People Archives | Baristanet

Baristanet Profile: Shanna Polan

Kristin Wald - September 24, 2021

Name: Shanna Polan Where do you live? Cedar Grove When did you move there? August, 2011 Where did you grow up? East Brunswick, NJ How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion? I am an elementary school...

Baristanet Profile: Annie Gillen

Kristin Wald - September 17, 2021

Name: Annie Gillen Where do you live? Montclair When did you move there? 1984 Where did you grow up? Nutley, NJ What is your everyday passion? 1. Creating great menus for Call the Caterer, 2. Enjoying life with Jack Gillen,...

Baristanet Profile: Amanda McCabe

Kristin Wald - September 10, 2021

Name: Amanda McCabe Where do you live? Glen Ridge When did you move there? December, 2008 Where did you grow up? A little town in upstate New York How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion? I...

Montclair Bread Company Cookbook, ‘Will Run For Doughnuts,’ Puts ‘People First – Food Second’

Kristin Wald - September 10, 2021

Cookbooks usually focus on recipes, highlighting ingredients and signature techniques that make dishes unique. However, Rachel Wyman’s new baking cookbook WILL RUN FOR DOUGHNUTS takes a different approach. Using memoir-style commentary and introductions to...

Baristanet Profile: Ernst Goldman, Jr.

Kristin Wald - September 3, 2021

Name: Ernst Goldman, Jr. (Eclipse) Where do you live? Bloomfield, NJ When did you move there? Around the age of 17 Where did you grow up? Born in Haiti, migrated to Florida, then to East Orange, then finally...

Baristanet Profile: Erin Mills

Kristin Wald - August 27, 2021

Name: Erin Mills Where do you live? I live in Packanack Lake. My office is in Brassworks in Montclair (Near Grove & Walnut) as of July 1st - so excited to open our HQ...

Baristanet Profile: Chad Smith

Kristin Wald - August 20, 2021

Name: Chad Smith Where do you live? Montclair - South End When did you move there? Life-Long Montclair Resident Where did you grow up? South End of Montclair How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion? Owner...

Remembering Thurston Briscoe, WBGO Programming Director

Obituary - August 17, 2021

MONTCLAIR, NJ – Thurston Briscoe, 74, a former radio producer at NPR in Washington, DC, and executive at WBGO/ “Jazz88” in Newark, who radiated his enthusiasm for life and people as well as...

Baristanet Profile: Jennifer Ko

Kristin Wald - August 13, 2021

Name: Jennifer Ko Where do you live? Upper Montclair When did you move there? 2016 Where did you grow up? Irvine, California How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion? I own and operate APEM...

Remembering James ‘Jim’ Tierney, Co-Owner of Tierney’s Tavern

Obituary - August 13, 2021

Montclair lost James “Jim” Patrick Tierney of Upper Montclair, who died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 30th, at age 52. Jim was born and raised in Montclair and graduated from...

Remembering Zyon Scott Brooks

Kristin Wald - August 6, 2021

On July 29th, amid shock and sadness, Zyon Scott Brooks’ friends came together to honor his memory at the corner of Summit and Park. They gathered at the spot near where two days before...

Baristanet Profile: Michelle Bradley

Kristin Wald - August 6, 2021

Name: Michelle Bradley Where do you live? West Orange, the Gregory Section When did you move there? We moved here in 2015. Before that we were in Maplewood, and before that the Lower East Side. Where did you...

Baristanet Profile: Jean Warsager

Kristin Wald - July 30, 2021

Name: Jean Warsager Where do you live? (Town and/or neighborhood) Proud resident of Montclair, South End When did you move there? I grew up in the South End of Montclair, and although I’ve lived in other...

Baristanet Profile: Brett Wellman Messenger

Kristin Wald - July 23, 2021

Name: Brett Wellman Messenger Where do you live? Bloomfield, in a neighborhood we jokingly call MontAdj (Montclair Adjacent), near Brookside Park. When did you move there? I moved to Jersey from East Harlem in 2016 to...

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Clever Commute

Delays exiting NJT for Lincoln tunnel (08:37 AM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)
Updated Route # 66 Schedule, now serving Crown View, and Montclair State University (09:41 AM) (sent Wed 09/15/21)
Due to heavy traffic at Montclair High School the 66 is operating a little behind. (08:01 AM) (sent Mon 09/13/21)
Anyone know what's happening with this train. No message, or announcement (09:30 AM) (sent Thu 09/09/21)
DeCamp is cross honoring today. (07:11 AM) (sent Fri 09/03/21)
The 8:25 33 from West Caldwell will operate 15 min late. (08:31 AM) (sent Thu 09/02/21)
DeCamp will be cross honoring at this time till further notice. (06:16 AM) (sent Thu 09/02/21)
Good Morning, please expect delays due to flooding along the routes and down trees, there will be long travel time heading into New York. (05:21 AM) (sent Thu 09/02/21)
(12:11 PM) (sent Tue 08/24/21)
Weekend verification - please disregard (02:58 PM) (sent Sat 08/21/21)
Please disregard - verification of a new feature. (08:10 PM) (sent Tue 08/17/21)
The 6:25 p.m 66 from West Orange loop will operate extremely late due to flooding on the highway. (06:41 PM) (sent Thu 07/29/21)
PABT middle tunnel dead stop for last 10 mins (05:47 PM) (sent Mon 07/19/21)
XBL closed due to broken down bus which is actively being towed (08:27 AM) (sent Mon 07/19/21)

?????????? Reminder! Smoking and vaping is strictly prohibited on board NJ TRANSIT vehicles, platforms and all NJ TRANSIT (01:41 PM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is subject to 20-minute delays due to Amtrak track maintenance near Secaucus. (07:56 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
MOBO train #6278, the 11:16 PM arrival into PSNY, is up to 20 min late following earlier congestion from a train near MSU. (10:51 PM) (sent Fri 09/24/21)
MOBO train #6295, the 10:24 PM arrival into MSU, is up to 20 min. late due to congestion from a train near MSU. (10:46 PM) (sent Fri 09/24/21)
MOBO train #1087, the 11:07 PM arrival into Hackettstown, is up to 15 min. late following an earlier late connection at Newark Broad St. (10:11 PM) (sent Fri 09/24/21)
MOBO train #6231, the 10:39 AM arrival into MSU is up to 15 minutes late due to earlier mechanical issues. (10:01 AM) (sent Fri 09/24/21)
MOBO train #208, the 7:10AM from MSU, is cancelled due to crew availability. Please take train #6210, the 7:17 AM d (06:51 AM) (sent Fri 09/24/21)
MOBO train #6297, the 11:33 PM arrival into MSU, is up to 15 min. late due to signal issues near Bloomfield. (11:26 PM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)
MOBO train #1087, the 11:07 PM arrival into Hackettstown, is up to 20 min. late due to signal issues near Mount Olive. (10:51 PM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)
Update MOBO train #1085, the 9:31 PM arrival into Hackettstown, is up to 25 min. late due to signal issues near Mount Olive. (09:41 PM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)
MOBO train #6293, the 9:27 PM arrival into MSU, is up to 15 min. late following earlier equipment availability. (09:26 PM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)
MOBO train #1085, the 9:31 PM arrival into Hackettstown, is up to 15 min. late due to signal issues near Mount Olive. (09:21 PM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)
MOBO train #1009, the 7:20 PM arrival into Dover, is up to 15 minutes late due to slippery rail conditions. (07:01 PM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)
MOBO train #1055, the 6:55 PM arrival into Mount Olive, is up to 15 minutes late due to slippery rail conditions. (06:56 PM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)
MOBO train #1079, the 6:39 PM arrival into Hackettstown, is up to 20 minutes late due to slippery rail conditions. (06:16 PM) (sent Thu 09/23/21)

M&E train #709, the 2:20 AM departure from Summit, is up to 30 min. late following earlier equipment availability r (02:51 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Update M&E train #745, the 12:58 AM arrival into Gladstone, is cancelled at Far Hills due to a mechanical issue. P (02:06 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Update M&E train #745, the 12:58 AM arrival into Gladstone, is up to 60 min. late due to a mechanical issue near Far Hills. (01:46 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Update M&E train #745, the 12:58 AM arrival into Gladstone, is up to 40 min. late due to a mechanical issue near Far Hills. (01:36 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Update M&E train #745, the 12:58 AM arrival into Gladstone, is up to 25 min. late following an earlier mechanical issue at Bernardsville. (01:16 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Update M&E train #746, the 1:12 AM arrival into Summit, is up to 35 min. late due to congestion from disabled train #745 at Bernardsville. (01:11 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
M&E train #746, the 1:12 AM arrival into Summit, is currently delayed at Far Hills due to congestion from disabled (01:01 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
M&E train #745, the 12:58 AM arrival into Gladstone, is currently delayed at Bernardsville due to a mechanical issue. An update to follow. (01:01 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
M&E train #746, the 1:12 AM arrival into Summit, is up to 15 min. late following an earlier mechanical issue near Gladstone. (12:46 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is on or close to schedule following earlier Amtrak track maintenance near Secaucus. (12:01 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Update M&E train #6939, the 9:54 PM arrival into Dover, is up to 15 min. late following an earlier mechanical issue. (09:16 PM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
M and E train #6939, the 9:54 PM arrival into Dover, is currently delayed due to a mechanical issue. An update will follow. (08:51 PM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Gladstone Branch rail service has resumed between Summit and Sterling and remains suspended between Sterling and Gl (01:21 PM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is subject to 20-minute delays due to Amtrak track maintenance near Secaucus. (07:56 AM) (sent Sat 09/25/21)
Gladstone Branch rail service is suspended in both directions due to weather-related signal issues. Substitute bus (03:56 AM) (sent Fri 09/24/21)