Oakland’s Ramapo Hills Sanatorium By Kevin Heffernan This is that time of the ...
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Sofia Ebio, a junior at Indian Hills High School, in Oakland, NJ, appeared before ...
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Dear Veteran, First of all, Happy Valentine’s day and I hope your day is full of ...
Read more »On May 6, 2013 as a result of a motor vehicle stop on Franklin Ave., Ptl. Gary Fiore arrested a 24 year old Oakland resident on an outstanding no-bail warrant issued by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department. The subject was transported to headquarters without incident and subsequently turned over into […]
In the summer of 2012, the Oakland town council debated at the 11th hour how to protect the borough’s affordable housing money from Governor Chris Christie who had vowed, “We’re going to collect that money…” Today, Christie is one step closer in enforcing the state’s right to seize affordable housing […]
Here is the checklist you should review in preparation for the onslaught of cicadas in northern NJ. 1) Do not panic 2) Enjoy There is one extra step for those who may have expensive ornamental shrubs or young trees, and that is to cover them with netting. Cicadas do cause […]
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s office is feeling the pinch of increased heroin use throughout suburban NJ, and they are pinching back. While arrest records are public, and many local residents are familiar with police blotters in the weekly newspaper, it is still usually the dealer who’s arrest is noted in […]
Altana, Michael Vladimir, 14, of Oakland NJ passed away unexpectedly but peacefully surrounded by his family and close friends on April 28, 2013. Survived by proud and adoring parents David and Jill Altana, loving brother Brady (his best friend), grandparents Bud and Sydney Kobuskie of Glen Rock, Althea and Frank […]
April is National Poetry Month, and the reason the month carries that designation is to recognize the role of poetry in society. Does poetry play a role in society? The answer is no, it does not; but, perhaps we still need a national poetry month anyway. Poetry is “mano-a-mano”, hand-to-hand, […]
