By LAUREN MENNEN
OAKLAND - “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
This quote hangs on the walls of Indian Hills High School, and is just what Step Up aims to do. This quote from Maya Angelou is the [...]
Christmas Eve tragedy came to the FLOW region with a fatal car accident that killed Larry Sephton, 50, owner of Double L Landscaping in Franklin Lakes, and hospitalized John Iskahanian, 20, an Indian Hills alumni and former football team member.
Many residents in both Oakland and Franklin Lakes are familiar with the McCoy & Colonial Road [...]
Ryan Robinson’s latest poll results are in. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Enjoy the Winter Solstice…
Is the Reason for the Season Shopping? I hope not. By: Ryan Robinson
Christmas is my favorite time of the year and when the cold snap begins, that’s the cue for the holidays. However, is it just me or does this great season seem to arrive earlier and earlier as the years go on?
I’ve probably seen [...]
Oakland Recreation
No question one of the best in the county, possibly one of the best in the state, and a Business Week article from 2007 would say one of the best in the nation. The Oakland recreation program operates under the auspices of the volunteer Oakland Recreation Commission serving thousands through year round sports programs [...]
The Winter Solstice carries with it a promise of warmer weather and last night coincided with a full lunar eclipse. The last time a Winter Solstice and full lunar eclipse passed together in the night was almost 500 years ago. Some say the moon can evoke both romance and madness; and coming in [...]
On December 18, 2010 at approximately 12:55 a.m., Ptl. Keenan conducted a motor vehicle stop after observing the vehicle make an illegal left hand turn at the intersection of Ramapo Valley Road and Post Road . As the officer approached the vehicle and made contact with the driver, a 29 year old Lodi , NJ [...]
Yes, Santa came to Oakland courtesy of the Oakland Volunteer Fire Department. While Bryan Lima of Oakland was able to capture some of the visit on the accompanying video, The Journal was unable to interview and confirm the authenticity of this particular Santa visit.
We do though wish to address the issue of Santa by taking [...]
The special meeting between the Town Council & The Oakland Recreation Commission was held in the council chambers in a round table discussion format.
Descending from the dais, council members, recreation commissioners, and borough officials sat together at tables arranged for an in depth work session related to Oakland’s recreation program.
A recent report authored by [...]
Oakland has scheduled an accelerated tax lien sale for December 28th to collect overdue taxes. Municipalities in New Jersey normally schedule tax lien sales after the end of the fiscal year, with a recent sale in July 2010 being used to collect taxes for 2009. There does exist in NJ the option of a municipality [...]
On December 8, 2010 Ptl. Bart Pagerie arrested a 51 year old East Rutherford man at the Oakland Motor Vehicle Commission for attempting to obtain a New Jersey driver’s license utilizing a fictitious social security card. He was transported to headquarters where $1500.00 cash bail was posted. The matter will be referred to the [...]
Letter to the Editor:
As a member of the Legislative Gaming Summit, it is troubling for me that legislators representing Bergen County would abstain or flat out vote against an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution that would allow for sports betting to take place at New Jersey racetracks and Atlantic City casinos. Placing bets [...]
Donald Spoto. Possessed:The Life of Joan Crawford.
New York: William Morrow, 2010
as reviewed by Ted Odenwald
Donald Spoto, the renowned biographer of more than two dozen stars of stage and screen, believed that a new biography of Joan Crawford was required because “perhaps no other star…has been so underappreciated, misrepresented by rumor, innuendo, fabrication, unfounded allegation [...]
ABOUT THE SHOW
Andrew (Daniel Robinson) and Anthony (Anthony Wilkinson) are getting married – and everyone wants to “help”! My Big Gay Italian Wedding spins into a hysterical fiasco as everyone tries to have their way. From a saboteur ex-boyfriend to a loud, opinionated, outspoken Italian mother, personalities and culture collide in a music and dance-filled [...]
For over five years now, MyOaklandNJ.com has been a virtual town square, corner pub, and coffee klatch for Oakland residents. Born in the autumn of 2005, the online forum has 1,170 registered members that have wandered in out over the past half decade.
Online forums like MyOaklandNJ are not unique to Oakland, NJ, and active boards [...]
In December 2009, The Oakland Journal featured Ali Brustofski as the winner of New York Song Writer’s Circle Young Songwriter Award. Now, a year later, Ali became a finalist, out of 400 entrants, in Z100’s Hometown Hero Contest.
NJ’s largest teen night club, Confetti, is providing a venue for Ali and another NJ Band from the [...]
Arts patrons ushered in the holiday season attending the “small works” opening reception at s.h.e. gallery on Friday, December 3rd in conjunction with Boonton Main Street’s “Late Night” festivities. s.h.e. chose the smaller works theme to offer patrons the opportunity to give the gift of art for the holidays.
If you were unable to make it [...]
The November 10th Town Council meeting is being broadcast on channels 77 or 45 at 1am, 12pm and 8pm courtesy of the Oakland Communications Commission. This is a must see meeting for those residents with an interest in recreation, town government, and Oakland history.
The meeting, with approximately 200 residents in attendance, devoted a substantial amount [...]
The Endless Vine, a premier wine shop with an attached smoke-free wine bar and cocktail lounge, offers approximately 15 wines by the glass , beers on tap, and premium cocktails and martinis. Our on-premise perk allows us to obtain highly allocated wines that are not regularly found in the average wine shop. Aside from our [...]
