The owner of Miller’s Pharmacy in Wyckoff, David Miller, is trying to raise awareness of the economic forces that have been catastrophic for neighborhood drug stores around the nation.
The third generation owner recently made his case to an aide of Congressman Scott Garrett, and is seeking legislative support to reign in the abuses of PBMs. [...]
The public refusal of FLEA teachers (Franlin Lakes Education Association), to attend the annual fundraiser for FLEF (Franklin Lakes Education Foundation), highlights the tension in many communities as state aid cuts and rising insurance benefits meet a depressed economy and over taxed residents.
As described in an article posted on NorthJersey.com , FLEA’s public refusal to [...]
Thousands of Bergen County residents continue to carry on without power to their homes. In Franklin Lakes, the Ambulance Building was opened to residents who needed emergency shelter, and in Wyckoff the Public Library was made available to residents in distress. Some homes were not expected to get power restored till the beginning of the [...]
A photograph is worth a thousand words, especially in a court room, but with a variety of tools available for tracking a stolen computer, some wonder if remote imaging should be implemented with respect to children or teenagers.
The recent case in Pennsylvania of a student photographed by school officials while in his home reflects many [...]
New Jersey Monthly recently published the best places to live in NJ. While several years ago Oakland was voted one of the top 50 places in America to raise kids by BusinessWeek Magazine, no towns in Bergen County made the top ten list in the poll commissioned by NJMonthly.com. The first Bergen County town to [...]
Snow, and more snow to come for Oakland. While it may have been a somewhat cloudy winter, and sometimes chilly, it was only recently that snow begot more snow and more snow still to come. Providing a play-land for kids, skiers, snowboarders and ATV riders, the onslaught of snow has lost it’s scenic beauty quickly [...]
Valentine’s Day, perhaps the most holy of secular holidays. A day to celebrate the intent of Love which rises above the joys, the heartaches, the lost and found. Franklin Lakes resident Nancy Rosin is a recognized authority on the history of Love, at least as it relates to Valentine’s Day. She is president of the [...]
Many residents in New Jersey may not be aware that a five year old service coordinated by The United Way provides for a 211 phone number to help facilitate people’s needs to connect with various community or governmental services. 211 is a number to call when you need to find state or local health and [...]
Christmas is past, the decorations slowly coming down; Valentines Day and the SuperBowl on the horizon. But with the winter weather still strong in the area, there’s time to take in a few memories of the holiday season with some local video clips.
Below there’s a selection of video from Wyckoff’s Washington School 4th & 5th [...]
UPDATE: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s office has announced the arrest of the homeowner involved in the fire reported below. The press release can be read by clicking here.
Devastation struck at an Oakland home Saturday morning. Volunteer firefighters from Oakland, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Waldwick responded. But a gas leak and a burning fire is one [...]
A New Jersey state judge, James Hurley, has made international news with his recent decision to shut down three websites dedicated to the debate on the H1-B visa situation in America. H1-B is a visa that allows companies in America to import workers from other countries to fill positions that cannot be filled by American [...]
Local volunteer fire departments in Wyckoff and Oakland have been responding to chimney fires. Many chimney fires are slow burning fires that do not have enough air flow to grow visibly, but they can continue to cause structural damage to masonry, ceramics, and cause buckling. Obviously, this is a prime time of year for [...]
The spirit of Christmas stretches beyond religious borders, and at the end of the day drapes itself in hopes of peace and goodwill. It is certainly a season designed for children, the celebration of a man when he was a child’s contemporary, a small babe reliant on the kindness of strangers.
And it is often through [...]
When FLOW resident Tony Armenante looks back on his 85 years of life, he wishes he had been a builder.
The 1st Annual Thanks “4″ Giving Turkey Plunge sponsored by the Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise funds for the Special Olympics.
Ms. DiTolla’s recent collaboration with Oakland’s Knights of Columbus brought to the FLOW boroughs another local option that has become a growing trend.
One of the largest Thanksgiving meals served in America happened on Thanksgiving Day of 1976 immediately prior to The Band’s farewell concert immortalized in the film The Last Waltz which was directed by Martin Scorsese. 5,000 people were served turkey dinners - with a vegetarian option- before taking part in one of the century’s [...]
On Monday, November 23rd, Ben Pall, a Franklin Lakes resident attending Indian Hills High School, will become the youngest author of a New York Times crossword puzzle. First published in February of 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the puzzle was considered a good diversion for a nation at war. Today, The New York [...]
Diane Havens of Wyckoff, a professional voice-over artist, has coordinated over 100 other artists from the political spectrum to record the massive healthcare bill.
