Monthly Archives: January 2012


Making Wishes Happen 2

Mario Giordano, 4th grader, of Oakland, hosted his 2nd annual Letters To Santa campaign to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  Over 600 letters were collected from CCD classes at Most Blessed Sacrament in Franklin Lakes and family & friends from all over the country.  For every letter collected, Macys will donate […]


Will all of FLOW have a CERT? 1

Will all of FLOW have a CERT? by Ryan “Robinson” Schwertfeger Recently, several local high school students graduated from a training course which is catching fire across the country. In this program called CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team, members are trained and educated about what to do to help […]


How Many Names Do You Know for Groundhogs? 1

How Many Names Do You Know for Groundhogs? By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Groundhogs have been in the spotlight lately, thanks to Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck. What these furry creatures are called actually depends on what part of the country you are from. I have informally […]


On the Job – January 25

On January 19, 2012 as a result of a motor vehicle crash on Ramapo Valley Road , Ptl. Noury arrested a 36 year old Paterson , NJ woman for driving under the influence of alcohol. The woman’s vehicle had been traveling on Ramapo Valley Road northbound when it left the […]