Published: November 11, 2011
Top "10" Misconceptions About FLOW Follies |
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Top “10″ Misconceptions About FLOW Follies (with apologies to David Letterman)
10. FLOW FOLLIES IS A PARENT TALENT SHOW
FLOW Follies=Fundraising! Since 1985, parents of students in Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff have put aside their business attire to get involved both on stage and off. In other words, FLOW parents will do whatever it takes to [...]
Published: November 8, 2011
Franklin Lakes’ Father and Son Duo Perform NJCS Camerata |
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Franklin Lakes’ Father and Son Duo Perform NJCS Camerata - a Sacred Space
Franklin Lakes’ Residents and father and son duo, Jim and Jonathan Reitz know just what it means to spend quality time together. Two years ago, Jim and Jonathan signed on to be a part of one of the most respected choral groups in [...]
Published: November 1, 2011
Catching Up with Ketchup |
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Catching Up with Ketchup
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
I pour a little red goop on the plate, and my youngest son inevitably says, “More!” My husband and I watch in disbelief as he readily dips anything in ketchup. Neither of us likes it very much. It was actually a bonding thing when we first met.
“Want [...]
Published: October 30, 2011
Zach Zona's Community Service in Tortola |
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FRANKLIN LAKES TEEN SPENT SUMMER VACATION WORKING IN THE CARIBBEAN WEST INDIES
Last summer Zach Zona of Franklin Lakes, a 12th grader, at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey spent three weeks of his vacation in the Caribbean British Virgin Islands with VISIONS Service Adventures, an international service learning summer program.
Zona was one of 24 high school [...]
Published: September 19, 2011
VFW Post 5702 Sponsors Three Education Programs |
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VFW Post 5702 Sponsors Three Education Programs
VFW Post 5702 Commander Steve Vreeland recently announced Post 5702’s continued support of three educational programs designed to benefit students and teachers in Oakland and Franklin Lakes. According to Commander Vreeland, “As part of our efforts to support education and develop democratic values, we are proud to continue to [...]
Published: September 3, 2011
School Lunches: A Mother’s Conundrum |
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By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
Meal preparation often falls to mothers, and has been so since the dawn of hunters and gatherers. Call her Mom, Maid, Nanny, Grandma, Oma, or Tita, as my friend called her Filipino aunt– I’m sure these women have had to get a little creative with picky eaters.
School lunches in our [...]
Published: August 2, 2011
Harnessing the Power of the DNA Code |
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Harnessing the Power of the DNA Code
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
DNA research has revealed a lot of things, from where certain diseases originate, to what eye color you have. I am still holding out for another kind of discovery, something a little more intangible. I truly believe that experiences or intuition are passed down [...]
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: June 2, 2011
Tuxedo Park School’s Lorillard Cup recipient Trevor Romano of Franklin Lakes is pictured here with Nick Tsilibes, Trevor’s coach at Tuxedo Park School. |
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Trevor Romano of Franklin Lakes
Receives Highest Athletic Award at Tuxedo Park School
Trevor Romano of Franklin Lakes, a freshman at Tuxedo Park School, received the Lorillard Cup for best male athlete in the school. The award, named after Tuxedo Park’s founder Pierre Lorillard, recognizes the best overall male athlete in the school [...]
Published: May 31, 2011
Bananas for Bubbles |
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By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
There is something mesmerizing about bubbles. And if they are within reach, the urge to pop them is almost unstoppable (or maybe that’s just me!). But where does this fascination come from?
If you think about our forefathers, when would they have seen bubbles before liquid soaps were invented? Perhaps [...]
Published: May 1, 2011
Marica and Andrew with Teen Librarian, Kate Vasilik |
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Winners celebrated at Teen Poetry Coffeehouse and Open Mic Night!
Franklin Lakes Public Library held the first Teen Poetry Coffeehouse and Open Mic Night on Monday, April 25 to honor the winners of the library’s Teen Poetry Contest, as well as to celebrate National Library Week and National Poetry Month.
Andrew received First Place for his [...]
Published: April 27, 2011
Debra Taylor Accepted into Membership in EWNJ |
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Debra Taylor Accepted into Membership in EWNJ
Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ), the premier women’s organization of New Jersey, is pleased to announce that Debra Taylor of Franklin Lakes has been accepted as a member of this prestigious organization.
Debra Taylor CPA/PFS, Esq., a lifelong resident of Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes, is the principal of [...]
Published: April 16, 2011
Ellen Reinkraut Teaches More than Painting |
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Franklin Lakes art teacher Ellen Reinkraut teaches more than painting to her 30 plus young students. The children learn new skills and how they can make a difference in the world. On April 17 some of her students will receive awards at the Gabarron Foundation in New York City for their art work, which is [...]
Published: April 3, 2011
Freedom Lawns |
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The season of snow may be over in Bergen County, but the season of the lawn is already here. The raking, the fertilizing, the mowing involved in the 7 billion dollar seasonal industry does not have an official day. Perhaps like the native Lenape Indians who would right now have been celebrating the Corn Festival [...]
Published: April 1, 2011
Water for Fire - Hydrants are Nothing New |
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Water for Fire - Hydrants are Nothing New
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
All the flooding lately has got me thinking about water. Water seems plentiful in our area, but since the beginning of time, humans have worked hard to harness the water and guide it. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn’t. Great things have come [...]
Published: March 1, 2011
Are You Mad for March Madness? |
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Are You Mad for March Madness?
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
For many sports fans, March is synonymous with only one thing: college basketball. The March Madness tournament may be what gets them through winter, cheering their team on. Or the team they are desperately hoping will win the office pool.
I have some skeletons in the [...]
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