School aid cuts are forcing local school boards to adjust budgets and how they promote those budgets to local residents. The towns of Wyckoff, Oakland, and Franklin Lakes were among the hardest hit by the recent cuts in state aid, and all the school boards are holding public meetings to describe the impact of these [...]
The Township Committee, along with the Ad Hoc Committee appointed to re-examine the Master Plan and update the Open Space and Recreation Element, will conduct a meeting on Saturday, April 3, 2010 starting at 8 am. The meeting will be held in the second floor west wing conference room of Wyckoff Town Hall, 340 [...]
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The Leadership Center, Inc. was founded in 1994 by Robert Ripston, a Human Resource executive with leadership experience at General Electric and at Ingersoll Rand. Bob believed that leadership in human resources, and in many walks of life, was the important key to success. The Leadership Center’s original mission to [...]
The Easter Egg
By: Jan Brett
Fans of Jan Brett’s other classics like “The Mitten”, will really enjoy her newest book. Her illustrations are detailed, colorful and there’s always more to see in the images. Brett mentions her fondness and fascination for rabbits which she demonstrates by using many different breeds for each rabbit in [...]
Those of a particular generation may be more familiar than others with the term, “Storming the gates of heaven.” It is a term used to describe intense, incessant prayer.
While some may object to the imagery of protesters outside the gates of heaven waving signs, more poetic souls understand the limitations of language when discussing human [...]
Spring leaf collection is scheduled to start April 5 in District 1. The order of the Districts is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. To find out which leaf collection district you are in check the Street Listing on by finding your street in this alphabetical list, A - B, C-D, E-F, [...]
According to inside sources, it seems almost inevitable that the DMV here in Wyckoff is going to close for good. Trenton had reps in the division office in Wyckoff yesterday notifying the workers that 5 of them would be moved to Oakland, and the rest could choose from 3 or 4 other offices to move [...]
The awesome 2009-10 Wyckoff Raiders Girls 5th Grade Travel Basketball team show off their trophies after defeating Fair Lawn to win the Championship in the Northwest Bergen Girls Basketball League last week. The Raiders finished with a perfect 16-0 record in League Play. The girls have been mentioned on the FAN radio program. Congratulations!
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Chris Christie’s budget has set municipalities and school districts into a frenzy, especially in Bergen County which was the hardest hit.
The State uses a variety of formulas to determine how much a school district receives. The State accounts for some funds used to aid in the cost of FICA (The Federal Insurance Contributions Act), TPAF [...]
Chris Christie’s push to repeal Bergen County’s Blue Laws is meeting opposition from County Executive Dennis McNerney. Bergen County offers one of the densest shopping areas in the country in one of the wealthiest counties in the most over-taxed state. The debate on the Blue Laws has been going on for decades with numerous [...]
