The Franklin Lakes Journal
Published: February 3, 2012
(left to right) Council President Charles J.X. Kahwaty, Councilwoman Nathalie Lota, Mayor Frank Bivona, Captain Seltenrich with his wife, Terri, and three sons, Michael, Thomas and Steven. |
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The Franklin Lakes Police Department has been undergoing some changes. With the recent retirement of Public Safety Director Irving Conklin, the Mayor and Council has appointed Captain Joseph Seltenrich to the position of Police Chief, effective February 1. In addition, to fill the vacancy in one of the Borough’s four police squads caused by the [...]
Published: February 2, 2012
Register for St. Alban's Pre-School |
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St. Alban’s Pre-School Announces Open House and No Tuition Increases
St. Alban’s Pre-School is a non-sectarian early childhood program for 2 year olds through kindergarten. The school offers flexible half and full day sessions to meet the needs of the families in the surrounding area. “We can work with any family to put together a schedule [...]
Published: February 1, 2012
Your Morning Vice |
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Your Morning Vice – A Colada if You’re in Ecuador
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
It is the thick of winter now, warm days are distant memory, and one of the most comforting things is a hot beverage cradled in your hands. Here in Jersey, coffee is pretty much a morning religion. You can make it [...]
Published: February 1, 2012
Reviews January 2012 |
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Beauty Queens
Libba Bray
Libba Bray is either an unconquerable genius or a total loony-toon. Either way, she’s hilarious. Beauty Queens is a must-read, and if you can get it on audio (read by the author!), all the better. Think: the television series Lost, the movie Miss Congeniality, thrown in with some Lord of [...]
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
Casting for "Dina's Party" |
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Real Housewife of New Jersey, Dina Manzo, wants to throw your next party!
HGTV is Now Casting “Dina’s Party”
Looking for fun dynamic people living within a 30-minute drive of the Franklin Lakes New Jersey area who are throwing a meaningful party, need a home pick-me-up and would LOVE to work with expert party/event planner Dina Manzo [...]
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 25, 2012
Come FLOW With Me |
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Three towns, 2 schools, 1 Show ~ FLOW Follies Presents Silly Sketches on the Complexities of Air Travel by Deb Breslow
Rehearsals are underway, sets are being designed, and advance tickets are available for the 2012 production of Come FLOW With Me, a musical comedy show created by FLOW Follies. Since its inception, FLOW Follies, [...]
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
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