On the Job – May 6, 2014

APRIL 28:  A resident from Iroquois Avenue responded to headquarters to report being a victim of credit card fraud after traveling overseas. Officer Joseph Noury handled the initial investigation and the matter then was forwarded to the Oakland Detective Bureau. APRIL 29:  Officer Edward McDermott arrested a seventy-two year old […]

RBARI’s FREE Makeover Reveal

Local Animal Shelter Gets a Makeover with Public Reveal from Famous Designer Oakland, NJ – Save the Caged, a give-back project by “Hotel Impossible’s” Blanche Garcia and Wigzi Pet Products CEO Nathan Chefetz, has chosen Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. (RBARI) to benefit from their labors of love for the animals.  […]

Can Horses Read Human Behavior? A Social Skills Experiment

Can Horses Read Human Behavior?  A Social Skills Experiment Students at Barnstable Academy find out first hand. Oakland, NJ, May 1, 2014 – Barnstable Academy has teamed up with Three Sisters Farm which is nestled in the Ramapo Mountains in nearby Mahwah, NJ.  It is the home of Pony Power […]

NJ Highlands Coalition Letter on Bi-County Proposed Development 1

Date:     April 29th, 2014 To:    New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council c/o james.humphries@highlands.state.nj.us From: Erica Van Auken, Campaign and Grassroots Coordinator, NJ Highlands Coalition Oakland Borough Petition for Plan Conformance – Entire Municipality The New Jersey Highlands Coalition supports Oakland’s petition for plan conformance.  We are encouraged […]

Open Letter to Dr. Coffaro and the BOE 1

It is the season of standardized testing in the Oakland elementary schools, so I wanted to take the opportunity to broach the subject of what role these tests play in the Oakland community. I understand that in many ways, Oakland has no choice but to participate in having students take […]

The SAO Art Exhibit

Please visit the Oakland Public Library to enjoy the creations of the students from the SAO Emerging Artist class, taught by Tracy DiTolla and our Hands on Clay classes, taught by Jill Jeune. The exhibit will be up for all to enjoy throughout the Month of May. This art was […]