Monthly Archives: September 2013


Short Stories by Oakland Kids 1

The following short stories were written by 3 students during the Creative Writing Class that was offered by the SAO during the winter of 2013 and instructed by Marisol Kozlovski. The students were in 4th and 5th grade. This course is being offered again this semester. Click here to find […]


Gaining STEAM in Oakland

Oakland is gaining STEAM with a new semester of art, cultural and exercise classes being sponsored by the Sports Association of Oakland. Classes, which are now open for registration, include offerings in writing, photography, drama, pottery, as well as exercises classes – the 2013 fall semester also offers adult classes. […]


Library Expands Hours

The Oakland Public Library is expanding its hours. Beginning Monday, September 9th, 2013, the Oakland Public Library will open at 9:30 am, Monday through Saturday. The closing hours remain the same. New Library Hours: Monday       9:30 am   –  8:00 pm Tuesday      9:30 am   –  8:00 pm Wednesday  9:30 am  –   […]


Judith Sullivan to receive Award for Ramapough Conservancy Work

Ramapough Conservancy’s Founder and Chair, Judith Sullivan will receive the 2013 Visionary Award from Preservation NJ this fall. Click here to see the vision and progress of the Ramapough Conservancy. Founded in 1978, Preservation New Jersey advocates for and promotes historic preservation as a sustainable strategy to protect and enhance […]


October at the Library

October Special Events at the Oakland Public Library The Oakland Garden Club will visit the Library on Thursday, October 10 from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.  Oakland children, ages 5 and up, will make autumn wreaths from nature’s gifts, such as pine cones, silks, and seeds in the Pat Turnier Craft […]


Back to School (& Farts)

It’s back to school, and what better way to celebrate this annual event then with talk about farts. There are still many people that think speaking about farts is not socially acceptable; they think it’s childish, it’s sophomoric, and it’s lowbrow, bathroom humor…those people are usually farts themselves. Farts are […]