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ESGR Bergen Committee welcomes State Chair

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Bergen Committee welcomes State Chair Alan Smith, Col. USMC (ret) to the Teaneck National Guard Armory Oakland resident and Bergen ESGR Chair Leo P. McGuire, Sheriff (ret) welcomed Col. Alan Smith, state chair of NJ ESGR. ESGR, a Department of Defense agency, […]


Open Letter to the Board of Ed 5

To: Oakland Board of Education John A. Scerbo, Russell Talamini, Robert Akovity, James Gaffney, Jennifer Matts It was with deep regret that I learned of the Oakland School Board’s new policy concerning the distribution of “backpack flyers” to Oakland students. While distributing printed flyers can be an imposition concerning staff […]


On the Job – January 20, 2013

On January 17, 2013 while performing court security for the Oakland Municipal Court, Officer Noury was utilizing a handheld metal detector to screen defendants entering the courtroom.  The device alerted to a piece of aluminum foil located in the front pants pocket of a 23 year old Mahwah, NJ resident.  […]


On the Job – January 16, 2013

On December 27, 2012 a Franklin Lakes resident reported to Ptl. Rowin that her purse had been stolen while she was shopping at Shop-Rite.  The woman stated that the purse was removed from her shopping cart while she was looking at items near the store’s entrance.  Her credit cards, an […]


Freeholder Maura DeNicola Responds 3

TO PROTECT AND SAVE Public safety is a primary concern for all families, a priority for government, and the key to sustaining quality of life for every taxpayer.  All else follows.  Public safety is also one of the largest, if not the largest expense of local government.  There are a […]