County Merger Proposed – Again

Once again, the issue of merging the Bergen County Police and the Bergen County Sheriff’s department is making headlines. ( Star Ledger and.or Bergen Record) While the other counties in New Jersey long ago sought to reduce such redundancy to achieve financial savings and lessen the tax burden – Bergen […]


Getting The Word Out

(find links to connect with your local officials at the bottom of article) The past two years have brought 3 major storms to the FLOW region, and the season of Halloween and scary masks has been replaced with concerns over storms. 2011 brought Hurricane Irene at the end of the […]


Gaining STEAM in Oakland

Oakland is gaining STEAM with a new semester of art, cultural and exercise classes being sponsored by the Sports Association of Oakland. Classes, which are now open for registration, include offerings in writing, photography, drama, pottery, as well as exercises classes – the 2013 fall semester also offers adult classes. […]


October at the Library

October Special Events at the Oakland Public Library The Oakland Garden Club will visit the Library on Thursday, October 10 from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.  Oakland children, ages 5 and up, will make autumn wreaths from nature’s gifts, such as pine cones, silks, and seeds in the Pat Turnier Craft […]


Back to School (& Farts)

It’s back to school, and what better way to celebrate this annual event then with talk about farts. There are still many people that think speaking about farts is not socially acceptable; they think it’s childish, it’s sophomoric, and it’s lowbrow, bathroom humor…those people are usually farts themselves. Farts are […]


Troop 49 turns 50

2013 is a milestone year for Boy Scout Troop 49 as we celebrate the Troop’s Fiftieth Anniversary.  We thank the Oakland Public Library for allowing us to share our Troop’s history in this venue. Come see the exhibit during the month of September! Troop 49 was founded in 1963 and […]