September 2007

Montclair School Superintendent, Dr. Frank Alvarez, comments about the recently published Montclair Schools’ Rap Sheet: Please note that the numbers reported are for the 2005-2006 school year. The NJ State […]

Its days were numbered. Once the big house took shape behind it, we knew the little white house, blocking its views and taking up some front yard, would be demolished. […]

It’s the inevitable question teachers ask students on their return from school. In fact, I kind of miss that reflective moment when you try and capture everything that was special […]

Who is David Spear (a.k.a. DaVido) and what is his claim to fame? He’s been thrown out of some of the best Starbucks in the tri-state area, all in a […]

If you live on or near Fernwood Place, and heard noise this weekend, Montclair police tell us what happened… Juvenile Arrests at House Party: Montclair Police responded to a house […]

Today’s abrupt Day-after-Labor-Day school opening in Glen Ridge was softened slightly by the reappearance of the inimitable Valentine Jackson, who crosses children and grownups at the intersection of Ridgewood and […]

NJ DEP concluded its summer dig of an old cemetery in Montclair, and has given the Board of Ed a green light to build a new elementary school on Washington […]

Like refugees fleeing a village, their belongings in great disheveled piles visible for all to see. Only in reverse. They weren’t leaving, they were arriving. Move-in day, class of 2011. […]

Baristanet was unavailable for about an hour this morning, due to what our hosting company describes as “DNS problems.” We’re back up and running now, but if you’re sitting at […]

Can you ever have too many books? Yes, says Montclair’s Alice Elliot Dark. From the New York Times… The process is agony. First comes the decision, which can be as […]

Want to get outta town this Labor Day weekend? Less than an hour from Baristaville, you can discover many scenic drives around Wawayanda State Park. Forested hills surround the large […]