Yearly Archives: 2011


February 2011 Reviews

War Games Audrey and Akila Couloumbis Set in a Greek town during World War II, Petros, his brother Zola, and their cousins feel pretty safe. The war feels far away from their normal life. But first they have to navigate around Italian soldiers, and then the German military takes over. […]


Traveling to the Future

We all travel into the future, but we never arrive. The path into the future itself is all we experience and, without a time machine, that is destined to remain our reality. But the path into the future, the road we travel to a place we never arrive, has changed […]


Obsession with Commission 5

While the rest of New Jersey’s 560 municipalities are gearing up to battle with budgets that will be facing lower tax revenue, lower state aid, and increased costs, Oakland’s obsession with recreation appears to be taking center stage as appointments to the Recreation Commission loom. The borough attorney explained a […]


Email Campaign to Reappoint Mike Guadagnino 1

Oakland Residents, I am writing this email as I have heard that Mike Guadagnino will not be reappointed as baseball commissioner by the Mayor. Personally, I cannot understand why, especially considering all the changes he has implemented over the years. For those who were not present prior to Mike’s appointment, […]


On the Job – January 20

On January 20, 2011 at approximately 9:30 a.m., Ptl. Rowin and Ptl. Gusterson were dispatched to a residence on Lakeshore Drive on a reported dispute.  Officer Rowin’s investigation revealed that an argument ensued between a 19 year old male resident and his two parents.  It was learned that the man’s […]


Celebrity Sanctuary 1

New York’s most famous celebrity couple have apparently broken up, and people are suspecting that one half of that couple may actually be dead. Lola and Pale Male, the Red-tailed Hawks that captured the imagination of New Yorkers, have broken up with the disappearance of Lola – and Pale Male […]