December 2008

A good source tells us that Montclair has canceled First Night fireworks due to the wind.

Yes, it was a big year for news: the rise and fall of Sarah Palin, the astounding win of Barack Obama, the fall of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers… Locally, […]

Happy pre-New Year’s eve, fellow Baristavillians. We want to know and most of all, see, what you are doing for New Year’s Eve. Are you going to attend the Little […]

Most area post offices will be closed at noon today, so if you’ve got an estimated tax payment or charitable contribution that needs to be in the mail by year-end, […]

As if all the booze wouldn’t make driving treacherous enough, an “arctic airmass” will bring “snow and blowing snow” today, says the National Weather Service. In addition to the weather, […]

Realtors at Schweppe Burgdorff want readers to know that the protests today and yesterday in front of their office have nothing to do with their activities helping customers buy and […]

Montclair’s first-ever Restaurant Week, coming in about 5 weeks, celebrates our top chefs and offers gourmands a great incentive to try out new menus and venues – or revisit your […]

Reducing noise and and air pollution produced by leaf blowers – not banning them altogether – is being discussed at Montclair’s next council meeting, January 6. The town’s 1994 leaf […]

“We’ll stay here every day with the coffin, until this is resolved,” Local 78’s representative Frank Ortega said this morning, as he stood with Elvis Pilaloa dressed in a hazmat […]

Calling all single greenies, Blue Wavers, writers, artists, outdoorsy and creative types: First Night Montclair New Years Eve Meet-Up, which started as a mixing bowl for Sierra Club members, is […]

In case you didn’t hear, the NJ Highway Authority is holding a token amnesty: Turn In Your Tokens! Check your attic, garage, mystery bags, forgotten suitcase – this Wednesday Dec. […]

This morning around 11:45 am, there were several sightings of a larger-than-life, 20-foot inflatable rat hovering in front of Schweppe Burgdorff Realtors on Valley Road, Montclair. We received two tip-offs, […]

Where around Baristaville can you find gelato on a brioche? We made this foodie discovery, and more, at a sprawling neo-Italian edifice in Caldwell. It’s attracting a large population of […]