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NJ Road Trip 1

Summer is still here, and the open road calls out to both young and old for a road trip. Lonely Planet’s publication of 99 themed road trips in America includes one in New Jersey – a tour of diners. Starting in Jersey City and ending in Wall, NJ, the trip […]


Medco’s 2010 Drug Trend Report

Locally, nationally, globally, the number of children being medicated is growing. The growing incidences of diabetes, asthma, and diagnosis with regard to the autism spectrum are all playing a role. Medco, with corporate offices in Franklin Lakes, NJ, issued their 2010 Drug Trend Report which raised red flags with over […]


Sparks Fly in Oakland 1

Submitted by Ryan Robinson Hiawatha Blvd has been getting work done, and today the crew hit a snag. A dump track raised the back end hitting a power line and sent sparks flying to 185 and 187 Hiawatha. No other homes were affected except for some in the immediate area […]


Aghast Over Gassing 2

The recent gassing of Canadian geese in Bergen County has become a hotter political issue than the economy or illegal immigration…unless you consider the geese illegal immigrants from Canada. The authorized killing of Canadian Geese in Saddle River County Park has evoked outrage from many residents in Bergen County as […]


Oakland, Forever in Debt 2

Republican Governor Chris Christie and the Democratic state legislature reached an accord to cap property taxes in NJ, and apparently both sides are partying like it’s 1999; but, for most taxpayers in NJ there will be no party. In 1999 the average property tax in NJ was $4,239, in 2010 […]


Deadline Looms

The Mayors of Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes have signed on in support of Governor Chris Christie’s call for a constitutional amendment called Proposition 2.5. The constitutional amendment would put a 2.5% cap on municipal spending with exceptions allowed only when rateables grow, or the voters approve going over the cap. […]