On March 19th, 2001, Michael Fugee, a priest in Wyckoff, NJ, gave a sworn statement at the Wyckoff Police Department detailing how he grabbed the penis of a 13 year old boy. ( click here to read the sworn statement ) In the presence of a stenographer, and detectives from […]
In the summer of 2012, the Oakland town council debated at the 11th hour how to protect the borough’s affordable housing money from Governor Chris Christie who had vowed, “We’re going to collect that money…” Today, Christie is one step closer in enforcing the state’s right to seize affordable housing […]
Here is the checklist you should review in preparation for the onslaught of cicadas in northern NJ. 1) Do not panic 2) Enjoy There is one extra step for those who may have expensive ornamental shrubs or young trees, and that is to cover them with netting. Cicadas do cause […]
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s office is feeling the pinch of increased heroin use throughout suburban NJ, and they are pinching back. While arrest records are public, and many local residents are familiar with police blotters in the weekly newspaper, it is still usually the dealer who’s arrest is noted in […]
April is National Poetry Month, and the reason the month carries that designation is to recognize the role of poetry in society. Does poetry play a role in society? The answer is no, it does not; but, perhaps we still need a national poetry month anyway. Poetry is “mano-a-mano”, hand-to-hand, […]
Sports is often an analogy for life, there are triumphs and defeats – there are good breaks, and bad breaks. Oakland Recreation Commissioner Tim Pernetti has seen them both, and today on the Oakland Rec fields he got a good one as Oakland softball players teamed up to show their […]
