James M. McPherson. Embattled Rebel; Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief. New York: The Penguin Press, 2014. As Reviewed by Ted Odenwald Having written a glowing study of Lincoln’s growth as commander in chief of the Union forces, McPherson, a foremost authority on the Civil War, felt obligated to “describe […]
Pastor Russell Stammer has been named the interim pastor at the Ramapo Valley Baptist Church on Franklin Ave in Oakland, NJ, a position in which he will serve while the church goes through the search process for a new senior pastor. Pastor Stammer has been serving the congregation at Ramapo […]
On September 7, 1977 the road that leads through the middle of the recreation complex was named Lawlor Drive. Over the past 38 years a lot has changed in Oakland. People have moved into town, people have moved out, children have been born and a couple of generations have passed […]
