Gov. Chris Christie’s announced the hiring of a “director of new media” to maintain his Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube accounts.
Maria Comella, Christie’s communications director whom some believe should be replaced if unable to Tweet and Facebook herself, announced that the new media director is being paid $60,000 annually to Tweet and Facebook.
It appears Governor Christie’s [...]
Snow, and more snow to come for Wyckoff, NJ. While it may have been a somewhat cloudy winter, and sometimes chilly, it was only recently that snow begot more snow and more snow still to come. Providing a play-land for kids, skiers, snowboarders and ATV riders, the onslaught of snow has lost it’s scenic beauty [...]
Therapeutic Dogs Help Heal Our Elderly
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
The effects of pets on people are undeniable. Studies say pets can lower the heart rate, reduce blood pressure, and calm autistic children. Anyone who has had a pet can attest to the emotional bond between man and animal, as well as the physical one that is [...]
Kennedy, Edward M. True Compass: a Memoir. New York:
Twelve, 2009.
and
Team at the Boston Globe: Last Lion: The Fall and Rise
of Ted Kennedy. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2009.
as reviewed by Ten Odenwald
Here is an interesting choice: the memoir of the late Massachusetts Senator or an interpretive biography compiled and edited by several [...]
Crazed Fan or Just Plain Crazy?
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
Famous ties to Wyckoff are many - The Jonas Brothers, Tara Reid, etc. - but the most tangible one to me is Constantine Maroulis, the former American Idol finalist who is now star of the Broadway show “Rock of Ages,” a musical homage to 80’s [...]
Valentine’s Day, perhaps the most holy of secular holidays. A day to celebrate the intent of Love which rises above the joys, the heartaches, the lost and found. Franklin Lakes resident Nancy Rosin is a recognized authority on the history of Love, at least as it relates to Valentine’s Day. She is president of the [...]
Drugs have been an issue in schools going back almost half a century now, and the recent “pot brownie” arrest at Ramapo HS illustrates the continuation of drug availability in the schools. The incident in Franklin Lakes involved two Wyckoff students, a drug transaction, and an unexpected trip to the hospital for the consumer and [...]
According to Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney a shared services agreement was reached when Bergen County entered into an agreement with 13 northwestern Bergen County municipalities for two street sweepers to be shared among them, including Allendale, Franklin Lakes, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah, Midland Park, Oakland, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick and [...]
College athletes might seem strong and sturdy when they take the playing field, but The Ramapo Roadrunners showed appreciation for a different type of strength as they welcomed Evan Hurwitz of Oakland on to their team. Tough enough to survive brain surgery and chemotherapy, Evan is also enough of a kid to enjoy the [...]
A Fairfield, NJ police officer is in critical condition after being shot multiple times by two suspects. Information describing the suspects is limited.
They are described as black males driving a Dodge black Magnum. The car looks like those pictured below, and is believed the car may have bullet holes in it.
A $40,000 reward — including [...]
