Monthly Archives: January 2011


A Musical Moment

A classical guitar piece by Jonathan Nicholas Gianino of Oakland, NJ. This is just a musical interlude from news, announcements and other articles; persons attempting to find a motive here will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral will be banished. Click Play Button/Buffer 20 seconds


Oakland School Scores

New Jersey recently released the test scores for individual schools. Readers can find reports for Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff at the bottom of this article, and more detailed analysis at NJ Department of Education. The role of standardized testing has been a matter of public debate for decades now, […]


The Autobiography of Mark Twain

The Autobiography of Mark Twain. The Complete and Authoritative Edition. Volume 1. ed. Harriet Elinor Smith et al. Berkeley, California: The University of California Press, 2010 As reviewed by Ted Odenwald In 1906, after many unsatisfactory starts, Mark Twain finally “…hit upon the right way to do an autobiography.” His […]


On The Job – January 9th

On December 24, 2010 at approximately 1:43 a.m., Ptl. Keenan initiated a stop on a vehicle after observing that it failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Plaza and Post Roads.  As the officer made contact with the driver, a 19 year old Ramsey , NJ […]


January 2011 Reviews

As reviewed by Andrea Dochney of the Oakland Public Library. Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution By: Pat Miller The beginning of a new year provides an opportunity for a fresh start with resolutions.  Squirrel heads to her local library to find out what “resolution” means (already a plus for this library […]


January 2011 Reviews

Going Bovine Libba Bray Cameron Smith is sixteen years old and his most outstanding quality is that he just doesn’t really care much about anything. He’s not incredibly social, but he’s not incredibly awkward either. Until weird things start to happen to his mind, anyway, and the doctors diagnose him […]