Monthly Archives: April 2012


Stress, It Not Just For Adults

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week runs from May 6th through May 12th. A national poster contest for the theme “Youth Overcoming Trauma” resulted in the poster seen in the accompanying image. The mental health of children is often overlooked for a variety of reasons. Adults tend to rely on children […]


Oakland, Get Out or Stay Out

Getting out of Oakland without leaving Oakland, is a great thing with so many places to go for a hike, see the town from a distance….When it comes to staying out of it, that means staying out of anything that goes on with the local government.


The USS Ramapo 1

The days of giving a ship a name with meaning may soon be a thing of the past. It seems only inevitable that the USS Microsoft, or the USS PizzaHut, will become the norm as naming rights help foot the bill for navy vessels in the same way Metlife and […]


On the Job – April 25, 2012

On April 17, 2012 as a result on a motor vehicle stop on Franklin Avenue for erratic driving, Ptl. Harvey arrested a 46 year old Franklin Lakes resident for driving under the influence of alcohol.  She was transported to HQ where she submitted samples of her breath for chemical testing […]


Be Bear Aware

Thanks to Leo McGuire for sending in these videos of a Black Bear in his backyard. Below the videos is the Borough Message about dealing with the bear population.