Published: April 30, 2010
The Fun of Kindergarten |
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The Fun of Kindergarten
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
May is the month most college students run screaming from the hills that they are off for the summer. High school seniors have serious cases of Senioritis by now. And Kindergarteners, well, do they know what summer is yet?
It only recently occurred to me that all [...]
Published: April 30, 2010
May Teen Book Reviews |
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Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena
Danny doesn’t know where he fits in. He relates most to his Mexican heritage, feeling more comfortable with his extended Mexican family than with his white mother. When his mom moves to San Francisco with her new boyfriend, Danny decides to stay the summer with dad’s side [...]
Published: April 30, 2010
Baseball Parade |
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Published: April 29, 2010
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Adventure is a matter of perception, so exploring different playgrounds in New Jersey can honestly be defined as an adventure. NJPlayGrounds.com recently published a celebrity poll of favorite NJ playgrounds, and local diva Jacqueline Laurita of the Real Housewives of NJ chimed in with her favorite….and no, it was not in Franklin Lakes but neighboring [...]
Published: April 28, 2010
Good For You |
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Students in New Jersey are angry and many participated in a statewide walkout to protest cuts brought about by Governor Christie’s cuts in school funding. Organized through a Facebook page, over 14,000 in number indicated they may participate in the event. While students from individual schools and districts have mounted protests, this would be the [...]
Published: April 25, 2010
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A perfect day in Franklin Lakes for a perfect sport..
Last Saturday saw a perfect day for Franklin Lakes’ opening day parade. The weather was a picture of spring with no hint of the harsh winter that closed schools, tumbled trees, and buried roads with piles of snow. The sun was warm, the air crisp, [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
School Budget Passes in Franklin Lakes |
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The results are in…..
Franklin Lakes, with 1,823 voters out of approximately 7,558, passed the K-8 budget by 29 votes. The Yay’s numbered 926, and the Nay’s 897. The budget passed was for $23,129,335.
Oakland, with 2,255 voters out of approximately 8,775 registered voters, passed the K-8 budget by 77 votes. The Yay’s numbered 1,166 and the [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
Think Local On Earth Day |
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Earth Day started as a grassroots effort in 1969. Today it is recognized across the country and across the world, but it’s at the local level where the real differences are made on a daily basis.
Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff and Oakland have all implemented efforts to help improve the environment. Franklin Lakes regularly holds Clean-up Days [...]
Published: April 20, 2010
McFaul Center Comes Alive in Springtime |
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McFaul Center Comes Alive in Springtime
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
Spring is here and wildlife is in abundance, especially at the James A. McFaul Environmental Center on Crescent Avenue in Wyckoff. So far, the magnolia trees have bloomed and the daffodils are out in full force on Daffodil Hill. Around the swamp, which has a [...]
Published: April 17, 2010
NJ Schools Blowin' In The Wind |
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April 20th is the other election day, the one where many people don’t vote. It is often a tumultuous time in New Jersey,and this year even more so.
New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie is locked in battle with the NJEA union over teacher salaries, benefits, pensions, and health insurance. Mr. Christie has been employing his [...]
Published: April 16, 2010
Keepin' the Dial Local |
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Keepin’ the Dial Local: By Ryan Robinson
Almost everyone listens to the radio, and it’s usually for different reasons. Some just find a station with a song they like and then switch; while others choose a station for the general music they play, some, like myself, have a deep station loyalty and will not change the [...]
Published: April 11, 2010
Franklin Lakes Schools Forbes List |
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Residents in Franklin Lakes know they have a quality education system, now the rest of the country does also thanks to Forbes.com.
GreatSchools.org, an independent nonprofit organization that rates schools in communities across the country, teamed up with Forbes.com to analyze where parents can get the most for their housing buck.
Forbes and GreatSchools analyzed data from [...]
Published: April 11, 2010
oe Coppola, president of the Bergen County Education Association |
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“To promote and develop the highest professional standards, practices and ethics among educators.”
From the Mission Statement of the Bergen County Education Association.
Many people say that “the truth” in humor is what makes a joke funny. This is why racist jokes are funny to people who are racists, and offensive to people who are [...]
Published: April 9, 2010
Financial Principles, LLC |
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Bradley H. Bofford, CLU, ChFC
Managing Partner
Helping people make the right financial decisions is certainly not new to Brad Bofford. Having been in the financial services industry for his entire career (beginning with a college internship for Raymond James in 1992), Brad brings an independent approach to his planning. In 1998 he led in creating [...]
Published: April 7, 2010
Window Treatments |
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Published: April 5, 2010
Cliff Robinson Recognized |
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Clifford “Cliff” Ralph Robinson, now of Franklin Lakes, NJ, still lives strong in the hearts of Oregon residents. The Oregonian, as part of The Blazer’s 40th anniversary, is profiling the top forty players in the franchise history. Cliff Robinson is awarded spot number nine and the lasting affection of Portland fans who Robinson who spent [...]
Published: April 5, 2010
NJ Families Have a New Resource to Lower Their College Costs |
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New Jersey Families New Jersey Families Have a New Resource to Lower Their College Costs
With the beginning of a new school year bearing down upon us, many New Jersey families’ thoughts are turning to college—more specifically, to the task of paying for college. With the price of a higher education at record levels, parents’ college [...]
Published: April 3, 2010
Hot Cross Buns |
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“ Hot cross buns! Hot cross Buns!,One ha penny, two ha penny, Hot cross buns. If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons ,One ha penny, two ha penny, Hot cross buns “
Easter song, Nursery rhyme, and Street Cry, c. 1798
Submitted by B. Kitchens
March 29, 2010
By having this on demand ability to consume [...]
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