Elaine Adler Honored

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: May 5, 2012

Franklin Lakes resident, Elaine Adler, Co-Founder of Adler Aphasia Center, recently accepted the Walter D. Head Foundation Award from the Maywood Rotary. Pictured are from left to right: Mike Adler, Chairman, Myron Corporation and Co-Founder of Adler Aphasia Center, Elaine Adler, and William Rupp, Rotary Foundation Chair and Past District
About the Adler Aphasia Center
The [...]

Smaxe Sdrawkcab Ssa

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: May 4, 2012

The NJ ASK exams being administered to local students in grades K-8 are a waste of time, a waste of money, and destructive….I’ll add in that it is a really sdrawkcab ssa approach to education.
A NJSpotlight.com article reports on parents throughout NJ who are opting out of having their children take the NJ ASK exams. [...]

A Mother’s Acceptance of a Picky Eater

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: May 1, 2012

A Mother’s Acceptance of a Picky Eater
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
When I had a newborn, I invited a friend over for lunch. Her son was about 18 months older than mine. She gave him chocolate milk.
I thought to myself, “I’m not going to give my kids chocolate milk; if they don’t like the real [...]

Is Duct Tape a Bunch of Quackery?

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: April 1, 2012

By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
My son thinks a piece of tape will solve anything. This includes broken plastic toys, beloved pictures his younger brother has snipped to smithereens, and holes in his clothing. I tell him tape doesn’t fix everything as I half-heartedly try to stick a radiator back on a truck. Then I [...]

Medco Scheduling Movers

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: March 29, 2012

The Franklin Lakes based pharmacy benefits manager will be merging with the St. Louis based Express Scripts, and most likely moving out of Franklin Lakes.

Jack Griffin Soars

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: March 24, 2012

Griffin, Franklin Lakes, NJ finishes USASA Southern Vermont Series strong
Bromley, Okemo, Mount Snow, Vt. – The SMS Snowboard Team competed in the USASA Southern Vermont Series final weekend at the Carinthia Parks at Mount Snow March 3 and 4.
In Slopestyle (SS), seventh-grader Kiersten Edwards, Londonderry, Vt., took first in her age group for the Menehune [...]

Patrick Heenehan Movin’ On Up

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: March 1, 2012

WAAF announced today the promotion of Patrick Heenehan to Promotion Director effective March 12, 2012.
In his new position, Heenehan will assist in overseeing all marketing, events, media and business development efforts for WAAF. Heenehan joined Entercom Boston in October of 2010 and was quickly promoted to the role of WEEI/WRKO Promotion Coordinator.
“We are extremely proud [...]

A Wholly Holy Month is March

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: March 1, 2012

A Wholly Holy Month is March
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
March is a saintly month. Western Europe hosts lots of celebrations during the month from Ireland’s St. Patrick to Sicily’s San Giuseppe. And we mustn’t forget Wales’ St. David and Cornwall’s St. Piran (or Perran).
These probably all stem from celebrations for the spring equinox, which [...]

7-year-old Boy Declares, “I Wish to Give”

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: February 11, 2012

In Lieu of Receiving, 7-year-old Boy Declares, “I Wish to Give”
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Jersey to Grant Boy’s Wish to Give Support to Other Children Battling Illness
Bringing renewed meaning to the old adage ‘it is better to give than to receive,’ one New Jersey boy wishes to give to children receiving care at St. Joseph’s [...]

Your Morning Vice

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: February 1, 2012

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 [...]

Will all of FLOW have a CERT?

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 28, 2012

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. [...]

Was Wright Wronged

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 24, 2012

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…

Rajnik Raab, MD Honored

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 11, 2012

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 [...]

Is Smaller Better?

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: January 2, 2012

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, [...]

Pearl Harbor

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 6, 2011

Remembering Pearl Harbor for the lives lost and the lessons that can be learned from America’s response.

Christmas Food for Thought and Song

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 1, 2011

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 [...]

Franklin Lakes Boy Scout Seeks Information on Troop 34 History

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: November 21, 2011

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 [...]

Something Special comes to Boulder Run

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: November 16, 2011

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 [...]

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