Monthly Archives: March 2013


OAK Magnets

The Sports Association of Oakland is now in its 54th year.  Funds the SAO has raised and donated have paid for new football helmets, the Oakland playground, the field 9 sprinklers, various scholarships, basketball tournaments and much, much more. All money raised by the SAO is devoted to Oakland, and […]


Barnstable Academy Student wins Writing Awards

Barnstable Academy senior, Zeke Maben who is headed off to Vassar College in the fall recently won three separate Regional writing awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.    Maben won a Gold Key for his personal essay titled “On […]


Measuring Municipal Performance

In 2011, the WOLF pack – Wyckoff, Oakland, and Franklin Lakes – reviewed a presentation by Revelstone concerning their new Compass software system described as, “…an intuitive Web-based solution designed to allow local governments to measure and improve their municipality’s services performance.” Wyckoff at the time declined to buy into […]


Decisions, Decisions…

Decisions, Decisions: What goes into a senior’s Future Vision? By Ryan Schwertfeger Most seniors around this time of the year, at Indian Hills, Ramapo, and across the country, are finally taking a deep breath examining their options and their acceptances, and finally choosing the place of higher education that will […]


Tracking Crime In Your Neighborhood

Residents in Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff can check on the monthly crime stats via the NJ State Police Uniform Crime Report. The reports – the most recent showing statistics for January and February of 2012, cover crimes such as forced entry, assault, larceny, and motor-vehicle theft. Local police departments […]