July 2006

Spotted, a day ahead of the big holiday, in Montclair’s South End traffic island.

In a special edition of 20/20 this past Friday, George Stephanopoulos painted a picture of polarization, not just county by county, but neighborhood by neighborhood. Who’s to blame? The media’s […]

Congratulations to our friend (and sometimes book reviewer) Neil Baldwin, who’s just been tapped to start an American Studies Program at Montclair State. Baldwin joins the faculty as a distinguished […]

We hear that this year’s fireworks display in Montclair promises to be the best fireworks in the town — EVER. It’s not braggadocio. Turns out moving the display to Mountainside […]

Do what you want with the government, but do you really want to make lottery ticket buyers angry? From the Star Ledger… Frank Horwitz, 34, directed his frustration toward Corzine […]

Essex County is cracking down on speeders, and they’ve picked the July 4th weekend to start. To help the cause, 10 police departments in the county have received $4,000 grants […]

All hail Vincent Ferrari, whose videotape of a maddening conversation with AOL is the 21st century version of Tom Paine’s “Common Sense.” Here’s the video, and an interview with Matt […]

It’s a New Jersey first — closing down the state government for the first time in its history, and yes that can mean beaches, too. From the New York Times… […]

No live music, no fireworks, and yet, some folks still managed to have a good time. The weather did not cooperate yesterday for Brookdale Park’s concert and fireworks, but Baristanet […]