Daily Archives: April 3, 2013


Celebrating 5 Years of Oakland 1

It was 5 years ago this April when we started The Oakland Journal, well  before the idea of citizen journalism had become mainstreamed. We had a vision at that time of offering a new platform for providing information about Oakland – but more importantly, we saw it as a celebration […]


April 2013 Teen Book Reviews

Hawksmaid Kathryn Lasky Matty is the daughter of Nottingham’s most famous falconer.  After her mother is brutally murdered by Prince John’s men, her father teaches her many things to help her not only survive, but thrive as well.  It turns out that Matty is exceptional at falconry in her own […]


FLOW School Budgets

Budgets for the K-8  school districts in Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff are available online, but only Oakland residents continue to put the school budget up for a vote. Franklin Lakes and Wyckoff have opted to move their school board elections to November, and their school budget does not need […]