Monthly Archives: May 2012


June 2012 Teen Book Reviews

Bitter End Jennifer Brown Alex has always felt a little bit lost.  Her mother died in a car crash when she was very young and all she really knows is that her parents didn’t have the happiest marriage and her mom was supposedly trying to escape for a more inspirational […]


On the Job – May 30, 2012

On May 26, 2012 officers assisted the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department in locating an individual with an active warrant. The arrest took place on Iroquios Avenue when officers were en route to the man’s house on Shoshone Path. Officer Harvey recognized the man walking on the sidewalk and approached him. […]


Mr. and Mrs. Madison’s War

Mr. and Mrs. Madison’s War: America’s First Couple and the Second War of Independence by Hugh Howard New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald The United States was not prepared to declare war against England in the War of 1812. There was little money available; there were […]


Carnival Cravings

With the Oakland Town Carnival just weeks away, many people’s hearts, minds, and stomachs are already there. This article is about the stomach, mostly…


The Accidental Addict 1

Heroin use is on the rise, and it’s existence in the FLOW community is a certainty. Recent arrests indicate the availability of the drug to young residents locally, and arrests throughout suburban New Jersey indicate the growing problem of heroin. Oakland police recently made an arrest that included a Franklin […]