Oakland school nurse Barbara Verga was named School Nurse of the Year by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation(JDRF) Northern New Jersey and Rockland County chapter. Verga, a nurse at Dogwood Elementary, shares the honor with two other nurses from New Jersey. School nurses did not exist until 1902, when a […]
On July 10th, The Oakland Journal was contacted by a person representing himself as a member of the Oakland Police Department’s detective division; and, as the call originated with an ID indicating it was a Borough of Oakland phone number, The Journal assumed the authenticity of the caller.
Article submitted by Judith Sullivan Ramapough Conservancy and Oakland Borough Receive $44,000 Grant from the Bergen County Historic Preservation Trust Fund for Repairs to the Van Allen House Property The Borough of Oakland and Ramapough Conservancy are proud to announce that they have received a grant award of $44,000 from […]
Rotary Celebrates a Life of Service Written By: Peter J. Kikot – Immediate Past-President of the Oakland/Franklin Lakes Rotary Club On a beautiful morning in June the Oakland-Franklin Lakes Rotary Club inducted two of its members onto Rotary Rock; a memorial stone situated in Rotary park (right behind the Bough […]
On June 21, 2013 Ptl. Frank Fiore responded to TD Bank to investigate a reported theft. The officer’s investigation revealed that an individual entered the branch and orchestrated a sleight of hand and diversionary money exchange with the bank teller which resulted in the theft of $200.00. Through the use […]
It’s so noisy at the fair But all your friends are there And the candy floss you had And your mother and your dad. Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain With the barkers and the colored balloons, You can’t be twenty on Sugar Mountain Though you’re thinking that You’re leaving […]
