The Tower on Top of Skyline Drive By Kevin Heffernan On the top of Skyline Drive there is a massive stone tower which seemingly is lording over Oakland below as a sentinel of the valley. Everyone has seen it and many have strolled by it going to Ramapo Lake. However, […]
September/October Children’s Programs at the Oakland Public Library Batter up! Celebrate the National Pastime with the “Play Ball!” Baseball Craft on Thursday, September 28th at the Oakland Public Library! Oakland children, ages 3 & up, are invited to attend. Participants may come anytime between 4:00 and 6:00 pm. to make […]
OCTOBER ADULT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AT THE OAKLAND LIBRARY New Friends of the Oakland Public Library 2017-2018 Free Sunday Afternoon Concert Series. This exciting season, under the Artistic Direction of the Met Orchestra’s Principal Associate Concertmaster Laura Hamilton, will feature some of the world’s best musicians and performers. The Ramapo […]
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Broadway, and Boston Symphony Musicians to Perform in Sunday Afternoon Free Concert Series in Oakland Oakland, New Jersey – New Friends of the Oakland Public Library announce the 2017-2018 Free Sunday Afternoon Concert Series. This exciting season, under the Artistic Direction of the Met Orchestra’s Principal Associate […]
Preschool Story Time for children, ages three and four, will be held on Mondays from 10:30 to 11:00 am and 1:00 to 1:30 pm in the Oakland Public Library’s story gallery starting Monday, September 18th, and ending December 11th. This fall season will feature special sessions focusing on music and […]
Atul Gawande. Being Mortal. New York: Thorndike Press, 2014. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Dr. Gawande’s study is both a challenge to the medical profession and an alert to patients and their families. He states that advances in medications and technology have “…turned the process of aging and dying into […]
