Submitted by Gina Steele I attended the RIH Budget presentation so that I could reacquaint myself with the laptop initiative. There were only 20 parents from the 3 towns attending this meeting, and considering the laptop initiative is a controversial subject I thought I would help fill people in on […]
The Sports Association of Oakland is now in its 54th year. Funds the SAO has raised and donated have paid for new football helmets, the Oakland playground, the field 9 sprinklers, various scholarships, basketball tournaments and much, much more. All money raised by the SAO is devoted to Oakland, and […]
Decisions, Decisions: What goes into a senior’s Future Vision? By Ryan Schwertfeger Most seniors around this time of the year, at Indian Hills, Ramapo, and across the country, are finally taking a deep breath examining their options and their acceptances, and finally choosing the place of higher education that will […]
While students throughout NJ are taking part in the Celebrate NJ essay contest, Bergen County Clerk John Hogan is celebrating himself. A recent article in The Bergen Record details how Hogan spent $60,000 on a calendar featuring 21 photos of himself. You can read what actually transpired at the last […]
Beef and Guinness Stew Serves 6 – Ingredients: vegetable oil 2 pounds lean stewing beef, cubed teaspoon salt Freshly ground pepper 2 large onions, coarsely chopped large clove garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons each: tomato paste, beef bouillon 2 cups carrots, cut in chunks 1 cup celery, cut in chunks 1/2 […]
Oakland’s interim Superintendent of Schools, Jeffery Feifer, penned a letter to Oakland parents and the greater Oakland community to introduce several new initiatives. The majority of the letter is devoted to explaining why full day kindergarten is advantageous for Oakland’s children, how it will impact the school budget, and why the […]
