By Marci Sorce of Sit Drink Eat I wasn’t able to make it to my Farmer’s Market this weekend. Sadness. But, it’s probably a good thing because I still had a whole mess of produce from last week that I needed to do something with. So, I decided to make […]
Walter Isaacson. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 2003. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald To arrive at an accurate picture of Benjamin Franklin, claims biographer Walter Isaacson, “we must rescue [him] from the schoolbook caricature of a genial codger flying kites…and spouting homespun maxims… [and […]
It will be the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, and the Oakland families and friends who lost loved ones will suffer through this day as they have every year since. First year, tenth year, or the twentieth year anniversary, time will not lessen the loss endured. Collectively, the tenth […]
The first town council meeting following the historic floods left by Irene was bitter sweet. The topics discussed centered mostly around one of the more tragic events to ever hit Oakland, but the meeting painted a picture of stability and perseverance in response to the storms extensive damage – 12 […]
By Kevin Kelling To Read article in Kevin’s Blog and see more photos and video click here. In 2007, Oakland, New Jersey was rated by Business Week Magazine as one of the top 50 cities in which to raise kids, helped by an outstanding school system. While Oakland is indeed […]
Reviews by Andrea Dochney of the Oakland Public Library. Nina Nandu’s Nervous Noggins By: Barbara DeRubertis The latest edition in Barbara DeRubertis’ Animal Antics A to Z follows Nina Nandu as she copes with being new in town for the first day of school. The alliteration featured in the series […]
