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Baristanet Profile: Robert Genovese
Name: Robert Genovese
Where do you live? Montclair, New Jersey
When did you move there? About 15 years ago from Brooklyn, NY
Where did you grow up? Greenwich Village, NYC
How do you make a living? OR What is your...
Baristanet Profile: Taigi Smith
Name: Taigi Smith
Where do you live? Montclair
When did you move there? June 2012
Where did you grow up? San Francisco, The Mission to be exact
How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion? I make...
Baristanet Profile: Laura Carney
Name: Laura Carney
Where do you live? Montclair
When did you move there? February 2010
Where did you grow up? Wilmington, Delaware
How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion? In addition to writing my book, My...
Baristanet Profile: Pat Turano
Name: Pat Turano
Where do you live? Nutley, NJ
When did you move there? I moved to NJ in 1970 from Calabria Italy with my 5 siblings and my parents.
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Italy...
Local Couple is Running #EverySingleStreet in Montclair to Raise Funds for Woodstock Farm Sanctuary
Steven Seighman loves animals, and that's why he supports the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in its mission to rescue and care for farmed animals. To help raise funds to ensure the Sanctuary can continue supporting...
Baristanet Profile: Jaleesa Al Kassem
Name: Jaleesa Al Kassem
Where do you live? Bloomfield, NJ -- Brookside.
When did you move there? September 2016. We had just bought our first house one month before our wedding. ☺
Where did you grow up? Spanish Harlem (NYC). Born...
Baristanet Profile: Caitlyn Cade
Name: Caitlyn Cade
Where do you live? Montclair (South End)
When did you move there? I moved to Montclair, with my husband and kiddos, about 6 years ago, from Jersey City.
Where did you grow up? I’m originally...
Baristanet Profile: Meridith Manlowe
Name: Meridith Manlowe
Where do you live? I live in Upper Montclair.
When did you move there? We moved here from Cedar Grove 14 years ago.
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Exton, Pennsylvania.
How do...
Baristanet Profile: Noel Gatts
Name: Noel Gatts
Where do you live? Bloomfield right next to Brookdale Park
When did you move there? We moved from the Bronx, NY in 2015
Where did you grow up? I was born in Manhattan while my parents were...
Gratitude on Gordonhurst
With rainbows and encouraging messages and lights up around our area to help lift the spirits of the community, it looks like one way some of us are coping is to stay positive. Every...
Keeping Kids Busy During a Social Distancing Spring Break
For close to four weeks, families have been struggling to balance childcare, learning, work, emotional and physical concerns, and play. So, hooray for Spring Break! Kinda sorta. While most teachers and students are looking...
Baristanet Profile: Jason Milleisen
Name: Jason Milleisen
Where do you live? Upper Montclair
When did you move there? My wife, Amy, and I moved to Montclair in 2013 after the birth of our 2nd daughter.
Where did you grow up? I grew up on the...
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?...
Making School Work at Home: Local Advice on Adjusting to Remote Learning
Congrats families! We made it a full week into Montclair Public School’s program in Remote Learning! Breakfasts and lunches are being provided for students who qualify, Chromebooks and hotspots have been distributed to families...