Youth from St. Alban’s Episcopal Church participated in a mission trip this summer that included painting a church and working with children with life-limiting illness and their families at ‘Haven of Hope’. The trip was led by the rector, The Reverend Kathryn King, and based at Crossroads Camp and Conference […]
Labor Day weekend is a good time to discuss the No Budget, No Pay Act working it’s way through congress. This new law would suspend pay for members of Congress if they fail to pass a concurrent budget resolution and all 12 annual spending bills on time.- No work, no […]
Oakland Recreation Commission Unveils New Recreation Website The Oakland Recreation Commission is unveiling their new website on Friday August 31st. The new web address is www.OaklandRec.org; the old website will direct internet users to this new site for the time being. The old site was created in 2006 by dedicated […]
IHHS Senior Christian Chiu Shares a quick trip around Oakland by bicycle. You may get a little dizzy!
Most people in Oakland may not be familiar with the name Jill Chalemin Schwertfeger, but many are familiar with her son Ryan Schwertfeger, who occasionally uses the nom de plume of Ryan Robinson when writing for The Oakland Journal.
Proposed Walking Path for the Alexander Potash Recreation Complex The idea of a walking path around the Rec Complex was conceived approximately 5 years ago. Many communities already have fully functioning, community oriented walking paths. Some towns include: Dumont, Ramsey, Franklin Lakes, Maywood, and Norwood, just to name a few. […]
