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December 2019

Roots and Shoots
Posted inCommunity, Top Stories

Edgemont’s Roots and Shoots club works for a better Earth

by Erin Roll December 31, 2019

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news For sixty students at Edgemont School, helping to save the Earth is serious business, from encouraging families not to use pesticides on their lawns, to urging […]

story
Posted inArts, Literature, Top Stories

In brief: Friends of Anderson Park story contest

by Gwen Orel December 31, 2019December 31, 2019

The second annual Friends of Anderson Park short story contest for Middle School students (500 to 2,500 words) is open now through Feb. 15.

MCPK
Posted inCommunity, Seniors, Top Stories

Finding joy, reading at the MCPK

by Gwen Orel December 31, 2019

Reading to little ones is as good for the reader as it is for the children, writes Merrill Silver about reading at the MCPK.

Posted inFeatured Posts

Looking Back Locally at 2019: The Year In Review

by Baristanet Staff December 31, 2019December 30, 2019

What other local stories of the year would you have included?

Posted inSirens

Bloomfield Police Looking For Two Men Who Robbed Couple Waiting for Bus

by Baristanet Staff December 30, 2019

Bloomfield police are in search of two men believed to have robbed a husband and wife waiting for the bus at gunpoint. The victims were waiting for a bus at […]

climate
Posted inCommunity, gardening, Top Stories

Gardening for life: fighting climate change

by Jose German-Gomez December 30, 2019January 27, 2022

In his latest “Gardening for Life,” Jose German, founder of the Northeast Earth Coalition, discusses what people can do to fight climate change.

Barbara Ann Mather
Posted inCommunity, Obituaries

Obituary: Barbara Ann Mather

by Erin Roll December 30, 2019

Barbara Ann Mather, formerly of Montclair, passed away in the early morning on Dec. 20 in the Green Hill Nursing Home after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer’s. Barbara was born […]

Posted inCommunity, Obituaries

Obituary: Marie Barton

by Erin Roll December 30, 2019

Marie Barton (nee Pasqua), 65, of Little Egg Harbor, formerly of Bloomfield and Montclair, passed away on Friday, Dec. 27. Marie worked as an insurance agent for Hillman and Harrison […]

Spencer Vespole
Posted inCommunity, Obituaries

Obituary: Spencer George Vespole

by Erin Roll December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

Spencer George Vespole, 29, passed away on Friday, Dec. 13, less than a year after being diagnosed with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones. Spencer will […]

Sally Murphy
Posted inCommunity, Obituaries

Obituary: Cecelia “Sally” Murphy

by Erin Roll December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

Cecelia “Sally” Murphy, a former longtime resident of Montclair, died in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. on Dec. 14 at the age of 89. A resident of Montclair since 1968, she […]

Haji
Posted inArts

‘Haji Show’ skewers Persian stereotypes

by Dana Hawkins-Simons December 30, 2019May 12, 2021

Roger Sedarat, an Iranian-American poet, and director Kevin Delaney (“Pee-Wee’s Playhouse”) created stereotype-skewering “The Haji Show.”

Posted inArts

Clerestory Fine Art Presents “A Fish Cannot Drown in Water: The Inner Life of the Artist” by Sybil Archibald

by Announcement December 30, 2019

Clerestory Fine Art presents “A Fish Cannot Drown in Water: The Inner Life of the Artist” featuring prints, paintings, and sculpture by Sybil Archibald. This will be the first solo […]

Phillips
Posted inArts, Literature, Top Stories

Culture in brief: Montclair’s Julia Phillips on NYT’s 10 best in 2019

by Gwen Orel December 29, 2019December 29, 2019

“Disappearing Earth” by Julia Phillips, MHS graduate 2006, is listed first in the New York Times’ Ten Best Books of the Year.

shadows
Posted inArts, Top Stories

Art with shadows: Larry Kagan at MAM

by Gwen Orel December 29, 2019

Larry Kagans “Impossible Shadows” continues at the Montclair Art Museum through Jan. 5. The sculptures mix steel and light.

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