Celebrating 5 Years of Oakland 1

It was 5 years ago this April when we started The Oakland Journal, well  before the idea of citizen journalism had become mainstreamed. We had a vision at that time of offering a new platform for providing information about Oakland – but more importantly, we saw it as a celebration […]


FLOW School Budgets

Budgets for the K-8  school districts in Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff are available online, but only Oakland residents continue to put the school budget up for a vote. Franklin Lakes and Wyckoff have opted to move their school board elections to November, and their school budget does not need […]


Thinking Oakland Baseball 2

Baseball as a youth sport is on the decline nationally. Little League which accounts for about two thirds of the recreational programs went from 2.5 million in 1996 to 2 million in 2010. The National Sporting Goods Association put the total number at 3.4 million youth players in 2010, and […]


On the Job – April 1 2013 3

On March 27, 2013 as a result of a motor vehicle stop on Minnehaha Blvd., Det. Pagerie along with the assistance of Ptl. Noury, uncovered 43 bags of suspected heroin. The driver, a 23 year old Mahwah resident, was arrested and charged with the possession of a controlled dangerous substance, […]


Reminder – Twice A Week Garbage Pickup Resumes

Twice A Week Garbage Pickup Resumes on Monday, April 1st. Yard waste pickup also resumes. If your garbage day is Monday, your garbage will be collected on Monday and Thursday .  If your garbage day is Friday, your garbage will be collected on Tuesday and Friday.


Shrouded in Mystery

A new study of the Shroud of Turin is claiming that the previous radio-carbon dating efforts conducted in the early 1980s were incorrect. The study will be available in a new book published by Giulio Fanti, associate professor of mechanical and thermal measurement at Padua University The Shroud of Turin, […]