The Ramapo Valley Baptist Church is pleased to announce that it will kick off its fall season on Sunday, September 13, 2015 with a very special service featuring chalk artist Cathy Patnovic sharing her talents in black-light chalk artistry. The service will start at 10:45 AM featuring Cathy as she […]
James M. McPherson. Embattled Rebel; Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief. New York: The Penguin Press, 2014. As Reviewed by Ted Odenwald Having written a glowing study of Lincoln’s growth as commander in chief of the Union forces, McPherson, a foremost authority on the Civil War, felt obligated to “describe […]
Pastor Russell Stammer has been named the interim pastor at the Ramapo Valley Baptist Church on Franklin Ave in Oakland, NJ, a position in which he will serve while the church goes through the search process for a new senior pastor. Pastor Stammer has been serving the congregation at Ramapo […]
On September 7, 1977 the road that leads through the middle of the recreation complex was named Lawlor Drive. Over the past 38 years a lot has changed in Oakland. People have moved into town, people have moved out, children have been born and a couple of generations have passed […]
JULY 27: While on patrol Officer Bryan Rowin observed an 18-year-old Oakland resident seated as a passenger in a motor vehicle who was known to have an active criminal warrant for his arrest issued out of Wanaque, NJ. A stop of the vehicle was initiated on West Oakland Ave and […]
JULY 20: A resident from Ramapo Valley Road reported being a victim of debit card fraud after she was notified by her bank of three suspicious and unapproved transactions on her account. Officer Bart Pagerie handled the initial investigation. Report taken and matter forwarded to the Detective Bureau. JULY 20: […]
