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On the Job – May 22, 2012

On May 12, 2012 Sgt. Sanzari conducted a motor vehicle stop on Ramapo Valley Road on a vehicle that was being operated in an erratic manner.  The driver, a 58 year old Elmwood Park resident, was subsequently arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under […]


On the Job – May 16, 2012 1

On May 5, 2012 Ptl. Docwra conducted a motor vehicle stop on Ramapo Valley Road on a vehicle that was being operated in an erratic manner.  The driver, a 31 year old Jersey City resident, was determined to be under the influence of a prescription legend drug which impaired his […]


Field 2 Fittingly Named Joseph Gaul Field

Field 2 Fittingly Named Joseph Gaul Field It is very rare for an Oakland ball field to be named after an individual.  In fact, no one can remember the last time a ball field had been named.  That all changed on Wednesday May 9, 2012.  At that night’s mayor council […]


Carnival Chaos

The council meeting of May 9th in Oakland contained veiled references to the possibility that the Oakland town carnival would be cancelled this year. Frank Monaco, the new acting chairperson of the Public Events Committee, yielded to Mayor Schwager who was not prepared to address the issue due to personnel […]


Junior Firefighters

Justin Longa of Oakland, NJ was sworn in as a junior firefighter at the May 9th council meeting. The oath taken sets the stage for Longa to assume a full position with the Oakland Volunteers once he reaches the age of maturity. The “age of maturity” is a legal term, […]