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 […]
The Orange Houses Paul Griffin Tamika Sykes is a high school student who hates to wear her hearing aids, loves the rhythm of a guitar, works hard in class, and draws pictures void of people. Fatima is a refugee living in NYC all alone, with dreams of visiting the Statue […]
WABC News came to Oakland for a story about community, volunteerism, and neighbor helping neighbor…..that’s exactly what they found. WABC News covered the relief efforts in Oakland, and interviewed volunteers April Masefield, Elizabeth Benducci, Tina Albrecht, and Jennifer Goodwin. Also included in the interview is a resident impacted by the […]
