Published: January 31, 2012
The Ultimate Chef |
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The fusion of cooking shows with reality TV has led to a new flavor of television that has chefs competing for prizes, fame, and sometimes just the fun of being a winner.
Bringing it to a more local level, Chef Central’s Ultimate Bergen County Chef competition gave an opportunity for some of Bergen County’s best chefs [...]
Published: January 28, 2012
Will all of FLOW have a CERT? |
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Will all of FLOW have a CERT?
by Ryan “Robinson” Schwertfeger
Recently, several local high school students graduated from a training course which is catching fire across the country. In this program called CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team, members are trained and educated about what to do to help their community after a major disaster. [...]
Published: January 24, 2012
Was Wright Wronged |
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Yuri Wright, senior at Don Bosco High School, was recently expelled from the Catholic academy in response to sexist and racist comments posted to his Twitter account. Thomas Aquinas addressed the question…Is stupidity a sin…
Published: January 20, 2012
Chorus seeks new members |
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The North Jersey Chorus will rehearse for the Spring 2012 concert season on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m., starting January 25, 2012, at Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church, River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ. The concert theme “WISHES, HOPES, AND DREAMS” will feature many favorite show tunes and popular music. A warm welcome [...]
Published: January 20, 2012
Matty’s Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball |
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March 2, 2012
THE MATTHEW LARSON FOUNDATION FOR PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS ANNUAL SPRING EVENT
7 PM, Indian Trail Club, 830 Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes
The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors, aka IronMatt, hosts its Annual Spring Event entitled “Matty’s Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball”. Cocktail hour begins with an accomplished local jazz pianist, Marco Benevento, and [...]
Published: January 18, 2012
Discovering Tom Shelton |
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We are a nation of consumers, and as such we like our labels.
With food we need to know if it is sugar free, caffeine free, or fat free. With religion we need to know is it Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu. With politics we need to know if it’s Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or Independent.
We need [...]
Published: January 18, 2012
RBARI offers obedience classes |
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The Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge is offering basic obedience classes beginning on Thursday January 19th, 6:30pm, at the VFW Hall in Franklin Lakes. The six-week course is open to dogs 5 months and older. They must have all shots and be manageable around other students. Dogs will learn: sit, sit/stay, down, down/stay, come, heel, socialization [...]
Published: January 17, 2012
Charles Dickens: A Life |
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Claire Tomalin. Charles Dickens: A Life.
New York: The Penguin Press. 2011.
As Reviewed by Ted Odenwald
Claire Tomalin has written an outstanding biography of Charles Dickens, published for the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Britain’s greatest 19th-century novelist. Her meticulously researched and documented study explores Dickens’ strengths and weaknesses, presenting opposing sides of controversial issues, [...]
Published: January 15, 2012
Hate Grows in NJ |
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Martin Luther King Day may be a good time to take stock of the issue of prejudice in New Jersey.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the few agencies in the country monitoring hate groups, New Jersey is presently ranked 3rd — having moved up a notch from 4th place. A listing [...]
Published: January 13, 2012
Communications 2012 |
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The Borough of Franklin Lakes recently mailed out a package to all residents and business in the Borough which included the new full-color Borough calendar and the new Resident Handbook. This package is the next big element in the Borough’s enhanced communications program.
Mayor Frank Bivona explained: “One of my key objectives at the beginning of [...]
Published: January 11, 2012
Rajnik Raab, MD Honored |
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Rajnik Raab, MD, of Franklin Lakes, Receives Chilton Hospital’s “Physicians We Admire” Award
(Pompton Plains, NJ) – Neurosurgeon Rajnik Raab, MD, of Franklin Lakes, was named the recipient of Chilton Hospital’s “Physicians We Admire” award. He has been a member of the Chilton Medical Staff for eight years and is a partner in the North Jersey [...]
Published: January 11, 2012
America's First American |
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Benjamin Franklin Day on January 17th
Published: January 10, 2012
Blood Drive January 11th |
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Franklin Lakes Annual Community Blood Drive Seeks Donors
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Woman’s Club of Franklin Lakes, in cooperation with the Bergen Community Blood Center, a non-profit organization, is sponsoring its annual blood drive on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Ambulance Corps Building, Bender Court, Franklin Lakes. Please consider [...]
Published: January 10, 2012
January 2012 Reviews |
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Revolution
Jennifer Donnelly
Andi is from Brooklyn and because of her own depression, her severely depressed mom, and her rapidly failing academics, she’s being forced to stay with her dad in Paris for a short time while he works on some DNA research. Andi and her dad don’t get along all too well, and she’s not [...]
Published: January 9, 2012
January 2012 Reviews |
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Children’s book reviews by Andrea Dochney of the Oakland Public Library.
Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend
By: Calvin A. Ramsey
Enhancing the civil rights narrative, readers learn of how mules, particularly Belle, helped African-Americans vote and even played an important role in the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The story is told to [...]
Published: January 2, 2012
Is Smaller Better? |
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Is Smaller Better?
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
The last miniature quiche was passed under our noses at a wedding and everyone lunged at the tempting hors d’oeuvre. Then came the tiny kebobs with a Thai peanut sauce. Each tray brought smaller more scrumptious bites of food that normally come in larger sizes.
Which made me think, [...]
