Published: July 20, 2011
The Final Storm: A Novel of the War in the Pacific |
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Jeff Shaara. The Final Storm: A Novel of the War in the Pacific.
New York: Ballantine Books, 2011.
As reviewed by Ted Odenwald
Okinawa was the last stepping stone for American forces as they anticipated invading Japan and eventually ending World War II. But the stepping stone became a major stumbling block-a series of gruesome, bloody battles [...]
Published: July 18, 2011
WTC Steel to Arrive in Franklin Lakes |
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An artifact from the World Trade Center will be arriving in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, on Tuesday, July 19th.
The Franklin Lakes Memorial Pond Committee was recently notified that they are able to secure a piece of the World Trade Center to become part of the Franklin Lakes Memorial Pond.
The Department of Public Works along with [...]
Published: July 15, 2011
SuMusic for Summer |
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Outdoor summer concerts offer more than just music, they offer memories. Making new ones, enjoying old ones, and just celebrating life.
It does not matter what type of music it might be, that’s a matter of taste, and throughout northern New Jersey there are flavors available to account for all those different preferences.
A lot of the [...]
Published: July 11, 2011
A Woman For All Seasons |
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The measure of a life can be in depth and breadth: how deeply we touch others, and then again how many we touch in our lifetime. Betty Ford is one person who, through struggle and courage, was able to accomplish both in her 93 years on earth.
The wife of President Gerald Ford, she was ushered [...]
Published: July 6, 2011
Washington: A Life |
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Ron Chernow. Washington: A Life.
New York: Penguin Press, 2010.
As reviewed by Ted Odenwald
The fresco in the eye of the U.S. Capitol rotunda depicts the “apotheosis of Washington,” the ascension into the heavens of the “Father of our country.” For two centuries Americans have idolized, lionized, mythicized, and even deified the Revolutionary War hero [...]
Published: July 6, 2011
Lindsay Romano Earns the TPS Math Olympiad Trophy |
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Tuxedo Park School Math Honor to Franklin Lakes Resident Lindsay Romano
Franklin Lakes resident Lindsay Romano, a sixth grader at Tuxedo Park School, received the TPS Math Olympiad Trophy for her hard work, innovative problem solving, and teamwork on the school Math Olympiad team. Math chair Jeff Feinberg and teacher Preety Sidhu (pictured here with Lindsay) [...]
Published: July 2, 2011
A Frame of Reference |
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A Frame of Reference
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
I have a great four-section frame sitting on my shelf and I contemplate putting new photos in it. It currently has photos of my family while I was in college, and got stored away until I bought a house many years later. All that time I wondered [...]
Published: July 1, 2011
Sammedy-Sam |
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Sammedy-Sam
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
When the Fourth of July rolls around, I often think of a white-bearded man. No, I’m not that desperate for Christmas to come again (but I’ll have you know it is only 5 months away!). I’m talking about Uncle Sam. Who is this guy and why is he so strongly [...]
Published: July 1, 2011
Reviews July 2011 |
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A Room on Lorelei Street
Mary E. Pearson
Zoe feels pretty alone in the world. She has some good friends, but she doesn’t get to spend much time with them. She and school don’t seem to get along all that well. She spends most of her time waitressing at Murray’s, taking care of her [...]
