Saint Patrick’s Day 2011

This St. Patrick’s Day, it is appropriate to think of Japan also, and to honor both the day and the moment. There exists in both cultures, Irish and Japanese, a deep attachment to ancestral roots that go beyond nation, beyond religion, back to the forces of Nature. Like the Japanese […]


On the Job – March 9

On March 2, 2011 Ptl. Noury and Ptl. Kern were dispatched to the Oakland Motor Vehicle Commission after receiving a report that there was an individual attempting to secure a New Jersey driver’s license by presenting a fraudulent insurance card as a means of identification.  The officers responded and approached […]


VMS Wins National Honor

The middle school students of today, in ten short years, will be the engineers, designers, and architects for America’s future. Students at Valley Middle School proved once again that America can guarantee a better future through cooperation, creativity, and hard work Each year The Future City Competition promotes the skills […]


Homerule: Use It or Lose It

The newly launched website, TownStats.org, is providing residents of New Jersey with a new tool for comparing budget items of different towns, side by side, line by line. On the surface, this might appear to be a beauty contest between budget numbers, but in practice it should lead to innovation […]


Detective Mark Piercy Cancer Fund 1

Ramapo Valley Animal Hospital is proud to provide assistance to the Detective Mark Piercy Cancer Fund We are accepting donations (Tax ID 35-2402862) Many people know Detective Piercy as an avid animal lover, member of Indian Hills Class of 1992, and as the local DARE Officer. Mark and his wife, […]


On the Job – March 2

On February 26, 2011 at approximately 9:50 a.m. Ptl. Docwra conducted a motor vehicle stop on a vehicle that was being operated with dark tinted windows and without a rear-mounted license plate.  Upon the officer’s approach to the vehicle, he immediately detected the strong odor of burnt marijuana emanating from […]