The FLOW school districts of Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff are joining numerous other school districts that have embraced what is marketed as “Singapore Math”. As school curriculum rarely, if ever, is branded with the name of a country, it is appropriate to ask why in this case the teaching […]
The annual Science Fair and Art Exhibit at Barnstable Academy was a huge success. Congratulations to all the students and teachers for a fabulous evening. You can view the entries on their facebook page by clicking here. A special congratulations to Ben Rose (pictured), a 9th grade student at Barnstable […]
Dog Park for Oakland, NJ has launched a contest for the official logo of the Dog Park which hopefully will be located in the Pleasureland/Mueller’s Park area. The official name of the park will be Jill Schwertfeger Memorial Dog Park, but that does not need to be put in the […]
Multiple news outlets are reporting on the Hunger Games being filmed in Oakland. As the image posted in this Star Ledger article indicates, film crew trailers filled the entire parking area for the upper Skyline Drive lot. There has been no official confirmation, simply an acknowledgement from state officials that […]
The Oakland Public Events Committee will be coordinating the annual town carnival which will be a 4 day event this year, from Wed-Sat, June 26-29, 2013. Along with the rides at the Carnival, there are the Games of Chance…
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Bergen Committee welcomes State Chair Alan Smith, Col. USMC (ret) to the Teaneck National Guard Armory Oakland resident and Bergen ESGR Chair Leo P. McGuire, Sheriff (ret) welcomed Col. Alan Smith, state chair of NJ ESGR. ESGR, a Department of Defense agency, […]
