Marketing Government Spying 1

The cat is out of the bag at the National Security Agency after The Guardian newspaper in Britain released information concerning widespread domestic spying on Americans by the National Security Agency of the United States. Originally, it was reported that tens of millions of Americans who use Verizon as their […]


VMS Going To Nationals 1

Four Valley Middle School students will be representing Oakland, NJ at the National History Day National Finals June 9-13 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md. Valley Middle School students Kira Cuneo, Sofia Ebio, Sabina Borowiec and Glynnis Gourhan, have advanced to the national finals of the National […]


Isn’t Nature Wonderful? – Periodical Cicadas 2

Isn’t Nature Wonderful? – Periodical Cicadas Written by Jack Weiman, age 11 June 6, 2013 Every 17 years periodical cicadas come out of the ground in the middle of spring to find a mate and lay eggs.  Cicadas spend 17 years underground sucking sap out of roots from trees.  Cicadas […]


It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s a butterfly

It’s a bird.  It’s a plane. No, it’s a butterfly!  The 2 year old class at St. Alban’s Pre-School releases their newly hatched butterflies. St. Alban’s Pre-school is committed to excellence in non-sectarian early childhood education and care for children ages 2 to 6. It is our goal to provide […]


Is Your Kid An Asshole? 3

The term asshole, while potentially offensive, is being used purposely in the belief that with important issues it is better to offend than be ignored Bullying has been a problem in schools for generations, and new laws aiming to remedy the situation by broadening the definition, instituting policies and processes, […]


Open Space Tax 5

The Oakland town council will be seeking feedback from residents on a proposed referendum concerning Oakland’s local open space tax which was approved by referendum in 2003 and 2008. The council is planning a new referendum for November 2013, and must submit the referendum to the county by August in […]