Monthly Archives: January 2013


Ramapo College partnering with Ramapough Conservancy on Coursework

This coming semester, Judith Joan Sullivan, Founder and Chairwoman of the Ramapough Conservancy has agreed to assist Professor Michael Edelstein http://ww2.ramapo.edu/sshs/faculty/Edelstein.aspx in his teachings at Ramapo College.  The Ramapough Conservancy will be the “client” for a course on Environmental Assessment.  Enrollment in the course doubled since last semester, during which […]


The Winter 2013 Poll

The Winter 2013 Poll by Ryan Schwertfeger of Public Opinion Polls of Oakland, NJ After a high powered election and a usually busy Christmas season, we all have now entered the period of cold, snow, and lots of hot chocolate…at least for the next few months. However, here in New […]


Open Letter to the Board of Ed 5

To: Oakland Board of Education John A. Scerbo, Russell Talamini, Robert Akovity, James Gaffney, Jennifer Matts It was with deep regret that I learned of the Oakland School Board’s new policy concerning the distribution of “backpack flyers” to Oakland students. While distributing printed flyers can be an imposition concerning staff […]


Registration at St. Alban’s Pre-School Now Open

St. Alban’s Pre-School, Oakland/Franklin Lakes, has started registration for the 2013-2014 school year. For the second year tuition will be held at 2011 rates. Registration packets will be available for our 2 year old, 3 year old, 4 year old, Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs. St. Alban’s Pre-School is committed […]


Teen Book Reviews – January, 2013

Waiting Carol Lynch Williams London Castle is utterly and completely lost. She and Zach had spent the last sixteen years together traveling the world with their missionary parents, tied solely to each other and their faith. And now Zach is utterly and completely gone. Through extraordinary poetic storytelling, the reader […]


On the Job – January 20, 2013

On January 17, 2013 while performing court security for the Oakland Municipal Court, Officer Noury was utilizing a handheld metal detector to screen defendants entering the courtroom.  The device alerted to a piece of aluminum foil located in the front pants pocket of a 23 year old Mahwah, NJ resident.  […]