The Van Allen House recently got some good news as The Ramapough Conservancy proudly announced that the borough has received a grant award of $44,000 for additional work on the Van Allen House Property. The grant from the Bergen County Historic Preservation Trust Fund was approved by the Bergen County Freeholders […]
Four Valley Middle School students will be representing Oakland, NJ at the National History Day National Finals June 9-13 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md. Valley Middle School students Kira Cuneo, Sofia Ebio, Sabina Borowiec and Glynnis Gourhan, have advanced to the national finals of the National […]
It was 24 years ago, on June 3rd & 4th, when the Chinese military was ordered to end the Tiananmen Square protests. It was on June 5th, with the blood of protesters still fresh in the streets, when a lone man stopped the Chinese army, and stopped a world transfixed by his […]
Here are the results of Ryan Schwertfeger’s Final Public Opinion Poll for Oakland, NJ. Thank you Ryan for your service to the community. To view the results on Public Opinion Poll for Oakland, NJ click here. Spring 2013 Poll Results Results for the Spring 2013 Poll taken from May 8, […]
Are You Ticklish? By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Maybe it’s between your toes or the backside of your knee. Or for most, it’s the underarm. I swear I have hairs on my neck that allow me to detect fingers a foot away. There are so many areas on […]
On April 28, 2013, our lives changed tragically and inexplicably when our 14 year old son died suddenly. In the four weeks that have followed, it has been the love and support of our family, friends and community that have given us the strength to endure. From that very first […]
