Reviewed by Andrea Dochney of the Oakland Public Library Trucksgiving By: Jon Scieszka One of the newest additions in the Ready-to-Roll series, Trucksgiving follows the trucks of Trucktown as they create their own day of thanks. The story emphasizes gratitude and friendship. Scieszka is an extremely popular, prolific writer for […]
Carving Out the Truth: Are Turkey Hats for Real? By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist You see them in store windows and on classroom walls. You’ve probably seen them for so long, you don’t notice them. Turkeys are everywhere for Thanksgiving. But did you ever notice the curious Pilgrim […]
Girls Scouts, their parents, and now congressional representatives are very concerned with the organization’s efforts to ship production of the Girl Scout uniform overseas.
To the Editor: As November 2nd draws near, Oakland voters are once again being inundated with promises of better days ahead……if we keep the band together. The same band that has promised to finish the library, renovate the DPW building, stabilize taxes, etc. is making the same promises and if […]
Oakland’s love for pizza will be put to the test with the impending arrival of a new Pizza Hut in the center of town. In the heart of October, National Pizza Month, Oakland gave the green light to renovate a century old building on Ramapo Valley Road to accom0date a […]
On October 20, 2010 officers were dispatched to a residence on Oneida Ave on a reported break-in in progress. Prior to the officer’s arrival, it was reported by the victim/homeowner that the suspect, who was known by the victim, left the scene and fled towards the area of Manito Ave […]
