Pearl Harbor
Remembering Pearl Harbor for the lives lost and the lessons that can be learned from America’s response.
December 7, 2010 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Archive for the Category ‘Features’
Wyckoff pianists dazzle at Piano Recital
Seven-year-old Kyra Manfredi of Wyckoff and ten-year-old sister Alyssa were winners of the “Awesome Attitude Award” at the annual Holiday Piano Recital of Phred PIano Expression, a piano instruction group serving all of Bergen County. Other Wyckoff award winners were: Ten-year-old Marissa Keary with seven-year-old brother Christopher also winning the “Awesome Attitude Award”; ten-year-old Carly [...]
December 6, 2010 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Wrapping My Head Around Christmas Bows
Wrapping My Head Around Christmas Bows
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
I’ll never forget how quickly it happened. I was staring at the machine at Hallmark’s Visitors Center in Kansas City and before I knew it, in a few swift movements, the machine had created a perfect no-knot bow. I was 11 then and I am [...]
Veterans Day
“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!” ….and thanks to American veterans…
November 9, 2010 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Carving Out the Truth: Are Turkey Hats for Real?
Carving Out the Truth: Are Turkey Hats for Real?
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
You see them in store windows and on classroom walls. You’ve probably seen them for so long, you don’t notice them. Turkeys are everywhere for Thanksgiving. But did you ever notice the curious Pilgrim hats with buckles on top of their heads?
Pilgrims [...]
Plea to find FLFD Past Chief new Kidney
John Keene is a 30 plus year member of the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department. First elected a Lieutenant in 1983, John rose to the rank of Chief in 1998. John is the father of three loving children and a grandfather. He has been fighting kidney disease, specifically focal segmental glomerular sclerosis, for over [...]
October 27, 2010 | Posted in Features | Read More »
An Interview with BC Sheriff McGuire
Bergen County’s cultural diversity continues to grow, and with all the benefits come challenges.
What has been your experience working with the county’s diverse cultural population with respect to crime, homeland security, and fostering cooperation with county law enforcement?
One of the things that makes Bergen County such a great place to live is its rich [...]
October 24, 2010 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Wyckoff Candidate Henry Velez
My life has been one of service to my patients, fellow veterans, and those who suffer from mental illness. I would feel privileged to serve the citizens of Wyckoff as a member of the Township Committee.
October 24, 2010 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Columbus Day
If you find your bank closed this Monday, don’t get in a panic, it’s Columbus Day and many are closed to celebrate the darings of a sailor and trader who started off one of the greatest evolutions in global trading.
October 10, 2010 | Posted in Features | Read More »
Cabbage Night to You, Mischief Night to Me
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
Does it happen to you? Does your hair stand straight up on your neck on the night of October 30? Call it what you want: Cabbage Night, Mischief Night, Goosey Night, it’s all the same. Expect to see some toilet-papered trees and egged windows.
My first experience with Mischief Night, as [...]
Advertisement
250x250 ad code to be displayed on the inner pages
Advertisement
250x250 ad code to be displayed on the inner pages
