March 2006

It was the week of waiting for a lot of seniors — waiting for those college acceptance letters. If you’ve got some good news share it here, commisserate if you’ve […]

Thread, a new Baristaville fashion stop, quietly opened its doors last Thursday. We had a peek inside the white washed shabby chic boutique, to check out the cool-colored must-have threads. […]

Former New Jersey Governor James Mc Greevey gave us his √¢‚Ǩ≈ìI am a gay American" speech in August 2004, but apparently that, and the ensuing media frenzy, wasn√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t enough. The […]

Friday, March 31 Annual College Club of Montclair Used Book Sale √¢‚Ǩ≈ìIf you have never been to this annual used book sale √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú you have been missing a great event√¢‚Ǩ¬ù […]

It’s the stuff of real estate fantasies. Over in Glen Ridge, check out the big ticket sale of this grand Ridgewood Avenue manse that came complete with the ultimate in […]

It√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s a bizarre coincidence, that yesterday√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s fire at the Montclair State University student dorm occurred the same day legislation was passed requiring colleges and universities to provide prospective and current […]

From our favorite cyberarian Arnie, we learn that 7Online was circling Baristaville today reporting on an early morning fire in Bohn Hall, a high-rise dormitory, that lead to an evacuation […]

On April 6, Bloomfield’s zoning board will hear a developer√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s plan to tear down the small two-story office building at 1246 Broad Street √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú next to Brookdale School and Provident […]

Club Soda Kenny is off the force.  Sgt. John Feder, the former West Orange cop — who jokes about taboo topics in a raunchy comedy routine — has retired with […]

It√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s official√¢‚Ǩ¬¶a vote by the Board of School Estimate Tuesday night squashed the million dollar basball park renovation at Montclair√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Woodman Field.  More than 30 trees, some dating to the […]

Now, we have to believe that miracles can happen.  Jill Carroll, the journalist abducted and held by unknown gunmen for 82 days, was released this morning in Baghdad. Jill was […]

The Verona man who was a suspect in the December murder of Joan Galligan (left) was arrested today in Florida. The suspect, Herbert Maisenbacher, 57, is being held in Florida, […]

Ace photographer Scot Surbeck, who took this picture of a raccoon skull yesterday in Montclair, wants to remind everybody that life is fleeting. Go smell the crocuses before they smell […]