Mary Karr. Lit: A Memoir. New York:
HarperCollins, 2009
as reviewed by Ted Odenwald
Readers of Mary Karr’s memoirs, The Liar’s Club and Cherry, will not be surprised to find powerful elements running throughout this third work, which focuses primarily on her twenties and thirties. In the first book, she relived her painful youth in the [...]
Honesty IS the Best Policy: By Ryan Robinson
In today’s world, every bit of information is at our fingertips. Want to know the weather? Just go on your i-thing and find out. Want to know any random fact of information? Go to wolframalpha.com. Want to know the truth? Good luck finding it.
Information is all over and [...]
The Mayors of Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes have signed on in support of Governor Chris Christie’s call for a constitutional amendment called Proposition 2.5.
The constitutional amendment would put a 2.5% cap on municipal spending with exceptions allowed only when rateables grow, or the voters approve going over the cap. While mayors in Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, [...]
Over 800 participants took part in the 2010 Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes Triathlon, beating last years number of over 750.
Challengers faced a half mile swim, a 17 mile bike race, and crossing the finish line after a 5 mile run.
Readers can check out all the times for participants at Compuscore,() but the list of the top 3 [...]
The Wyckoff Police department respond to calls involving a serious accident caused by road rage, underage drinking parties involving alcohol poisoning, and incidents of domestic altercations.
Wyckoff police activity for period ending June 15th includes investigation of car burglary captured on video surveillance, and another incident of domestic violence.
The contract between Wyckoff and the Wyckoff PD is effective retroactively from 2008 going forward to 2014.
The contract covers an array of procedural matters, department structure, and of course fiduciary issues such as pay, benefits, and allowances.
Readers can view the entire contract by clicking here, and a selection of pertinent appendixes is provided below. Readers [...]
Sustainable New Jersey, a certification program that has gained the interest of both Oakland and Wyckoff, is a green initiative promoted by New Jersey’s League of Municipalities and Rutgers University, amongst other partners.
The gist of the certification program is for municipalities to implement various programs designed to,”Support your local economy and use community resources… practice [...]
The controversial high school policy which was years in the making due to stiff resistance from local parents has been found unconstitutional. The controversial school regulation numbered 6145, focused on student conduct away from school: be it on a family vacation or in the home.
The regional school board governing Indian Hills and Ramapo High School [...]
GreenFaith.org helps support communities of faith, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist, with the resources, support and guidance needed to help lead congregations in becoming responsible stewards of the earth. The New Jersey based organization counts Temple Beth Rishon as an active member, and Barnet Temple in Franklin Lakes was recently accepted into the program.
The [...]
