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Camping Rocks

The Oakland Girl Scout Service Unit recently held an encampment – Camping Rocks! Oakland Girl Scouts (CR!OGS). There were almost 100 participants including the leaders. Girl Scouts include 6 levels: Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. Brownies and up were invited to camp, while Daisies were invited with parents […]


Student Citizens

“It is not enough that children should be law-abiding; they must also be lawmakers in school, just as in adult life, as voting citizens or as officeholders, they will engage in lawmaking.” John Dewey Student government elections at Indian Hills High School in Oakland, NJ resulted in Journal columnist Ryan […]


Old Sport, New Players 1

Most people only see “dirt bikes” as they are being hauled along the highway behind a car or truck, but local residents like Jay Maloney and John Morrisroe of Oakland, and Andrew Haetophilis of Wyckoff, are following in the tracks of “old timers” like George Braynack of Oakland, NJ who […]


Girl Scouts Plant Garden 3

On Friday, May 7th, Girl Scout Daisy troop 200 and Brownie troop 1057 planted flowers at the Oakland Public Library. The Daisies have been working on their Amazing Daisy Leadership Journey throughout the year and this Take Action community service was the culminating activity for the troop. Throughout the year […]


Pleasureland Purchased

While the majority of Oakland knows the property as Pleasureland, the recent town council resolution authorizing the purchase of the Heritage Hills property has a poetic resonance. 40 acres of land, even at a purchase price of $ 2.2 million, is a major commitment to a community facing state aid […]