The legislative map for New Jersey is complete, and the story behind the redistricting can be read here. This is a political ritual looked forward to with the return of each census. Democratic and Republican loyalists meet to negotiate, compromise, and haggle over how to carve up New Jersey’s 566 […]
Michael Korda. Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010 As reviewed by Ted Odenwald There are more than 50 biographies of British war hero, T.E. Lawrence, ranging from total adulation to sneering skepticism and debunking, from political and military analysis to psychoanalytic dissection. […]
The season of snow may be over in Bergen County, but the season of the lawn is already here. The raking, the fertilizing, the mowing involved in the 7 billion dollar seasonal industry does not have an official day. Perhaps like the native Lenape Indians who would right now have […]
Water for Fire – Hydrants are Nothing New By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist All the flooding lately has got me thinking about water. Water seems plentiful in our area, but since the beginning of time, humans have worked hard to harness the water and guide it. Sometimes that […]
On March 22, 2011, working in conjunction with officials from Indian Hills High School , Det./ Sgt. Robert DeBoer , confiscated a controlled dangerous substance and drug paraphernalia from a 14 year old student who appeared to be under the influence. A small Ziploc baggie containing suspected marijuana and a […]
On March 17, 2011 as a result of a short pursuit on Bauer Drive of an all-terrain vehicle that nearly struck the officer’s patrol car, Ptl. Gary Gusterson charged a 22 year old Franklin Lakes resident with eluding an officer and several motor vehicle violations. The pursuit, which occurred on […]
