The Oakland Victory expose concerning the illegality of our town council taking public debate behind closed doors is important. But the letter of the law should be subservient to the spirit, and in that regard a great travesty has occurred.
The Sports Association of Oakland thanks long time Travel Baseball manager Dan Logatto! Coach Logatto completed an 8 year run as the skipper of the “Cardiac Kids”. Along the way he took his team to Cooperstown in 2009, spent countless hours teaching the boys how to play baseball, always kept sportsmanship first and led his [...]
At the regularly scheduled Mayor and Council meeting of July 27, 2011, there will be a presentation of Historic Preservation Plan regarding the Van Allen House and Stream House property. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm.
Please read the following pdf’s taken from the original report in an easy to download format . The report [...]
A Frame of Reference
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
I have a great four-section frame sitting on my shelf and I contemplate putting new photos in it. It currently has photos of my family while I was in college, and got stored away until I bought a house many years later. All that time I wondered [...]
Sammedy-Sam
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
When the Fourth of July rolls around, I often think of a white-bearded man. No, I’m not that desperate for Christmas to come again (but I’ll have you know it is only 5 months away!). I’m talking about Uncle Sam. Who is this guy and why is he so strongly [...]
Public Opinion Polls for Oakland, NJ by Ryan Robinson
OAKLAND, NJ PUBLIC OPINION POLL ABOUT THE PRIMARY OF 2011 (Available online only from April 13, 2011- June 1, 2011)
Margin of error is 17.5%
1. What is your age?
18-25 –> 13%
26-34 –> 3%
35-44 –> 29%
45-59 –> 52%
60+ –> 3%
2. What is your political affiliation?
Democrat –> 16%
Independent –> 13%
Republican [...]
A small mystery has come and gone in Oakland, but the story attached will undoubtedly continue to play itself out over the coming months. The link to a new website OaklandVictory.com, has been circulating with little information as to who started it.
OaklandVictory.com is a website encouraging Republicans to vote for the Democratic candidates of Schwager, [...]
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
There is something mesmerizing about bubbles. And if they are within reach, the urge to pop them is almost unstoppable (or maybe that’s just me!). But where does this fascination come from?
If you think about our forefathers, when would they have seen bubbles before liquid soaps were invented? Perhaps [...]
New Jersey is well known for its pay-to-play culture where one pays in order to become a player on the political field. Typically, an individual, business, or organization makes campaign contributions to public officials, party officials, or parties themselves, in the expectation of receiving political or financial benefit.
New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission provides a [...]
Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert
“A Concerto Extravaganza!” - May 22, 2011
Featuring Cellist Noah Lee of Heights Elementary School, Oakland, NJ
Chiu-Tze Lin, Music Director and Conductor
For its fourth season’s finale, the award-winning Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra will present “A Concerto Extravaganza!” on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 7 pm, at the Princeton Alliance Church on [...]
Galoshes Galore
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
Rainy days aren’t so bad in my house. My eldest loves to go outside in his rubber boots and use my ladybug umbrella (yes, I still retain ownership of my childish umbrella!) and splash vigorously in puddles. It is one of childhood’s simplest joys.
Lately I’ve noticed a lot of [...]
Primary Poll 2011
Hello Oaklanders!
For my next poll this year, I have turned the focus back on the political events in our town. This June, there will be a primary to determine who will run in the general election this fall for Mayor and Council. This poll’s intention is to see what the results could [...]
Oakland’s own, Ali Brutofski has been selected to be on a new show - MSG Varsity’s Talent Show in the Female Vocalist category.
Her performance can be viewed on Sunday, April 24th at 6:00pm on iO TV channel 14. After her performance viewers are able to vote for her online at www.msgvarsitytalentshow.com Voting can be done the [...]
Water for Fire - Hydrants are Nothing New
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
All the flooding lately has got me thinking about water. Water seems plentiful in our area, but since the beginning of time, humans have worked hard to harness the water and guide it. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn’t. Great things have come [...]
Are You Mad for March Madness?
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
For many sports fans, March is synonymous with only one thing: college basketball. The March Madness tournament may be what gets them through winter, cheering their team on. Or the team they are desperately hoping will win the office pool.
I have some skeletons in the [...]
Ryan Robinson’s Mid-Winter poll results about local sports teams are in. Click here to find out the most popular teams…
Submitted by Charlie McCormick
The circus surrounding Oakland’s nationally respected recreation program is a very local example of how government in New Jersey is broken.
Things will continue to get worse for New Jersey residents for years to come as the state seeks to save itself at the expense of local municipalities. The state’s growing debt obligations [...]
s.h.e. gallery is proud to present works by Oakland, NJ artist Tracy DiTolla. Tracy incorporates her watercolor paintings into collages to make calm, meditative, abstract images. Tracy’s works are inspired by Zen philosophy and she strives to create tranquility through color and form. These elements are present in her ‘Zen Circles’ series [...]
RISING COSTS OF COLLEGE TUITION OFFSET BY TALENTED FLOW RESIDENTS
25th Anniversary FLOW Follies Presents Largest Scholarship Fundraiser For The Ramapo-Indian Hills Community
by Deb Breslow
Since 1985, parents of students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff (FLOW) have put aside their business attire to sing, dance, act, write, design, and build to raise scholarship [...]
BARNSTABLE ACADEMY SENIOR HAN JU LEE
WINS SIX REGIONAL ART AWARDS
Artwork Garners Gold Key Awards in Northern NJ Regional Scholastics
Art and Writing Awards Competition
OAKLAND, N.J., February 1, 2011– Han Ju Lee, a senior at Barnstable Academy in Oakland, had six art pieces awarded a Gold Key Award in the Northern NJ Regional [...]
