Monthly Archives: May 2012


May 2012 Teen Book Reviews

Psychiatric Tales : eleven graphic stories about mental illness Darryl Cunningham Darryl Cunningham is himself a sufferer of mental illness as he has had to combat depression and anxiety through many of his childhood and adult years. His time working as a health care provider and on psychiatric wards – […]


On the Job – May 2, 2012

On April 23, 2012 as a result of an ambulance request at a residence on Grove Street , Officer Rowin charged a 17 year old Franklin Lakes resident with the possession of drug paraphernalia and with being under the influence of suspected heroin. He was subsequently released into the custody […]


Oh Mon Dieu!

At the risk of losing all of our readers in Cleveland, Ohio, The Oakland Journal is issuing a travel advisory on  Cleveland . This is do to the arrest of 5 individuals plotting to blow up a  Cleveland bridge. Yes, they have been arrested, but other figures in the conspiracy may still […]


May 2012 Children’s Book Reviews

In honor of Mother Goose Day, May 1, here are some new twists on the old classics reviewed by Andrea Elson of the Oakland Public Library! Builder Goose : It’s construction rhyme time! by Boni Ashburn Taking a construction spin on classic nursery rhymes, Ashburn recreates 22 familiar rhymes with […]