August 2007

I love shopping at Asian grocery stores with their riot of colorful products and the low murmur of languages I strain to understand. But even after three years of daily […]

Natasha Aeriel, shooting victim and sole survivor of the brutal Ivy Hill slaying, needs your help. This week, Mayor Cory Booker announced an assistance fund has been established in her […]

Readings on the national household income meter show that New Jersey’s rankings have been shuffled: From Bloomberg: New Jersey is no longer the wealthiest U.S. state, losing that distinction to […]

If you’re ready to face the other 5.7 million drivers on the GSP this holiday weekend for a road trip or a day at the beach, at least the weather […]

Montclair Police provided additional information about yesterday’s accidental death on Valley Road. Shortly after 8:00 am, Montclair Police responded to 530 Valley Road on a report that a worker had […]

For the “Sangria Files:” Cuban Pete’s owner, Dominick Restaino, was indicted yesterday for illegal liquor sales at his Bloomfield Avenue restaurant. The restaurant was raided last December, after ABC and […]

If you’ve got a sweet tooth, don’t miss Miss Nicky’s free chocolate and toffee tasting, all day tomorrow (Friday). Nicky Mesiah’s recipes cover all dietary restrictions – Sugarfree/Gluten-Free, Bittersweet ‘Chocolate’ […]

Sports cognoscenti may be trying to crystal-ball Strahan’s decision, but the Giants aren’t holding their breath, and Strahan’s Southern California fence-sitting is getting old. From The NY Daily News: On […]

The statistics date from 2005/2006, and the methodology is questionable, however New Jersey Dept. of Education just released a report on the incidence of crime in our public schools. There’s […]

Baristanet has heard unconfirmed reports from several sources that a person, possibly a worker, fell off the roof of a Montclair high-rise apartment complex early this morning. The apparent accident […]

Who would’ve thought we’d be looking at the rubble and ruin of Upper Montclair Train Station for nearly 20 months? This weekend, say good-bye to the remains of the historic […]

In a cinematic turn of events, accused “Hat Bandit” James Madison withdrew his plea bargain yesterday and recanted his confession to several bank robberies in a media-filled courtroom. From The […]

Katrina clobbered the Big Easy two years ago today. Here’s your space for remembering fond trips to New Orleans, wishing survivors well, bashing the Bush administration or fretting about global […]

Changes at the BOE: From the Bloomfield Schools website: Acceptance of Resignation of Board Member Res. 233 “RESOLVED that the Board of Education accepts the resignation of John Warnock, Member […]