Which Team is Your Team? RESULTS

Ryan Robinson’s Mid-Winter poll results about local sports teams are in.  Click here to find out the most popular teams…

COMING THIS SUMMER… THE SOAR EXPERIENCE

West Bergen’s Asperger’s Related Services is pleased to announce that it is again sponsoring the SOAR Experience, a summer program for children and teens, ages 6-16, with Asperger’s Syndrome and other related disorders.  The SOAR Experience, a therapeutic social skills program in a day camp-like environment, will be held at the Center for Children and [...]

On the Job - February 23

On February 5, 2011 several officers responded to an activated burglar alarm at a commercial business on Bauer Drive .  Their investigation at the scene revealed that a burglary had been thwarted by the alarm; and attempts were made by the suspects to remove a significant amount material from the establishment, specifically, rods made of [...]

Something for a snowy day……..

By Marci Sorce
It’s a white President’s Day here in New Jersey and there’s not much else to do so I thought I would send along something to ease the pain of yet another snowy morning.
Friday night I co-hosted a party with my friend Michelle and we had a Martini & Crostini theme.  Here is a [...]

Troop 49 - Learning and Earning

Troop 49, “The Pathfinders” visited Gettysburg National Military Park in November 2010. They completed a series of hikes, including one for 10 miles, through the battlefields to experience American history. This allowed the scouts to earn the Historic Gettysburg Trail Medal, issued by the local Scout council from Pennsylvania.
The hikes took them through downtown Gettysurg [...]

AAA & RBARI Team Up

Driven to Save Lives
Helping Motorist
and Animals in Need

AAA North Jersey is proud to announce the company’s first annual community drive to help local animal shelters in need. During the months of March and April 2011, AAA will be accepting donations on behalf of Ramapo - Bergen Animal Refuge, INC. (RBARI). RBARI is Bergen County’s [...]

Inside the Van Allen House

To help commemorate Presidents Day Weekend, the Oakland Historical Society held an Open House at the Van Allen House on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011.
The event included a speaker, guided tours of the museum, demonstrations on colonial cooking and music and also fire-making demonstrations from Frontiersmen members.
For future events, please check the website or simply look [...]

Valentine’s Heart Cake

Valentine’s Heart Cake
By Marci Sorce
Valentine’s Day usually invokes the thoughts of luscious creamy chocolate desserts.
Like a rich chocolate espresso soufflé.
Or a decadent chocolate hazelnut torte.
Or a warm ooey gooey molten chocolate cake.
But, not in my house.  Nothin says lovin like a big chocolate heart cake.

My Mom has been making this for me and my sisters [...]

Fixing Oakland Recreation

Submitted by Charlie McCormick
The circus surrounding Oakland’s nationally respected recreation program is a very local example of how government in New Jersey is broken.
Things will continue to get worse for New Jersey residents for years to come as the state seeks to save itself at the expense of local municipalities. The state’s growing debt obligations [...]

FL Valley Hospital Auxiliary Casino Night

Franklin Lakes Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary Hosts Casino Night
The Franklin Lakes Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary invites everyone to Ante Up for its CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER on April 9, 2011. Starting at 7 PM, the entire North Jersey Country Club, located at 504 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ, will be yours to experience [...]

Oakland Government’s Dichotomy

The town council meeting of February 9th presented a dichotomy of events that struck at the cord of community.
Don Burns, who has served the community for decades, was honored for his service and his tenure as a member of Oakland’s town council. Notably the most independent of council members in recent years, Burns presented himself [...]

Rec Commissioner asked to Resign UPDATE 2

UPDATE: Steve Wagoner has informed the Mayor, Council and Borough of Oakland that:
“After much thought I have decided to sue the Mayor and Council and the Borough of Oakland in Superior Court for my unlawful removal from the Recreation Commission.”

UPDATE: Steve Wagoner has informed the Mayor that he intends to fulfill his full term [...]

UnBecoming Officers

In a shocking development, the Oakland town council has dismissed two police officers  for “misconduct and conduct unbecoming” an officer as initially reported in The Bergen Record.
The seriousness of police work in NJ has been too graphically exemplified as towns local to Oakland see police officers facing life threatening situations such as those in Lakewood [...]

On the Job - February 9

On February 3, 2011 Ptl. Broek conducted a motor vehicle stop on Hiawatha Blvd. after he observed the vehicle cross over the double yellow lines on several occasions and travel in excess of the posted speed limit.  Upon his approach to the vehicle, Ptl. Broek immediately detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating [...]

Marry Me Fettucine

Marry Me Fettucine
Recipe by Marci Sorce. Visit her blog for more tasty recipes.
I’m not actually asking fettucine to marry me.
Unless fettucine is tall, dark and handsome.
But then my husband might get mad.
Anyway…..
I just named this dish “Marry Me Fettucine” because if you make it for your honey and you are not already married, this dish [...]

The SOAR Experience

West Bergen’s Asperger’s Related Services

The SOAR Experience
INFORMATION SESSION
Come and learn about the SOAR Experience – a therapeutic social skills program in a day camp-like environment for children and teens with Asperger’s and related disorders. An additional information session on the Counselor in Training (CIT) Program will follow on the same evenings. The CIT program is [...]

Tracy DiTolla @ s.h.e. gallery

s.h.e. gallery is proud to present works by Oakland, NJ artist Tracy DiTolla. Tracy incorporates her watercolor paintings into collages to make calm, meditative, abstract images. Tracy’s works are inspired by Zen philosophy and she strives to create tranquility through color and form. These elements are present in her ‘Zen Circles’ series [...]

Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken: A World War II
Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.
New York: Random House, 2010.
as reviewed by Ted Odenwald

He was unbroken, though beaten, starved, tortured, humiliated, cast adrift, diseased, and imprisoned. U.S. Army Air Force Lieutenant Louie Zampirini endured hardships that nearly destroyed him physically, mentally, and spiritually in the last [...]

Oakland’s Census Numbers

The census results in New Jersey show population growth, but not enough to avoid losing a congressional seat. Below are the preliminary numbers for the FLOW area, and an interactive map.
Oakland Borough 12,466 in 2000 to  12,754 in 2010  .
Franklin Lakes Borough10,422 in 2000 to 10,590  in 2010.
Wyckoff Township16,514 in 2000 to 16,696  in 2010.
An interesting [...]

25th Anniversary FLOW Follies

RISING COSTS OF COLLEGE TUITION OFFSET BY TALENTED FLOW RESIDENTS
25th Anniversary FLOW Follies Presents Largest Scholarship Fundraiser For The Ramapo-Indian Hills Community
by Deb Breslow
Since 1985, parents of students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff (FLOW) have put aside their business attire to sing, dance, act, write, design, and build to raise scholarship [...]