Girl Scout Junior troop 541 staffed the only water station at the Bronx Zoo’s Run For The Wild event. The girls arrived at the Zoo at 6:00am to check in as volunteers. They spent two hours filling thousands of cups with water, stacked 3 tiers high. Then they spent another […]
Earth Day started as a grassroots effort in 1969. Today it is recognized across the country and across the world, but it’s at the local level where the real differences are made on a daily basis. Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff and Oakland have all implemented efforts to help improve the environment. […]
The Sports Association of Oakland is proud to announce that Oakland Baseball and Softball attire (t-shirts, hats, jackets etc) are now available on the Oakland Recreation Website. The Sports Association of Oakland is a non-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that donates all of its funds to supplement Oakland recreation costs. Association proceeds […]
Donations can be made to: Christopher Brandle Joy of Life Foundation, P.O. Box 354, Oakland, NJ 07436 “…Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that […]
Hundreds turned out for Oakland’s annual Easter egg hunt, toting baskets, buckets and bags, children lined up along the perimeter of three age designated areas waiting for the go-ahead to swarm the field. Bob Fabrizio, head of the Public Events Committee, set one “hare-triggered” group on to their section early […]
Recently Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire spent a wonderful morning at Manito School in Oakland. He spoke to a class of older kids about the Office of Sheriff and read in Miss Roche’s classroom to the 2nd grade about using their imagination and being whoever they dream to be. He […]
