Baristanet Profile: Carmela Martinez
Name: Carmela Martinez
Where do you live? Little Falls, NJ
When did you move there? 2015 - We moved here from the Upper West Side, NYC, soon after my son was born.
Where did you grow up?...
Baristanet Profile: Pamela Rose
Name: Pamela Rose
Where do you live? Montclair
When did you move there? I moved to Montclair in 2000, and I remain happy here 20 years later!
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Maplewood,...
Baristanet Profile: Çınar Topakli
Name: Çınar Topakli
Where do you live? Montclair, NJ
When did you move there? 3 years ago
Where did you grow up? Istanbul, Turkey
How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion? I am a tattoo artist and...
Baristanet Profile: Sarah Elizabeth
Name: Sarah Elizabeth
Where do you live? We live in Bloomfield and my office is in downtown Montclair.
When did you move there? 4 years ago, 1 day before my little guy was born! Moved from the Upper West...
Baristanet Profile: Ashley Epps
Name: Ashley Epps
Where do you live? I live in Montclair, NJ
When did you move there? I’ve lived in Montclair for 22 years. I moved here at 6 years old.
How do you make a living? OR...
Baristanet Profile: Susan Andrews
Name: Susan Andrews
Where do you live? I live in Bloomfield.
When did you move there? I moved from NYC to Montclair about 5 years ago. I bought a house in Bloomfield 2 years ago, but spend...
Baristanet Profile: Deborah Villarreal-Hadley
Name: Deborah Villarreal-Hadley (Debbie)
Where do you live? On Midland – just a couple of doors from the plaque marking the geographic center of Montclair. It’s my family’s first house, having lived in a coop apartment...
Baristanet Profile: Iris Lewis
Name: Iris Lewis
Where do you live? Montclair, close to the Y, walkable to all the action
When did you move there? About six years ago, I have a second grader and we absolutely live here for...
Baristanet Profile: Beth Scura
Name: Elizabeth “Beth” Scura
Where do you live? Downtown Montclair
When did you move there? 2012
Where did you grow up? Essex Fells, NJ
How do you make a living? A year and a half ago I expanded my career into...
Baristanet Profile: Cate Baily
Name: Cate Baily
Where do you live? I live on an awesome cul-de-sac in Upper Montclair. When the kids were little, they rode their bikes and scooters in the cul-de-sac and ran up and down the...
Baristanet Profile: Daniel Lawson
Name: Daniel Lawson
Where do you live? Near Mountainside Hospital in Montclair. Our backyard is in Glen Ridge, and our front yard is in Montclair!
When did you move there? We moved to Montclair in 1998. We...
Baristanet Profile: Laura Torchio
Name: Laura Torchio
Where do you live? I live in the “Montclair Heights” section of town – basically in the shadow of MSU – also formerly known as Speertown. In fact, my house is one of the...
Baristanet Profile: Leslie Kunkin
Name: Leslie Kunkin
Where do you live? Montclair, near Applegate Farm. Yes, it is awesome to have homemade ice cream across the street!
When did you move there? September 2000
Where did you grow up? Brooklyn, in what was known...
Baristanet Profile: 2019 Year in Review
The Friday Profiles on Baristanet are always interesting and fun to read. In 2019 we've had scores of profiles that help us get to know our neighbors and learn about their passions, favorite reads...