Pining for Pinwheels By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist There’s something about summer that brings out the colorful lawn ornaments. One that I find a bit mesmerizing is the pinwheel. One tuft of air will get that thing going like a little windmill, around and around like a hypnotizing […]
AREA STUDENTS RECEIVE NEW JERSEY STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION CADDIE SCHOLARSHIPS KENILWORTH (July 27, 2012) — Andrew Costa and Jacob Martin, both of Oakland, NJ, are 2012-13 recipients of New Jersey State Golf Association Caddie Scholarships. NJSGA Caddie Scholars receive a minimum award of $3,500 per year for all incoming freshmen […]
The Oakland NhN group meets at the Oakland Public Library on Thursdays, from 10:30am to 12:00pm, Please call the Oakland Public Library at 201-337-3742 for more information. NhN – One and a half years old and counting… Today marks the one year and a half anniversary, 18 months and counting… […]
VFW Post 5702 Sends Packages to Troops As part of a continuing effort to support active duty veterans, the membership of VFW Post 5702 is currently supporting three military units serving in Afghanistan. Individuals, organizations, and businesses wishing to assist Post 5702 in this effort can purchase or collect supplies […]
Summer 2012 Poll Results Conducted by Ryan Schwertfeger of Public Opinion Polls for Oakland Results for the July/Summer 2012 Poll taken from July 6, 2012 until July 20, 2012. Margin of error is 9.2%. There is also a more in-depth results page that takes this poll and examines the answers […]
A strawman is defined as a person who is set up as a cover or front for a questionable enterprise. In the case of Oakland’s new housing corporation, the questionable enterprise is the Oakland town council.
