Wife Of Glen Ridge Police Officer Who Died From COVID-19 Makes Plea To Vote...
Glen Ridge resident Alice Roberts, wife of Glen Ridge Police Officer Charles "Rob" Roberts, who died earlier this year after contracting COVID-19, wrote an opinion piece for the Star Ledger, to reach out to...
Montclair Mayor To Hold Protecting Reproductive Freedom Virtual Town Hall Wednesday
Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller will host "Protecting Reproductive Freedom," a virtual town hall on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m., to discuss reproductive rights and affirm support for New Jersey’s Reproductive Freedom Act. ...
S.O.F.I.A. To Hold Candlelight Vigil And Virtual Benefit
Start Out Fresh Intervention Advocates (S.O.F.I.A.) will hold two events in October.
First, on Saturday, October 24th, at 7 p.m, it's A Night of Music, Comedy, Poetry, Theater and Film to benefit S.O.F.I.A.
Genevieve...
Rep. Sherrill Self-Quarantining After Child Care Provider Tests Positive for COVID-19
Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced Saturday she will be quarantining after being exposed to COVID-19.
“We received news that our child care provider received a positive COVID-19 test. Luckily, everyone in our family has tested...
Montclair Getting Contact Tracing Pushback, Releases Information about New COVID-19 Cases
Montclair has reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last seven days, with total reported cases for the township increasing from 579 on Saturday, October 10 to 601 on Friday, October 16. The...
Baristanet Profile: Claudia Sherwood
Name: Claudia Sherwood
Where do you live? Upper Montclair, NJ
When did you move there? From Manhattan, 11 years ago. A new life for my young daughter in a nurturing community.
Where did you grow up? Upstate NY. I loved forests,...
Councilman Yacobellis and Montclair Center BID Launch #LoveOurMontclair Photo Contest
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair Township Councilman Peter Yacobellis has partnered with the Montclair Center Business Improvement District (BID) to launch a contest to support the town’s existing Love Our Montclair campaign.
Locals are encouraged to...
UPDATED Montclair Tenants Organization Says MPOA Failed to Get Signatures For Rent Control Referendum
Updated with statement from MPOA
The Montclair Property Owners Association , after obtaining resident contact information from the township, filed its petition with the Town Clerk to put the Council’s Rent Control Ordinance up for...
Job Fair for Amazon Thursday At Montclair’s Wally Choice Center
Montclair Neighborhood Development Center is sponsoring a job fair for Amazon at Wally Choice Center at Glenfield Park tomorrow from 10 am to 4 pm.
Amazon is hiring drivers to work out of their new...
Sponsored: Now Open! The MC Hotel Welcomes Back Guests and Diners
Fall has arrived and with it, so has the reopening of downtown Montclair’s premier boutique hotel, the MC Hotel. Now that the doors are open, the MC Hotel promises a careful return to relaxing...
COVID-19 Cases in West Orange, North Caldwell Schools Prompt Building Closures
Two area districts are closing facilities for mandatory quarantine after learning of cases in the districts.
West Orange Schools announced Thursday that Washington Elementary School would be closed for quarantine for 14 days due to...
Remembering Judy Weston, Remarkable Montclair Philanthropist
Montclair is mourning the loss of longtime resident Judy Weston, who passed away on Friday, October 9. She was 87.
Organizations are paying tribute to Weston, including WNET and NJTV, who describe Weston as "a...
Northeast Earth Coalition Launches New Jersey’s First Pollinator Pathway in Montclair
https://youtu.be/mY_HPvD7DMI
Northeast Earth Coalition, in partnership with the Pollinator Pathway Northeast, launched the very first pollinator pathway in New Jersey at Montclair's Crane Park on Saturday.
The pollinator pathway project aims to create contiguous corridors of...
Glen Ridge Says It Will Not Allow Trick or Treating This Year
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that Halloween is a go for the state and released safety guidelines, but the Borough of Glen Ridge is saying no to door to door trick or...