As we closed out Gay Pride Month, it seemed fitting to ‘gay up’ Baristaville a bit.
Montclair Area
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Drug Arrest in Montclair
A drug arrest was made at Glenfield Park in Montclair yesterday by Essex County sheriff’s officers. Officers conducted surveillance operations in response to anonymous tips from local residents, Sheriff Armando […]
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Baristanet Carries Forward New York Times “Local” in New Jersey
Starting tomorrow, July 1, the place we all call Baristaville gets bigger. We will begin covering Maplewood, Millburn and South Orange with sites for each town as The New York […]
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Friends Of Montclair Russian Spies Tell All
The New York Daily News has a story of a family who were friends with Montclair’s alleged Russian spies after meeting them in 2003 when the Murphys lived in Hoboken. […]
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MSU Mural on Valley Road
Have you seen the massive mural on the brick wall between the new Bamboo Asian Bistro and Montclair Charbroil on Valley Road? Here’s a photo of a section of it, […]
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Supporting or Opposing Gov. Christie’s Tax Cap?
In an effort to get New Jersey out of debt, Gov. Christie has proposed a constitutional amendment that would cap the local increase in property taxes at 2.5 percent per […]
Posted inBloomfield, Glen Ridge, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, South Orange
Locals Audition for Oprah
Think you have what it takes to be on television? Why not audition for “Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star?” That’s exactly what two citizens of Baristaville did. Nicole […]
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Coyote Pups Sighting On Eagle Rock Way
Watch out for coyotes. A tipster tells us of three coyote pups spotted on Eagle Rock Way in Montclair last night. Last night at around 9:45 pm, I saw 3 […]
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Residents Bemoan Exclusion in MSU Expansion Plans; OPRA Request Denied
Between the increase in rat population, excess noise, felled trees, endangered wetlands, $4 million in lost property taxes, increased population (let alone the sewage issue) residents of Montclair and Little […]
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Complicated Portrait Emerges of Montclair’s Alleged Russian Spy, Cynthia Murphy
The Cynthia Murphy neighbors thought they knew was a mom of two young girls who loved to garden and made sure to water her plants. Richard Murphy was the dad […]
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Bloomfield Fire Chief: “It’s Only Going to Get Worse”
It’s one thing when budget cuts threaten fireworks. Another thing when they threaten firefighting. But staffing shortages and a cap on overtime hours have already led to one of Bloomfield’s […]
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No Surprise: Montclair’s Alleged Russian Spies Kept Low Profile
“When he looked at you, he didn’t look you in the eye. And I thought it was strange.” That was how Jeannette Lauture remembered her neighbor “Richard Murphy,” the man […]
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FBI Arrests 10 Alleged Russian Spies, Montclair Couple Charged As Secret Agents
Ten alleged secret agents spying for Russia were arrested on Sunday by the FBI and two of the defendants are from Montclair. The defendants known as “Richard Murphy” and “Cynthia […]
Posted inBloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair
NJT Commuters on 310 to Montclair Redirected
Clever Commute reports that passengers on the 310 to Montclair were directed to track 4 to take the Dover train to Newark Broad St and then transfer. Earlier, this report […]
