Life’s Not Fair 1
Generation upon generation passes down certain values, and one value consistently taught, encouraged and hailed is that of fairness.
We teach our children to be fair – even though life itself is not fair.
Monthly Archives: April 2013
April is Poetry Month 2
April is National Poetry Month, and the reason the month carries that designation is to recognize the role of poetry in society. Does poetry play a role in society? The answer is no, it does not; but, perhaps we still need a national poetry month anyway. Poetry is “mano-a-mano”, hand-to-hand, […]
Oakland Farmers’ Market Grows
The Oakland Farmers’ Market is back for its second year! The grand opening day is Saturday, June 1 from 9-1 and then every Saturday until October 26 at the Municipal Parking lot next to the Library on Ramapo Valley Road in Oakland. We have a LOT of new vendors plus […]
Tim Pernetti, A Lucky Man 3
Sports is often an analogy for life, there are triumphs and defeats – there are good breaks, and bad breaks. Oakland Recreation Commissioner Tim Pernetti has seen them both, and today on the Oakland Rec fields he got a good one as Oakland softball players teamed up to show their […]
On the Job – April 25, 2013
On April 15, 2013 Det. Piercy arrested a 43 year old Lodi, NJ resident on burglary and theft charges as a result of an investigation conducted by Det. Bart Pagerie and Ptl. McDermott for the unlawful entry to an enclosed landscape trailer and the theft of two backpack-style leaf blowers […]
On the Job – April 20, 2013
On April 8, 2013 Det. Pagerie stopped to investigate a suspicious vehicle which he observed parked in the cul-de-sac on Bauer Drive. Det. Pagerie’s inquiry led to the arrest of two 18 year old men from Franklin Lakes for various drug related offenses. The two men were found to be […]