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Barnstable Academy Student wins Writing Awards

Barnstable Academy senior, Zeke Maben who is headed off to Vassar College in the fall recently won three separate Regional writing awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.    Maben won a Gold Key for his personal essay titled “On […]


Measuring Municipal Performance

In 2011, the WOLF pack – Wyckoff, Oakland, and Franklin Lakes – reviewed a presentation by Revelstone concerning their new Compass software system described as, “…an intuitive Web-based solution designed to allow local governments to measure and improve their municipality’s services performance.” Wyckoff at the time declined to buy into […]


St. Alban’s Pre-School Celebrates 100 Days

Every year schools across America celebrate the 100th day of school. In Kindergarten it is often the first time children are introduced to a 3 digit number. Beginning on the first day of school, classes begin keeping track of the days they have been in school eagerly awaiting the 100th […]


On the Job – March 17, 2013

On March 3, 2013 Ptl. Harvey and Ptl. Noury were dispatched to Krauszer’s Food Store for a reported shoplifter. The officers’ investigation determined that the suspect, a 24 year old Oakland resident, had concealed merchandise in his jacket pocket and when confronted by a  store employee, fled the scene. He […]