Features

Sydney Lee in A Concerto Extravaganza!

Sydney Lee in A Concerto Extravaganza! »

Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert “A Concerto Extravaganza!” - June 2, 2013 Featuring Cellist Sydney Lee of Ramapo High School, Franklin Lakes, NJ Chiu-Tze Lin, Music Director and Conductor For its sixth season finale, the award-winning Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra...

May 13 2013 /Read More »
COPS IN CROSSWALKS

COPS IN CROSSWALKS »

Wyckoff Avenue or Abbey Road? COPS IN CROSSWALKS As motorists drive through Wyckoff they may encounter pedestrians attempting to cross the road. It could be a woman pushing a baby stroller, children attempting to get to school,...

May 7 2013 /Read More »
A Nutty Way of Looking at Food Allergies

A Nutty Way of Looking at Food Allergies »

A Nutty Way of Looking at Food Allergies By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist Ask any elementary school teacher today – food allergies are a problem. Some children develop such a bad reaction that medicine must be...

May 1 2013 /Read More »
Walking the Labrinth

Walking the Labrinth »

The Wyckoff Library has recently become the proud owner of a permanent medieval labyrinth made of brick and crushed stone, which is situated on the south side of our grounds. We are one of fewer...

Apr 26 2013 /Read More »
“Leaning In” on the Work vs. Stay-at-Home Debate

“Leaning In” on the Work vs. Stay-at-Home Debate »

“Leaning In” on the Work vs. Stay-at-Home Debate By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist I’m going to do it. I’m going to talk about the “white elephant” in many women’s lives – the decision to work or...

Apr 3 2013 /Read More »
BCSO Countywide Gun Buyback

BCSO Countywide Gun Buyback »

Bergen County Sheriff’s Office to Offer Countywide Gun Buyback On Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office will partner with...

Mar 7 2013 /Read More »

Local Events

Aggravated Assault of a Police Officer »

Aggravated Assault of a Police Officer

Aggravated Assault of a Police Officer A 35 year old Wyckoff man sent a police Sergeant to the hospital following a confrontation, and then he...

May 20 2013 / Read More »

Albert Riffel Retires after 27 years »

Albert Riffel Retires after 27 years

Albert Riffel, a Wyckoff school Crossing Guard for the past 27 years, has officially hung up his stop sign and retired from his post....

May 15 2013 / Read More »

On the Job - May 15, 2013 »

On the Job - May 15, 2013

On May 10 at 1:10pm, Ptl. Kyle Ferreira responded to the Rockledge Mall, 303 Franklin Avenue; to investigate a motor vehicle crash in which...

May 15 2013 / Read More »

On the Job - May 10, 2013 »

On the Job - May 10, 2013

On May 6, a Wyckoff resident reported that that she went to the Sicomac School with her children who were on the playground. For...

May 10 2013 / Read More »

Arrest on warrant for burglary of autos »

Arrest on warrant for burglary of autos

An on-going investigation into the burglaries of automobiles and the theft of credit cards and cash from women’s purses has lead to the arrest...

May 6 2013 / Read More »

Announcements

CHCC offers FREE CPR Course »

CHCC offers FREE CPR Course

Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) in Wyckoff is offering a free American Heart Association CPR Anytime program from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, in the CHCC Auditorium (Use 700 Mountain Ave. entrance). Participants will learn the basics of CPR for adults, children, and...

May 7 2013 / Read More »

Caregiver Support Groups at CHCC »

Caregiver Support Groups at CHCC

Christian Health Care Adult Center (CHCC) in Wyckoff is holding a Caregiver Support Group at noon Tuesday, June 4, in the Building 1 Conference Room; 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, in the Commons Conference Room; and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, in the Commons Conference...

May 7 2013 / Read More »

On the Job - April 25, 2013 »

On the Job - April 25, 2013

On April 13, the owner of Tuxedo World, 637 Wyckoff Avenue; reported that an attempt had been made to enter the business by prying open the rear door. The investigation determined that a pry bar was used in an effort pull the deadbolt lock out...

Apr 26 2013 / Read More »

T-Shirts for Charity »

T-Shirts for Charity

For every t-shirt bought Star Dog gives a shirt to a child in need. Our initial goal is to donate 60 shirts to The Tashirat Orphanage. Tashirat is a wonderful facility. Their mission is for these orphaned children to be able to take care of...

Apr 5 2013 / Read More »

Odds & Ends

Smaxe Sdrawkcab Ssa »

Smaxe Sdrawkcab SsaThe 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...

May 4 2012 / No comment / Read More »

Letter to The Editor - Corn Pone Opinions at St. Nicholas »

Letter to The Editor - Corn Pone Opinions at St. NicholasCorn Pone Opinions at St. Nicholas It was a slick night at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Wyckoff December 13th, and I’m not talking...

Dec 14 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Arts / Entertainment

April 2013 Teen Book Reviews

April 2013 Teen Book Reviews

Hawksmaid Kathryn Lasky Matty is the daughter of Nottingham’s most famous falconer. After her mother is brutally murdered by Prince John’s men, her father teaches her many things to help her not only survive,...

Apr 3, 2013 / More »

Guest Column

Civic Games for Kids

Civic Games for Kids

Started by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra O'Connor, iCivics.org provides grammar and middle school children to have fun playing games, and learn about our rights as citizens - and our responsibilities....

Oct 16, 2012 / More »

Health

Health-Care Reform

Health-Care Reform

Confused by the ongoing health-care reform debate? If so, you're not alone......

Oct 2, 2009 / More »

An Accidental Anthropologist

May 2013 Teen Book Reviews

May 2013 Teen Book Reviews

Sharks and Boys Kristen Tracy Enid THINKS she has problems. Her parents are in counseling because her father is a cheater, and Enid is having a lot of trouble forgiving him his indiscretions. She and...

May 1, 2013 / More »

Ryan Schwertfeger

Will all of FLOW have a CERT?

Will all of FLOW have a CERT?

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,...

Jan 28, 2012 / More »

Ted Odenwald

On the Job - April 25, 2013

On the Job - April 25, 2013

On April 13, the owner of Tuxedo World, 637 Wyckoff Avenue; reported that an attempt had been made to enter the business by prying open the rear door. The investigation determined that a...

Apr 26, 2013 / More »

Guest Column

The Standardized Smell Test

The Standardized Smell Test

New tests, more tests, better tests - but do the standardized tests pass the smell test? Come the 2014-2015 school year, students in Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Wyckoff, and throughout New Jersey will be taking...

Mar 30, 2013 / More »

Children's Book Reviews

October 2012 Children’s Book Reviews

October 2012 Children’s Book Reviews

Children’s book reviews by Pierre Rosen of the Oakland Public Library Babushka Baba Yaga by Patricia Polacco For parents looking for a non-traditional Halloween book with a message of tolerance and a smattering of traditional Russian...

Oct 1, 2012 / More »
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