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 […]
March 2006
Fashionista Alert
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. […]
From The Closet To The Bookshelf
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 […]
Thrill Seekers
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 […]
Big Doings In Real Estate
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 […]
Campus Fire Safety: Now You’ll Know
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 […]
The Rich Get Richer
Here’s the fantasy. You’re sitting around one day and somebody just offers you an insane amount of money for your house. Let’s think big. A million dollars. No bigger. Two […]
Montclair State Dorm Evacuated
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 […]
Another Tear Down In Bloomfield
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 […]
Last Laugh For Comic Cop
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 […]
Residents Score A Home Run For Woodman Trees
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 […]
Jill Carroll Safe At Last
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 […]
Arrest in Glen Ridge Murder Case
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, […]
Enjoy it While it Lasts
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 […]