 6:00pm – 8:30pm At the Ben H. Wood Memorial Fire House, 25 Yawpo Ave, Oakland, NJ Adults […]


Favored Playgrounds

Adventure is a matter of perception, so exploring different playgrounds in New Jersey can honestly be defined as an adventure. NJPlayGrounds.com recently published a celebrity poll of favorite NJ playgrounds, and local diva Jacqueline Laurita of the Real Housewives of NJ chimed in with her favorite….and no, it was not […]


Good For You

Students in New Jersey are angry and many participated in a statewide walkout to protest cuts brought about by Governor Christie’s cuts in school funding. Organized through a Facebook page, over 14,000 in number indicated they may participate in the event. While students from individual schools and districts have mounted […]