Congratulations to Glenn Blatz who was inducted into the Oakland Sports Hall of Fame at the 2011 Baseball/Softball Parade. Jim Folkerts, the chair of the Sports Association of Oakland presented Glenn with the plaque,which will be hung in the Danny D’Elia building. Below is the speech delivered by Caron McCormick, the 2010 SAO chair, from [...]
In December 2009, The Oakland Journal featured Ali Brustofski as the winner of New York Song Writer’s Circle Young Songwriter Award. Now, a year later, Ali became a finalist, out of 400 entrants, in Z100’s Hometown Hero Contest.
NJ’s largest teen night club, Confetti, is providing a venue for Ali and another NJ Band from the [...]
The health-care reform legislation that passed earlier this year was incredibly broad in scope, so it’s probably not surprising that there’s a good deal of confusion, and a number of false or misleading claims being circulated. Here’s the truth behind two of the claims that have gained the most traction lately.
The claim: Beginning in 2011, [...]
There’s a reason why parents and grandparents remind younger generations not to, “air your dirty laundry in public”. The idiom is meant as a reminder that if you do not want your personal life to be the topic of gossip, it’s best to keep it private.
Perhaps this is advice that Mayor Ken Pringle of Belmar [...]
One of the largest Thanksgiving meals served in America happened on Thanksgiving Day of 1976 immediately prior to The Band’s farewell concert immortalized in the film The Last Waltz which was directed by Martin Scorsese. 5,000 people were served turkey dinners - with a vegetarian option- before taking part in one of the century’s [...]
Come to Timbers on Friday, November 13th to see the art work of Dani G and Monika Gardner…
Oakland, NJ photographer Jim Delillo joins Fotiola…
Franklin Lakes Teen Librarian reviews 3 books…
Michele Reutty, Director of the Oakland, NJ Public Library suggests some fun summertime books…
The Second Annual Art Show is coming this fall. Here is a preview of one of the artists…
In October of 2004, Jim DeLillo of Oakland, NJ uploaded his first photo “Reflections of a Balloonist” to the then fledgling company iStockphoto.com…
Generation Dead, Truancy: A Novel and Bog Child reviewed by Kate Vasilik, Teen Librarian at the Franklin Lakes Public Library…
Oakland, NJ photographer Jim DeLillo has been branching out into a new area, this time his photos are literally out of this world…
Katherine Vasilik reviews Tracking Trash : Flotsam, jetsam, and the science of ocean motion, Audrey, Wait! and Someone Named Eva…
Looking for something interesting to read? Something new, something to make you think or laugh out loud?
Read Michele Reutty’s reviews of Mo Willems’ “Elephant and Piggy” series.
Teen book reviews by Katherine Vasilik, the Young Adult Librarian at Franklin Lakes, NJ Public Library…
While many couples are drawn together by mutual interests, a special bond is created when this interest is discovered together. This is the case with a Wyckoff couple in love with nature.
Former Oakland, NJ Resident and IHHS graduate, Lauren Kampf, will be…
