Real Housewife of New Jersey, Dina Manzo, wants to throw your next party!
HGTV is Now Casting “Dina’s Party”
Looking for fun dynamic people living within a 30-minute drive of the Franklin Lakes New Jersey area who are throwing a meaningful party, need a home pick-me-up and would LOVE to work with expert party/event planner Dina Manzo [...]
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 their community after a major disaster. [...]
Christopher Brandle Joy of Life Foundation 2nd Annual Casino Night
Buy your tickets for the Christopher Brandle Joy of Life Foundation 2nd Annual Casino Night on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 to be held at the Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey.
•Date is March 8th, 2012, 6:30pm-10:30pm
•Open Bar and Buffet Dinner
•Cost is $125 per person
•Purchase a table of [...]
Meet President Warren G. Harding at the Van Allen House!
Kevin Titus is an expert on President Harding, and portrays him as the president in office during the 2 years of his term, 1921-1923. Harding died in office, but was the President who ended US participation in World War I Debate with him on the national [...]
It is a remarkable and rare event when an Oakland resident’s nomination to volunteer does not get put to a vote…
David Cooper of Oakland will perform in two of the five original plays being presented February 10th, 11th and 12th at the Old Library Theatre.
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 roadway and struck a tree. [...]
Three towns, 2 schools, 1 Show ~ FLOW Follies Presents Silly Sketches on the Complexities of Air Travel by Deb Breslow
Rehearsals are underway, sets are being designed, and advance tickets are available for the 2012 production of Come FLOW With Me, a musical comedy show created by FLOW Follies. Since its inception, FLOW Follies, a [...]
Yuri Wright, senior at Don Bosco High School, was recently expelled from the Catholic academy in response to sexist and racist comments posted to his Twitter account. Thomas Aquinas addressed the question…Is stupidity a sin…
The North Jersey Chorus will rehearse for the Spring 2012 concert season on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m., starting January 25, 2012, at Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church, River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ. The concert theme “WISHES, HOPES, AND DREAMS” will feature many favorite show tunes and popular music. A warm welcome awaits new [...]
The Valley Middle School has once again topped the charts in the Future City Competition winning the New Jersey region and earning a trip to …
Ramapo Valley Knights of Columbus Council 5846 is hosting its annual free throw competition from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 (new date), in the Dogwood Hill School gym, 25 Dogwood Drive. Boys and girls ages 10-14 as of Jan. 1 who live in Oakland and Franklin Lakes may participate for [...]
Sunday Afternoon Concert Sponsored by the Oakland Public Library (Adult Dept.)
The Oakland Public Library will present an afternoon concert with acclaimed piano soloist, Song-Yuan Tang, on Sunday, February 12 at 3:00p.m. In 2006, he won first place at the Eastman International Piano Competition, as well as the Audience-Favorite prize. The concert will be held [...]
The Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge is offering basic obedience classes beginning on Thursday January 19th, 6:30pm, at the VFW Hall in Franklin Lakes. The six-week course is open to dogs 5 months and older. They must have all shots and be manageable around other students. Dogs will learn: sit, sit/stay, down, down/stay, come, heel, socialization skills. [...]
On January 16, 2012 a resident of Brandywine Place reported that approximately $1675.00 in fraudulent charges were made on her American Express card. Ptl. Bryan Rowin completed the initial investigation and forwarded all pertinent information on to the detective bureau for a more in-depth review of the case.
On January 17, 2012 a New Milford , [...]
We are a nation of consumers, and as such we like our labels.
With food we need to know if it is sugar free, caffeine free, or fat free. With religion we need to know is it Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu. With politics we need to know if it’s Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or Independent.
We need [...]
The Rec Commission is once again running at full capacity with a Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer.
On January 9th, Mayor Linda Schwager appointed Mike Guadagnino and Dan Logatto to voting positions.
Schwager moved alternate Andy Haas to a voting position from an alternate spot and also appointed Steve Saliani to an alternate position. Vivian King, Neil Malmud, Marty [...]
Claire Tomalin. Charles Dickens: A Life.
New York: The Penguin Press. 2011.
As Reviewed by Ted Odenwald
Claire Tomalin has written an outstanding biography of Charles Dickens, published for the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Britain’s greatest 19th-century novelist. Her meticulously researched and documented study explores Dickens’ strengths and weaknesses, presenting opposing sides of controversial issues, [...]
Get your Tickets for Casino Night Gala - March 17th and make your St. Patty’s Day plans early to get the VIP Party tickets FREE…
Oakland Fathers Club is having a Fish & Chips Dinner on February, 10th at the Knights of Columbus. Tickets are available for $30.00 for a sit down dinner or takeout for $15.00 for adults and $12.00 for seniors and kids.
