Putting Your Best Face Forward

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 29, 2010

Putting Your Best Face Forward
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
I see it happen so many times on the road. People cross a street and never look back to see if, by chance, a car is turning onto the street they are crossing. This is not a comment on pedestrians or drivers really, but rather a [...]

Register for St. Alban’s Pre-School

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 27, 2010

St. Alban’s Pre-School, Oakland/Franklin Lakes, is now registering for the 2010/2011 school year. There are still some openings available in our 2009/2010 classes. St. Alban’s Pre-School is committed to excellence in non-sectarian early childhood education and care for children ages two to six.
The goal is to provide a program that allows every child [...]

Bobby Murcer’s Memoir

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 25, 2010

Yankee for Life by Bobby Murcer with Glenn Waggoner
New York: Harper, 2008.
Bobby Murcer’s Yankee for Life is a refreshingly simple memoir of the late outfielder/sportscaster’s passion for baseball, a passion overshadowed only by his love of his family. In an age where many headline stories about professional athletes are filled with marital infidelities, cheating [...]

DeNicola’s Hat in County Ring

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 23, 2010

Mayor DeNicola has announced her candidacy for Bergen County Freeholder in the this November’s election. Five other Republican candidates are seeking one of three seats held by Democrats. The Republicans will be facing 2 incumbents, with the third incumbent, Tomas Padilla, not seeking re-election; no Democratic contender as been named to replace him on the [...]

Local Couple To Be Honored By WBMH

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 21, 2010

Diana Dolling-Ross and David Ross to be Honored
at West Bergen’s March 28th Annual Brunch
The 2010 recipients of West Bergen Mental Healthcare’s Distinguished Service Award are Diana Dolling-Ross and David Ross. This symbol of excellence, which is give each year to exceptional community leaders, will be presented to the Rosses at West Bergen’s 33rd Annual [...]

MTV’s Jersey Shore

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 20, 2010

There’s a reason why parents and grandparents remind younger generations not to, “air your dirty laundry in public”. The idiom is meant as a reminder that if you do not want your personal life to be the topic of gossip, it’s best to keep it private.
Perhaps this is advice that Mayor Ken Pringle of Belmar [...]

Deconstructing TunnelRat

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 19, 2010

Who is TunnelRat? We don’t know, you don’t know and it is assumed from court documents that New Jersey state Judge James Hurley does not know. TunnelRat is the pseudonym used by one of the defendants who recently had their websites shut down by Judge Hurley. As reported in the article on Censorship in New [...]

VFW’S Policeman of the Year…Sanzari

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 16, 2010

VFW Selects Oakland, NJ Sergeant as Policeman of The Year

VFW District 2 Commander Steve Vreeland recently announced that Sergeant Keith Sanzari, a member of the Oakland NJ Police Department, has been named as VFW District 2 Policeman of the Year. His name and qualifications will now be forwarded to the VFW Department of NJ [...]

Beware of Census Scams

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 16, 2010

Better Business Bureau’s throughout the country are taking the initiative in alerting consumers to scams related to the 2010 census. Some scams involve emails soliciting sensitive data that could be used for identity theft, and others utilize cold calling techniques. The scams can also involve people coming to your door pretending to be census workers.
It [...]

New New Jersey Laws

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 15, 2010

New bills awaiting the Governor’s signature impact ATV owners, motorists, and pedestrians. Also, a new government website allows residents to get a peek at where their tax money is going…and a lot is going to “miscellaneous” expenses.

NJ State Judge Censors Website

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 11, 2010

A New Jersey state judge, James Hurley, has made international news with his recent decision to shut down three websites dedicated to the debate on the H1-B visa situation in America.

2010 FLFD Officers Sworn In

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 11, 2010

(Franklin Lakes, NJ)Tuesday, January 5, 2010
At the Borough’s Annual Re-organization meeting, The 2010 Line Officers took the oath of office. Chief Bohny, Asst. Chief Knubel, Capt. Steenstra, Lt.’s Meyers Jr. and Dodd as well as President Webb were sworn in by Mayor De Nicola.  Visit the Franklin Lakes Fire Department website to learn more [...]

Urban Farms Shopping Center…Sold

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 11, 2010

The Urban Farms Shopping Center in Franklin Lakes, anchored by The Market Basket, was recently sold for over twenty-two million dollars to Urban Farms Acquisition, LLC and Two Sunny Hill Associates, LLC. The landmark shopping destination for Franklin Lakes and surrounding communities includes 74,000 square feet of retail space and 16,000 square feet of office [...]

Mayor DiNicola’s Annual Address

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 8, 2010

Maura R. DeNicola
Mayor’s Annual Address
January 6, 2010
Good evening, and thank you all for joining us.
Honorable Council Members, members of our Police and Fire Departments,
Ambulance Corps, community volunteers who serve us on councils, boards and
committees, Franklin Lakes staff, families and friends – Happy New Year to
everyone.
I welcome the new Council members Bill Smith and Frank Bivona [...]

If it’s free…take it!

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 4, 2010

If it’s free…take it! By: Ryan Robinson
Free. Such a nice word isn’t it? Look up the word in the dictionary…or…I’ll just tell you myself, so you don’t have to. The word “free” has 49 different meanings and definitions according to dictionary.com. They range from: “enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not [...]

Local Chimney Fires

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 3, 2010

Local volunteer fire departments in Wyckoff and Oakland have been responding to chimney fires. Many chimney fires are slow burning fires that do not have enough air flow to grow visibly, but they can continue to cause structural damage to masonry, ceramics, and cause buckling. Obviously, this is a prime time of year for [...]