Park Meeting Round-Up – September meeting Disclaimer: These are not the official minutes of the meeting, only a recollection of the highlights. The October meeting saw a final presentation and proposal brought forth by Erik Kozak. Erik designed walking trails that will take hikers from the Doty Road entrance up […]
The life’s work of Artist Roy Wright Jr. was sold as a fundraiser by the Wright family with 100% of the proceeds going to help the Oakland Library. Ron Wright is photographed giving a check totaling over $2,500.00 to Lois Folliard and Ronnie Levine of the New Friends of the […]
On October 17th, residents have an opportunity to hear and speak to the future of how Bergen County intends to develop the county parks adjoining Oakland.
The new Common Application essay prompts can be intimidating. “Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?” When you are a teenager, what lessons are learned from failure? That it hurts, that it sucks, that it’s depressing, and […]
1 active duty soldier and 22 U.S. military veterans commit suicide every day. The government shutdown, which is into its 8th day as of October 9th, 2013, inspired new outrage from the American public. The recent outrage concerns the failure of the Unites States government to supply the death benefits […]
On a warm August afternoon Gani & Afrim Vllasa stepped off their plane from Pristina, Kosovo into JFK International Airport. 12 year old Afrim had never left Kosovo before, let alone been on a plane. He and his father were nervous as they stood in line waiting to go through […]
