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Ben Eilert

Ben Eilert

Oakland, NJ resident, law school graduate, and local history enthusiast featured as a guest on the Independent Oakland podcast.

Sep 1, 2026

Independent Oakaland

Independent Oakaland

Ben Eilert | Law School Graduate, Historian & Oakland Resident

Sep 1 · 27m

Mike Guadagnino
Mike GuadagninoHOST
2:54
What do you know about that history?
Ben Eilert
Ben EilertGUEST
2:57
I know everything about the history.
Ben Eilert
Ben EilertGUEST
2:58
Oh my goodness.
Ben Eilert
Ben EilertGUEST
2:58
So my uncles and aunts lived here and their cousins lived here.
Ben Eilert
Ben EilertGUEST
3:03
My grandfather was the acting chief and captain here for A long time.
Ben Eilert
Ben EilertGUEST
3:08
He's been in the police, I think, since 1957, 1958.
Ben Eilert
Ben EilertGUEST
3:11
His father was a stockbroker over in Manhattan, but he was involved in the public library stuff here and the finances.

7 MINS LATER

Mike Guadagnino
Mike GuadagninoHOST
10:42
What concerns you about the direction development could take Oakland?

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