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: 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 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 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, [...]
Published: December 6, 2011
Pearl Harbor |
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Remembering Pearl Harbor for the lives lost and the lessons that can be learned from America’s response.
Published: December 1, 2011
Christmas Food for Thought and Song |
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Christmas Food for Thought and Song
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
No one can deny the holidays are steeped in age-old traditions (well, unless you are an ardent follower of Festivus!). What’s interesting is that many foods mentioned in Christmas songs are foreign to most Americans. But they sure do sound good.
The Nutcracker, written by Pyotr [...]
Published: November 21, 2011
Franklin Lakes Boy Scout Seeks Information on Troop 34 History |
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Franklin Lakes Boy Scout Seeks Information on Troop 34 History
Hello All,
My name is Colin Knight, and I am an Eagle Scout from Troop 34 in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. I have been a member of Troop 34 since 2006, and a scouter since 2001, when I joined Tiger Cubs. These past few months I have [...]
Published: November 16, 2011
Something Special comes to Boulder Run |
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ADLER APHASIA CENTER’S SOMETHING SPECIAL COMES TO BOULDER RUN SHOPPING CENTER IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Thanks to the generosity of Hekemian & Co., a Property Management company located in Hackensack, NJ and friends of the Adler Aphasia Center, Something Special, a unique jewelry and gift design store, will open its first pop-up storefront for the [...]
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 [...]
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