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Playground OPEN! 1

Playground OPEN! Photos by Robert Beischer The recreation complex’s community playground is now complete with a brand new, soft, tile surface.  Out iare the old, hot, dirty shredded tires and in is the new soft tile surface that is safe, clean and ADA compliant. With the completion of the Eileen […]


What Makes Oakland Tick? 4

In 2006, after losing an election for town council, hooligans toilet papered John Biale’s house in Oakland. Whether it was teenagers -whose interest in politics is minimal – or their parents, it was an obvious emotional blow as Biale’s voice recounted the incident during one of his final meetings as […]


On the Job – July 22, 2012

On July 10, 2012 Ptl. McDermott conducted a motor vehicle stop on Yawpo Ave. on a vehicle that was unregistered. The driver, a 56 year old female Franklin Lakes resident, was also found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended NJ driver’s license.  Further inquiry revealed that she had […]


Aggravated Assault Arrest

An alleged $40.00 debt leads to an argument and a fight that sent two men to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck with a baseball bat. On July 16 at 12:44am, Wyckoff Police responded to the Boulder Run Shopping Center after a 911 call was received of a […]


Big Brother Gets Bigger 5

The structure of the new housing corporation in Oakland was also is drenched in partisan politics that raise serious questions regarding its legitimacy. If government is going to get bigger, it should at least get bigger according to the checks and balances under which we are governed.