Student art made from recycled materials is on the display on the grounds of Montclair High School. There’s a chicken wire man throwing his own arm into a garbage can […]
May 2009
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MHS Students Find Art on the Curb
It’s gotta be the best looking litter in town. Find out where on Barista Kids…
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Swine Flu Hits Local
Three cases of swine flu are confirmed in Essex County. A case of swine flu has been confirmed in both Verona and Newark; Baristanet is awaiting details of a third […]
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Garage Burglar Nabbed?
Montclair police believe they have caught the man responsible for several garage break-ins over the past few weeks. On Sunday afternoon, they picked up Daniel Moore, a 44-year-old from East […]
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New Parenting Column Cuts the Nonsense
Who doesn’t need a little parental guidance sometimes? Barista Kids has got your back with a new, no-nonsense advice column. What would you do if the PTA president excluded your […]
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Parental Guidance Debuts With Birthday Party Advice
Parenting is our inward biological force that compels us to pay for the best daycare, do kindergarten tours and then help with homework, sometimes resorting to tutors. Parenting is the […]
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Join Mayor Fried For A Little “Bike” Art
Yes, Montclair Mayor Jerry Fried has found another way to get residents pedaling around town. The man behind Bike Montclair and the Tour de Montclair will be on two wheels […]
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This Week’s Highlights: May 27 – June 2
Where did May go? We hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend and got a little R&R before the busy month of June arrives on Tuesday, filled with graduations, […]
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Strange Police Activity At Exit 148
A reader sent us a tip last week detailing a strange incident at exit 148 of the Garden State Parkway. A state patrolmen pulled him over, berated him, then after […]
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Jeff Jarvis to Speak in Montclair
Depending on your point of view, Jeff Jarvis is either a new media visionary or a blowhard. Since he was the person who gave us the idea for Baristanet, we […]
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It’s All About the Supremes
Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court and the California Supreme Court has upheld the ban on same-sex marriages in that state, but allowed pre-ban gay […]
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Farmer’s Market Dodges a Bullet
The Montclair Farmer’s Market will be back in the Walnut train station on June 6, but if you think it’s there automatically, as summer follows spring, think again. The market […]
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Falafel Hut Owner Robbed
On Sunday night around 9:30 pm, the owner of the Falafel Hut on Bellevue Avenue in Upper Montclair was walking through the parking lot when a man came up to […]
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How to Take a Staycation
We didn’t meant to embark on a week-long staycation. We were supposed to be in Savannah, Georgia, enjoying my mother-in-law’s gourmet cooking, the nearby beach and card games with Grandpa, […]