June 2004

It seems astounding to us, but the reason the Montclair Town Council couldn’t go forward tonight with its second reading and public hearing on the ordinance to declare the Marlboro […]

Lt. Ken Mercadante took a break from polishing up the glass doors on the new Montclair fire headquarters to give the Barista a sneak preview of the building, which has […]

Thanks to our friend Raymmmondo of the Montclair Watercooler, we’ve learned that the public hearing on the Marlboro Inn, scheduled for tonight, has been cancelled. The following statement comes from […]

And speaking of fireworks, go here for a calendar of Independence Day events in Montclair, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield.

As the scarecrow reminds you, tonight’s the public hearing on the Township of Montclair’s proposed ordinance declaring the Marlboro Inn historic. Developer Steve Plofker, meanwhile, has applied for a permit […]

We told you she’d let us know if anything was happening.

Brookdale Park seemed eerily quiet today, giving us the impression that everybody was either at camp or at a pool. Then we noticed someone using the park as his personal […]

The Barista has to admire someone who starts an anti-leaf-blower campaign in the summer. But then Sierra Club activist Pat Kenschaft had a bad run-in with a leaf blower the […]

In a scene that was somewhat reminscent of the first days of the telephone, 56 local and not-so-local liberals showed up at Luna Stage tonight to hear filmmaker Michael Moore […]

The Barista just signed up to host a Spanish exchange student for two weeks, starting Wednesday. She’s a dancer and an actress, so we know she’ll fit in with our […]

Woke up this morning to the news that Iraq had been handed over to the Iraqis two days early. Man oh man. The Barista is planning its formal launch this […]

If merely fighting the crowds to go see “Fahrenheit 9/11” isn’t exciting enough for you, you can try a “Turn Up the Heat” party. Local actor Michael Aquino is hosting […]

The state legislature passed a Millionaire’s Tax last week, and Gov. McGreevey will sign it into law on Monday. Under the tax, the state income tax of residents who make […]