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Events in Oakland


Mystery Bus Adventure

MYSTERY BUS ADVENTURE Days when schools are closed mid-week can present a challenge for working families.  St. Alban’s, Oakland / Franklin Lakes, has begun a new program to help out.  On Wednesday, September 26th, twenty-one children, youth and adult chaperones boarded a bus at 9AM and only the chaperones knew […]


Candidate Forum Airing 4

The candidate forum, for Oakland town council candidates,  is now airing on Cabelvision’s channel 77 and Verizon’s channel 45. The times scheduled are 8am, 4pm, and 10pm. The candidate forum is provide by the Oakland Communications TV Committee, and allows each candidate an opportunity to speak directly to the people […]


On the Job – October 10, 2012

On October 5, 2012 as a result of an extensive undercover investigation by the Oakland Police Department, the Wanaque Police Department and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, a 19 year old East Rutherford woman and a 29 year old Haskell man were arrested at a Jerome Avenue residence on multiple […]


On the Job – September 29, 2012

On September 24, 2012 Det. Pagerie and Ptl. Docwra investigated a complaint of unlawful weapons possession and use, simple assault and criminal mischief from a concerned juvenile and her father.  Their investigation resulted in the filing of juvenile delinquency complaints against an 11 year old Oakland resident after it was […]


Arts & Recreation -UPDATED

Arts & Recreation is a common theme in many towns & cities, and the new initiative by the SAO is bringing that concept to Oakland with the help of the the Oakland Library, the Recreation Commission, and the town.