Hey there’s a tree. Right there. On the screen! Just in time for spring break — in Glen Ridge and Bloomfield anyway — a story in today’s New York Times […]
April 2005
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Expert on Religious Right to Visit
It couldn’t be better timed, following last Sunday’s "Justice Sunday" event. David Saperstein, rabbi, attorney and director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, will speak this Sunday night […]
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Sheesh and Sheesher
You’ve heard about the John Lennon house. And maybe about the All My Children house. Now it’s the "Paris Hilton house," 80 Willow St. in Glen Ridge, featured in "The […]
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Gottesman off School Board in May
After serving nine years on the Montclair school board, the last year as president, Barbara Gottesman will preside over her last meeting on Monday, May 9. She was recently informed […]
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And Who Says Blue States are Godless?
The weekend of May 14-15 has been declared "Official Bike or Walk to Worship Weekend." It’s apparently a brainchild of Bike Montclair. Leave your car in the driveway, and enjoy […]
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Mountainside, Watch Your Back
Yesterday, our snail mail contained a postcard from Clara Maass Medical Center (now part of St. Barnabas) touting its emergency room. Clara Maass, located in Belleville, is 2.1 miles away […]
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Bauble Alert
In time for both Mother’s Day and May In Montclair, here’s the goods on an upcoming artisan jewelry designer showcase at Essex Fine Arts Gallery. On Wednesday, May 4, the […]
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Just Wait Til They See the Lines for Harvard
It’s a vicious cycle. People looking to move to a suburb with good schools hear about Glen Ridge and then move here — bringing some extra kiddies along to be […]
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Stores We Love
Anything that makes shopping more fun, we’re all for it. Heard around town: Milk Money, the consignment shop on Church Street, is offering story time on Wednesdays at 10:30 am; […]
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Cover-up
We wondered if the yellow sawhorses in front of the Bloomfield School Administration building were riot gear at the ready, but now we think it has something to do with […]
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Stand and Deliver
A whole posse of Baristaville talent will be in Newark tonight, participating in this year’s Stand & Deliver Night of Eloquence at NJPAC. Montclair resident Steve Adubato is emcee and […]
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Mars Attacks — NOT!
Well, you can take War of the Worlds off your calendar. A "Mars Attack" lecture scheduled for Thursday night at the Newark Museum has been cancelled. However Solar Fireworks, whatever […]
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Are You Entertaining?
Barista is looking for some talented performers to make beautiful music at our soiree May 9. No pay, but you’ll be seen by 100+ of Baristaville’s top movers and shakers. […]
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Jamaican Me Hungry
Ethan Barshay, an FOB (friend of Baristanet), turned us on to a great eatery in downtown Montclair, one that my Jamaican neighbor was not even aware of. To find out […]