“We’re in the money, We’re in the money; We’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along!” The Bergen County Freeholders sang out a song of good cheer as they rolled back pay-to-play reforms in Bergen County. The lone vote against the bipartisan majority was Freeholder Maura DeNicola, […]
UPDATE: Submitted by Kevin Cheetham I attend Emerson College which is located about 3 blocks from the incidents that occurred on 4/15/13. I was a spectator of the marathon, and was standing in front of the Prudential Tower, one block from the first explosion and a half block from the […]
Oakland Police Department Press Release On April 15, 2013 at approximately 10:03 a.m. the Oakland Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting an armed robbery at the TD Bank located at 160 Ramapo Valley Road. Officers responded and determined that the suspect had entered the branch and displayed a black […]
Parents of children in the Oakland K-8 school system received a reverse 911 call alerting them that a lock-down had taken place in all the schools. The lock-down, which lasted for approximately 25 minutes, was in response to an “incident in the community”. It is believed the incident was an […]
“I’d like to discuss insurance with you….” That’s a statement that can induce narcolepsy in an otherwise healthy individual, and perhaps a reason why the subject of insurance costs for municipal bodies is not a hot topic of conversation. The spring of 2013 brings a political controversy in Bergen County […]
Being interviewed after earning a spot on NBC’s The Voice, the first thing Jacqui Sandell tells the world is, “I’m from Oakland, New Jersey.” The interview, available below, occurred after the Jersey girl from Oakland took her place as a team member of the NBC TV show “The Voice”. As […]
