Monthly Archives: October 2010


VMS-PTO Awarded Grant from Macy*s

Valley Middle School PTO – Oakland, NJ would like to thank MACY’s Preakness, Wayne, NJ for extending an invitation for us to participate in the annual Shop for a Cause event that took place on October 16th.  For those of you who are not familiar with Shop for a Cause, […]


West Bergen Participates in Advocacy Week

“School bullying is widespread across the United States. Each day, an estimated 160,000 children refuse to go to school because they dread the physical and verbal aggression of their peers and the loneliness that comes from being excluded”, said Michael J. Tozzoli, MSW, West Bergen’s Chief Executive Officer.


On the Job – October 20th

On October 5, 2010 as a result of information received by officials at Indian Hills High School , Det./Sgt. DeBoer recovered a small quantity of suspected marijuana that was passed between two students during class.  The marijuana, which was located in an eye glass case, was secured as evidence and […]


October, Bully Awareness Month

October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and recent events in norther Bergen County are grim reminders of the tragic consequences bullying can have. The suicide of the young Rutgers student from Ridgewood who was bullied by the surreptitious videotaping conducted by his roommate has received national and global attention. Recent […]


Publisher Runs for Town Council

It’s about a month and a half away from Election Day in Oakland, New Jersey, and the change in seasons isn’t the only shift coming to Oakland. That is, if Nov. 2 and the events that follow go smoothly for one of the candidates for Town Council.

Charlie McCormick, the publisher for TheOaklandJournal.com and web designer for Cicero Designs, is running for Town Council, and