Part Of Our World Each Week 1
Philip DeVencentis, bids farewell to the towns of Oakland, Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes where he has covered the news for North Jersey Media’s weekly newspapers.
Yearly Archives: 2012
No Label, No Budget, No Pay
Labor Day weekend is a good time to discuss the No Budget, No Pay Act working it’s way through congress. This new law would suspend pay for members of Congress if they fail to pass a concurrent budget resolution and all 12 annual spending bills on time.- No work, no […]
September 2012 Children’s Book Reviews
Children’s book reviews by Pierre Rosen of the Oakland Public Library At First Bite By Ruth Ames In this latest installment of the Poison Apple series, our heroine is still adjusting to life as a vampire. This transition isn’t easy since a move to a new city means having to […]
September 2012 Teen Book Reviews
Where She Went Gayle Forman In this follow-up to If I Stay, readers learn a lot about where Adam has been and who he has become in the years directly after his (ex-)girlfriend Mia woke up from a coma after an accident that killed her entire family. Adam “Wilde Man” […]
Coasting Through Local Beaches
Coasting Through Local Beaches By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist My husband was listening to the radio the other day. A well-known celebrity was gushing about how she loved New Jersey, it’s music, and even spent a lot of time on the “Jersey Coast.” My husband cringed. My neck […]
Oakland Recreation Commission Unveils New Recreation Website 1
Oakland Recreation Commission Unveils New Recreation Website The Oakland Recreation Commission is unveiling their new website on Friday August 31st. The new web address is www.OaklandRec.org; the old website will direct internet users to this new site for the time being. The old site was created in 2006 by dedicated […]