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Oakland’s Ramapo Hills Sanatorium 1

Oakland’s Ramapo Hills Sanatorium By Kevin Heffernan This is that time of the year for Oakland to celebrate the establishment of the Ramapo Hills Sanatorium with a parade, a proclamation and fireworks. As a point of fact it officially opened its doors to the relatively well- heeled but fatigued paying […]


Giving Thanks

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson


CPL Patrick E. Lawlor Monument Unveiled

On September 7, 1977 the road that leads through the middle of the recreation complex was named Lawlor Drive. Over the past 38 years a lot has changed in Oakland. People have moved into town, people have moved out, children have been born and a couple of generations have passed […]


Nikki G Goes for a Walk 1

Every so often you can combine things you love and make a really interesting and fun project. Nicole Guadagnino got to do that this summer. Inspired by USWNT player and New Jersey native Tobin Heath, Nicole set out to make a video combining soccer, travel, creativity, humor and her home […]