Monthly Archives: January 2013


The 5 Cent Solution 2

A new poll of 700 registered NJ voters statewide shows that 56% of them disapprove of a proposed tax/penalty designed to discourage the use of plastic bags, with 39% approving. The Reduce Plastic and Paper Bag Usage Act passed in committee back in December, and will now proceed to the […]


On the Job – January 16, 2013

On December 27, 2012 a Franklin Lakes resident reported to Ptl. Rowin that her purse had been stolen while she was shopping at Shop-Rite.  The woman stated that the purse was removed from her shopping cart while she was looking at items near the store’s entrance.  Her credit cards, an […]


The Dumb Tax

How America will pay off its continually increasing debt has led to a debate as to whether the richest in America will pay more, or if the middle class will pay more. There is has been little discussion as to whether smarter people or dumber people should pay more in […]


VFW Post 5702 To Honor Captain Eleanor Alexander

VFW Post 5702 To Honor Captain Eleanor Alexander On the evening of Monday, January 21, 2013, the membership of Franklin Lakes VFW Post 5702 will suspend the regular order of business at its General Membership Meeting in order to conduct a ceremony and presentation to honor Captain Eleanor Alexander, the […]


Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald (Audio book sampling read by the author, courtesy of Macmillan Audio) Following the success of their study of President Lincoln’s death, O’Reilly and Dugard have collaborated to […]


Natalie Carti signs with Michigan 1

Natalie Carti is a three-time varsity letterwinner (2010, ’11, ’12) and will play her final season at Indian Hills High School (Oakland, N.J.) this spring. She has tallied 212 goals and 172 assists in three seasons as an attacker for the Braves. With a total of 384 career points, she […]