Franklin Lakes News

A Franklin Lakes plan to purchase 14 acres for affordable housing has remained stalled by the state Council on Affordable Housing for nearly a year, but a court ruling last week may provide a glimmer of hope to the borough in its attempts to move forward with the project.

Students at Franklin Lakes' Woodside Avenue School pressed up to a hallway wall Tuesday afternoon to look for their contributions to a legacy art project marking the school's 40th anniversary.

Graduating from Bryant University this weekend were Oakland residents Michael Cipriani , earning a bachelor's of business administration cum laude in accounting, and William J. Deichmeister , with a bachelor's of business administration in finance.

The Franklin Lakes school district will hold two special forums on Monday to gain input from community members on its search to fill the district's curriculum director position.

Neil Barofsky, the feisty former prosecutor of Colombian drug lords who was tapped by President George W. Bush in 2008 to oversee the $700 billion TARP bank bailout, did not like a lot of what he saw during his 27-month stint in the nation's capital.

The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Montclair will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fr.

The deadline to file candidacy for a total of nine seats on the Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and Ramapo Indian Hills school boards is fast approaching.

Following opposition from parents, the Franklin Lakes Board of Education voted down a plan on Tuesday night to shift incoming kindergarteners from Colonial Road School, a plan that had been devised to address uneven class sizes in the face of budgetary constraints.

Susan McGowan stepped down as president of the Franklin Lakes Board of Education at the beginning of a meeting Tuesday night, passing the gavel to Laurence Loprete to finish her term.

For 16 years, The Endless Vine, located in the Franklin Lakes Road shopping center that also contains the Market Basket, has served high-end wines in both the store's bar and retail section, offering occasional musical performances to patrons spending the evening hours .

OAKLAND - The Ramapo-Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Education on Monday night unanimously approved the appointment of two interim superintendents to serve consecutively as the district searches for a permanent replacement for C. Lauren Schoen.

Monday, May 13 The Wyckoff Zoning Board will meet at Town Hall at 7:30, and is expected to finalize the conditions attached to its approval of the Christian Healthcare Center's Vista Project.

Support, patience and commitment to a lifestyle change are keys to success after lap-band surgery, according to those who have undergone the same weight-loss procedure as Governor Christie .

The Franklin Lakes School District has restarted their search for a new principal for Woodside Avenue School.

The Franklin Lakes Police Department will be cracking down on drivers and passengers who aren't buckled up.

Christine Laquidara feared for her future with the Franklin Lakes School District when she withdrew her acceptance of the principal position at Woodside Avenue School last week, she said in an interview Monday.

The owners of Mary Ann's Gourmet Market, a new gourmet deli that officially opened in the Ramapo Centre this weekend, say the shop is exactly what they imagined it would be.

Eleven men and women were arrested on charges of stealing identities to open credit cards in an alleged scheme that is believed to have defrauded more than 70 victims.

WYCKOFF - Police say a man they've picked up in the past for allegedly burglarizing cars around New Jersey is back at it, targeting unlocked vehicles parked near schools and churches.

At 21 years old, Graham Dooner has the same wit and easy charisma that kept him on the edge of trouble as a student at Ridgewood High School.