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2010 Relay for Life

It was a long night’s journey into day for the community at Indian Hills High School as they completed the 2010 Relay for Life. The closing ceremony, with a morning fog lifting over the weary participants, offered a recap of the spirit behind the American Cancer Society’s signature event: Celebrate, […]


NJ No Friend To Business

Oakland, home to NJ’s 1st Film Commissioner Sidney Kingsley, and the site for television & movie shoots, will no longer benefit economically as a result of NJ’s anti-business policies.


Rat Fingers Dogs? 1

It could be called a Very Brady Brood as unplanned circumstances have led to the Brown home in Oakland, NJ to be turned into a temporary hotel for dogs. Doug and Lori Brown are the owners of three dogs, and when medical issues led to their daughter and son-in-law moving […]


Oakland Memorial Day 2010 1

The Memorial Day parade for Oakland went through downtown Oakland with local residents lining the parade route ready to cheer. Spectators who banked the sides of Ramapo Valley Road were active participants in a parade that featured the best of Oakland, the volunteers from many of the civic and religious […]


Memorial Day 2010

The annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony, sponsored by the American Legion and the Borough of Oakland, will be held on Sunday, May 25 beginning at 1:00 PM at Grove Street and Ramapo Valley Road. The parade will close with a ceremony in Veterans? Park. Complimentary food and refreshments will […]


You Are NOT Invited!

Residents of small towns throughout New Jersey, and the rest of America, can now crash the parties of their elected leaders. Members of the United States Congress and of the United States Senate do pretty well raising money at parties down in Washington D.C, but most local residents are never […]