November, 2015 at the Library

November Special Events at the Oakland Public Library (Children’s Dept.) The Oakland Public Library will host “Truck Day” in the Library’s municipal parking lot on Saturday, November 14 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Oakland’s own Ambulance Squad, DPW, Fire Dept. and Police Dept. will bring vehicles to the event. This […]


Computer Workshops at the Oakland Public Library

 The Oakland Public Library will be holding six Computer Workshops on Wednesdays from October 28th through December 16th from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.  The workshops will be Zinio, Hoopla, Gmail 101, Facebook, Microsoft Word Basics Part 1 and Microsoft Word Basics Part 2.  Please register with Cathy Sandak by phone […]


Team Schwager announces town hall style meeting

Team Schwager announced today a town hall style meeting on October 30 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 PM at the Coptic Cristian Church located in the rear of the Faber Brothers Parking lot at the Corner of Ramapo Valley Road and Franklin Ave. Mayor Schwager said “Unfortunately there will be […]


It’s That Time of the Year! 1

It’s That Time of the Year! By Ryan Schwertfeger Sing it with me: “Lawn signs and mailers and posters and speeches. Sidewalks to sewers to dog parks, no leashes. Lowering taxes, let services increase. These are a few of my favorite things.” Well maybe only some of that is true, […]


Cabbage Night to You, Mischief Night to Me 6

By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Does it happen to you? Does your hair stand straight up on your neck on the night of October 30? Call it what you want: Cabbage Night, Mischief Night, Goosey Night, it’s all the same. Expect to see some toilet-papered trees and egged […]


On the Job – October 12, 2015

SEPTEMBER 29: Officer Bryan Rowin investigated a walk in complaint regarding an Oakland resident being the victim of identity theft. The resident stated that he discovered his identity was compromised when he learned that someone already filed a tax return in his name without his knowledge or consent earlier this […]