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Remembering Bill Nigh
We learned the news today that a longtime friend to Baristanet on Twitter, Bill Nigh, died earlier this month. Nigh had amassed close to 25,000 followers on Twitter and was proud of his following.
The...
Remembering Deborah ‘Diz’ Friedman, 1969-2020
Her sun rose in Manhattan, New York, on January 9, 1969. Deborah "Diz" Friedman was born to parents Robert Friedman and the late Gretchen Ferguson Friedman.
Growing up in Montclair, New Jersey,...
Remembering Anne “Hope” Crawley: Beloved Mother and Writer, Dies at 87
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Beloved mother and grandmother, Anne “Hope” Crawley (nee Savage), 87, died peacefully in her home on July 24, 2020, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. She was with her loving children, Joe...
Remembering Vincent Tango, Artist Who Captured Memories of Montclair
Vincent Tango, lifelong Montclair resident, passed away on Monday April 29th, 2019.
Tango was an artist well known for his "Memories of Montclair" pieces.
Tango created iconic images of Montclair, with a special emphasis...
Remembering Alvin Lewis Smith, III
A Montclair native and longtime community activist, Alvin Lewis Smith III died on January 5th, 2019 at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, New Jersey at the age of 57.
Montclair Mayor Robert Jackson described Alvin...
Remembering Joan Juengling
Joan Juengling, a beloved 28 year old, passed away on November 13, 2018. Born in Paterson, raised in Clifton & Lake Stockholm, resided in Montclair for half of her life. She was a former...
Remembering Louise A. DeSalvo, PhD: Writer, Scholar, Mentor, Teacher, Friend
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, friend, mentor, and lifelong writer and scholar, Louise A. DeSalvo, PhD., died in her home in Montclair, NJ, October 31, 2018, at the age of 76, with her loving...
Remembering Dr. Winfield Parsons
Dr. Winfield L. Parsons IV, 62, passed peacefully in his Montclair home Thursday, September 13, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife, Tracy Parsons, his two...
Remembering Eucharia Pilsbury, Nursery School Founder, of Montclair
Eucharia Rose Pilsbury, 90, of Upper Montclair, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, surrounded by family. Pilsbury was the founder, owner and director of Pilsbury Nursery School. A trailblazer in education, Pilsbury transformed...
Montclair Mourning Tragic Loss of Charles H. Bullock School Student
Terry Demming, a seven-year-old, rising second grader at Charles H. Bullock School, passed away on Wednesday, July 4. Demming, the son of former Montclair councilor Kathryn Weller-Demming and the grandson of Barbara Weller, former...
Remembering Paula Rothenberg
Paula Rothenberg, author, educator, social justice activist of Montclair NJ and New York City died on June 7, 2018. Paula was a philosopher by training and an organizer by inclination. She served for 37...
Remembering Reggie Lucas
Reggie Lucas, a guitarist, songwriter, producer, and longtime Montclair resident, died of complications resulting from heart disease on May 19, 2018 at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. The musician, who played with Miles Davis and...
Remembering Louis Zorich, 1924-2018
Husband, father, grandfather, brother, acclaimed actor, and incomparable storyteller, Louis Zorich lived a remarkable and rich life of close to 94 years.
Born February 12, 1924, one of six children of immigrants from Croatia,...
Remembering Jon Paul Borella
Jon Paul Borella, 46, of Verona, passed away on November 30, 2017.