2008

Essex’s controversial deer hunt in South Mountain reservation has riled up plenty of criticism from residents in neighboring towns. A flurry of letters to local papers protesting Essex’s second hunt […]

Thanks for submitting photos of Baristaville’s first snow. Our fabulous photo editor, Fran Liscio, selected the lovely entry above by Lillyyellow as the winner in our recent photo contest. Lillyyellow, […]

You know the situation. Someone pops in with an unexpected present, and you’re standing there with a stiff smile, thinking, Oh no, I don’t have anything for you. Well, here’s […]

How many reasons do you need not to travel over the river and through the woods to grandma’s – or anyone’s – house this year? Here are a few: big […]

This guy’s getting coal in his stocking. David Drill, former president of Circle Systems Inc., an Easton, Pennsylvania refurbisher of high school football helmets, plead guilty yesterday in Newark on […]

A mobile crime scene van as well as several Essex County Sheriff and Montclair Police vehicles are staked out at the intersection of South Mountain and Gates Avenues with lights […]

When The Professional Women’s Center opened on Valley Road in Montclair last November, it was going to be a place where local female professionals could gather, learn, take yoga and […]

Congratulations to the hardworking moms and dads of Brookdale Elementary School in Bloomfield, who are now a major step closer to building the (first ever!) playground at the school. They’ve […]

With just two more shopping days to Christmas, and not much more before the end of Chanukah, it’s time for husbands to take heed. This is actually a viral ad […]

It’s a simple white-on-black Typepad blog, and so far it has no ads and almost no comments. We’re the only other blog that links to it. But the misanthropic “I […]

UPDATE: We just got an email from Anne Schwartzberg, wife of the blogger mentioned below. The dog is alive. According to a source of ours, plenty of people saw a […]

There’s lots of stuff for kids on First Night Montclair, including Bubblemania and the Big Apple Circus To Go. Then there’s this idea: At 7 p.m., take the kids as […]