Published: February 13, 2011
Wolf Pack 134 Cub Scouts visit VFW Post 5702 |
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Wolf Pack 134 Cub Scouts Learn About American Flag Etiquette at VFW Post 5702
Eleven members of Franklin Lakes Cub Scout Wolf Pack and Bear Pack 134 visited VFW Post 5702 on the afternoon of February 9, 2011 to learn about the American Flag. The presentation, hosted by Post Adjutant Doug Neralich and Past Post 5702 [...]
Published: February 9, 2011
Top Youth Volunteer |
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Gabriella Handal, a student at Franklin Lakes’ Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament, was named one New Jersey’s 8 top youth volunteers for 2011
Published: February 7, 2011
The Kamp Family: Kelsey, Laurie, Connor, Ryan, Kristen, Russ and Mackenzie Photo by Sal Benedetto, Fair Lawn |
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LAURIE AND RUSS KAMP TO BE HONORED
AT WEST BERGEN’S APRIL 3RD ANNUAL BRUNCH
For more than three decades, West Bergen Mental Healthcare has been honored to present the Distinguished Service Award to outstanding community leaders. On Sunday, April 3rd, West Bergen will continue this tradition by recognizing Midland Park residents, Laurie and Russ Kamp, as [...]
Published: February 5, 2011
Unbroken |
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Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken: A World War II
Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.
New York: Random House, 2010.
as reviewed by Ted Odenwald
He was unbroken, though beaten, starved, tortured, humiliated, cast adrift, diseased, and imprisoned. U.S. Army Air Force Lieutenant Louie Zampirini endured hardships that nearly destroyed him physically, mentally, and spiritually in the last [...]
Published: February 4, 2011
Franklin Lakes Census Numbers |
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The census results in New Jersey show population growth, but not enough to avoid losing a congressional seat. Below are the preliminary numbers for the FLOW area, and an interactive map.
Oakland Borough 12,466 in 2000 to 12,754 in 2010 .
Franklin Lakes Borough10,422 in 2000 to 10,590 in 2010.
Wyckoff Township16,514 in 2000 to 16,696 in 2010.
An interesting [...]
Published: February 3, 2011
from left to right front row: Terri Ahlemyer, Marcia Loria, Carla Pappalardo, Cathy Hommes and Liz Gysbers. Back row:Janet Hoogerheyde, Sal Moffa, and Alan Makavosky |
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RISING COSTS OF COLLEGE TUITION OFFSET BY TALENTED FLOW RESIDENTS
25th Anniversary FLOW Follies Presents Largest Scholarship Fundraiser For The Ramapo-Indian Hills Community
by Deb Breslow
Since 1985, parents of students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff (FLOW) have put aside their business attire to sing, dance, act, write, design, and build to raise scholarship [...]
Published: February 2, 2011
Three People with Much in Common |
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Three People with Much in Common: by Ryan Robinson
February is a month that everyone loves to hate for several reasons. Even with all the snow we’ve had this year, February is historically the time we get the most precipitation of the winter. In addition, statistics show that most people give up on their New Year’s [...]
Published: February 1, 2011
How Many Names Do You Know for Groundhogs? |
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How Many Names Do You Know for Groundhogs?
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
Groundhogs have been in the spotlight lately, thanks to Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck. What these furry creatures are called actually depends on what part of the country you are from. I have informally analyzed them below (please note that I not [...]
Published: February 1, 2011
February 2011 Reviews |
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War Games
Audrey and Akila Couloumbis
Set in a Greek town during World War II, Petros, his brother Zola, and their cousins feel pretty safe. The war feels far away from their normal life. But first they have to navigate around Italian soldiers, and then the German military takes over. Petros’s older cousin is away fighting for [...]
