The Wyckoff Board of Education is embarking on an ambitious project to plan for the future of Wyckoff schools, the students and the community.
On April 23, 2012 as a result of an ambulance request at a residence on Grove Street in Oakland , Officer Rowin of the Oakland PD charged a 17 year old Franklin Lakes resident with the possession…
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week runs from May 6th through May 12th.
The sport known as “extreme fighting” is being explored as a new avenue for revenue for the Bergen County government, and officials are hoping it may lead to a budget surplus.
Dramatized in the accompanying photo, plans for Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan to meet Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino in a caged fight are in [...]
Birding is an eclectic term for an eclectic group of people. Birders who go birding, were in the past known as birdwatchers.
Today, birdwatchers are those people who enjoy birds from their front porch or in their own backyard….Real birders get out a bit more.
Whether birding or simple bird watching, the arrival of spring makes it [...]
Tense drama, huge fights, and big laughs is the tagline for Season 4 of The NJ Housewives…it’s also the tagline for the drama of Bergen County government
Mostly known for their excellence in education and their ability to excel in sports, two NJ Catholic high schools are entangled in the bankruptcy proceedings of the Christian Brothers.
Originally known as the Irish Christian Brothers, the religious order has established numerous educational facilities in New York and New Jersey, around the nation, and the globe.
In [...]
After the unending struggle to discourage squirrels from raiding the birdfeeder, suburban homeowners have had to deal with central airconditioning units that just don’t add to a manicured yard.
Wait no more, necessity is the mother of invention, and an invention has finally come to ease the stressful situations where a central airconditioning unit sticks out [...]
The Jersey Filmmakers of Tomorrow is accepting entries to the 2012 competition through the end of June, and the actual film must be submitted by October 1st, 2012.
Last year, IHHS student Kevin Cheetham took thrid place in the competition with his short film narrated by a pumpkin about to be carved. The Journal, being hyperlocal, [...]
Playing bridge, the card game, often conjures up images of little old ladies passing the time while they chat about other things. It’s poker that is often romaticized as the competitive game, thinking man’s game.
Not according to the likes of billionaires Warren Buffet and Bill Gates who indulge a passion for bridge on a regular [...]
New Jersey’s most populace county, with one of America’s highest tax rate for counties nationwide, has seen two very public examples of Republican infighting.
The RIH out of school conduct policy that saw a lengthy debate in the community, and then a court challenge, is being cited by other communities considering similar actions to thwart underage drinking.
Happy Leap Day! It only comes once every four years, and it is the most exciting day of the year for most people with lots of presents and gifts being exchanged, families and friends gathering together for delectable feasts, and parades throughout most major cities.
It is also an important day for retailers who count on [...]
The next four years will tell if moving the April school board elections to November is the right move. If it does not work, then districts can switch back to the spring elections.
There has been a swift and steady tide of school boards across the state taking up the NJ Legislature and Governor Chris Christie’s [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Benjamin Franklin Day on January 17th