Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story By Linda Glaser This book features a clear, simple introduction to composting through photos depicting children in the various stages of the process. Rather than appeal to the “icky” nature of worms, the book presents composting in a practical manner. If you’re […]
Mothers’ Club of Oakland High School Scholarship Awards Mothers’ Club of Oakland will be awarding two $500 scholarships to the 2010 graduating high school seniors. To qualify, applicant must be an Oakland resident. Applications may be picked up at IHHS guidance office or contact Wendi at 201-913-6702 or email wendicancalosi@verizon.net. […]
The Oakland Board of Health and Valley Hospital will be offering free Vision and Hearing Screening on…
Girl Scout Junior troop 541 staffed the only water station at the Bronx Zoo’s Run For The Wild event. The girls arrived at the Zoo at 6:00am to check in as volunteers. They spent two hours filling thousands of cups with water, stacked 3 tiers high. Then they spent another […]
A perfect day for a perfect sport in Oakland Last Saturday saw a perfect day for Oakland’s opening day parade. The weather was a picture of spring with no hint of the harsh winter that closed schools, tumbled trees, and buried roads with piles of snow. The sun was warm, […]
Robo calls in Oakland went out Monday afternoon from the Board of Education reminding residents of Tuesday’s vote. But an informal survey of senior citizens, or homes with no children, failed to find any who received this reminder phone call. While this may follow the letter of the law in […]
