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Discussing School Shooting

The senseless killings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, CT, go beyond the comprehension of most adults. Discussing this, and similar tragedies resulting from violence is a difficult task for parents & guardians; below is some guidance extracted from The National Association of School Psychologists. The complete handout […]


Hey Oakland, Who’s Your Santa? 11

(videos at bottom of post) When they ask an Oakland resident, who’s your Santa? The answer is, he’s the real deal. The warmth, charm and good cheer of the season’s original jolly old elf cannot be resisted, and even those Oakland residents disillusioned by a holiday season drenched in commercialism […]


We Gen Can, and Does

They are known as the Millenial Generation, Generation Y, Generation Z, the Pluralist Generation, but perhaps being members of Generation We is the best term to describe three sisters from Oakland NJ who started JustABuckNJ.org. A generation of American children are poised to inherit a nation with long standing social […]


Sweet Jobs Lost

There is a story behind the closing of Hostess Brands that many American’s do not know – and it is a story that directly impacts their wallets and sends American jobs overseas.


Whole Community Response

Hurricane Sandy brought out the best in many people, the worst in a few, and brought intense stress to the entire communities of Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and at least half of Oakland. Property destruction was dwarfed by the widespread power outages that blanketed the area, leaving thousands of residents huddling […]


Hope on Horizon 1

Hope is on the horizon even as a new nor’easter bears down on NJ. The latest reports as of Wed. morning indicate the storm may not be as severe as expected, and snow accumulation and rainfall is expected to be minimal.