Irish Soda Bread Recipe sent in by Elizabeth Benducci – This is her mom’s recipe who hails from County Sligo in Ireland. 2 c. all purpose flour 2 T. sugar 1 1/2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 2 T. butter 3/4 c. + 2 T. […]
Greetings to fellow lovers of Oakland! My name is Kevin Heffernan and I have had the opportunity and pleasure of living in Oakland for the last 35 years. And, I am both delighted and extraordinarily honored to join the wonderful team at The Oakland Journal. My wife and I came […]
The problem facing the State of New Jersey is that both retirement and health care costs have escalated over the past 10-15 years more rapidly than any other State expenditure. There are many reasons for this escalation, but if such trends continue, both the State and its local governments will […]
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin New York: Simon and Schuster, 2013 As Reviewed by Ted Odenwald Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft became good friends as they worked together to achieve the goals of the progressive movement […]
The Oakland Flood Commission meeting held on Monday, February 10, was open to the public and attended by members of the Flood Commission including Chairman Lew Levy, members Dot O’Connor, Ted O’Grady, Anthony Smid, Gina Steele and Bill Farley, Flood Commission recording secretary Lois Smid, as well as Mayor Linda […]
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE COUNTY OF BERGEN OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED 2013 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS Please Take Notice: As required by the State of New Jersey in N.J.S.A. 40:12-15, et seq., the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Public Advisory Committee, on behalf of the Bergen County Board of […]
