The Oakland Public Library recently exhibited the work from children who took art classes organized by the Sports Association of Oakland. The artwork was all based on well known artists and movements from art history including Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keefe, Edvard Munch and more! The classes based the projects done […]
“We’re in the money, We’re in the money; We’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along!” The Bergen County Freeholders sang out a song of good cheer as they rolled back pay-to-play reforms in Bergen County. The lone vote against the bipartisan majority was Freeholder Maura DeNicola, […]
For the 69th anniversary of D-Day, which was June 6th 1944, consider reading this book review by Oakland resident Ted Odenwald where he recounts the tapestry of lies and spies that surrounded the Allied invasion of Normandy.
UPDATE: Submitted by Kevin Cheetham I attend Emerson College which is located about 3 blocks from the incidents that occurred on 4/15/13. I was a spectator of the marathon, and was standing in front of the Prudential Tower, one block from the first explosion and a half block from the […]
Oakland Police Department Press Release On April 15, 2013 at approximately 10:03 a.m. the Oakland Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting an armed robbery at the TD Bank located at 160 Ramapo Valley Road. Officers responded and determined that the suspect had entered the branch and displayed a black […]
Parents of children in the Oakland K-8 school system received a reverse 911 call alerting them that a lock-down had taken place in all the schools. The lock-down, which lasted for approximately 25 minutes, was in response to an “incident in the community”. It is believed the incident was an […]
