Several residents of Christopher Street called police Friday reporting a large house party on the block. Officers cleared the area as the party was small in nature. At approximately 10:19 PM, officers responded back to the area as the crowd on the stre…
Montclair Names Stinson Mounties Head Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach
Montclair, NJ – Montclair Public Schools Superintendent Jonathan Ponds announced the appointment of new Montclair High School Head Boys’ Varsity Basketball Coach, Mr. Cecil Stinson. He was unanimously approved at the June 20 Board of Education meeting….
Montclair’s Stephen Colbert Calls Capitol Incident ‘Puppetry in The First Degree’ (VIDEO)
Late Show host and Montclair resident Stephen Colbert explained what happened at the U.S. Capitol, when a Late Show team joined by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog were arrested last week and charged with unlawful entry. During a monologue on Monday night’…
Learn About Montclair’s New Rent Control Ordinance at Webinar
[(https://baristanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/montclair-naacp.jpg) The Montclair Branch NAACP Housing Committee and The New Jersey Tenant Organization will host a tenant educational workshop with Joan Pransky, a tenant advocate and attorney, on t…
Toni’s Kitchen Breaks Ground on Major Expansion Initiative
Montclair, NJ – Toni’s Kitchen, a food ministry of St. Luke’s Church in Montclair, celebrated breaking ground on a significant expansion of their space on Saturday, June 18. Founded 40 years ago in 1982, Toni’s Kitchen started as a small soup kitchen o…
Adopt A Mountie Program Launched To Support MHS College Bound Seniors In Need
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Montclair Councilman Peter Yacobellis has teamed up with long time community leader Aminah Toler of Montclair Mutual Aid, Donna Montague; Daniel and Megan Roberts to launch a program to help some graduating Montclair High School Seniors…
Alumni, Families and Community Leaders Celebrate 125 Years of Glenfield Middle School
Erika Pierce, Principal Glenfield Middle School speaking at Glenfield Auditorium. Montclair, NJ – Hundreds of people — alumni, faculty, community leaders, current students and families — gathered Sunday at Glenfield Midde School to celebrate the school…
DeCamp Bus Lines To Increase Fares On July 5 (POLL)
Montclair, NJ – Maybe you relied on DeCamp yesterday to get you through NJ Transit’s day of cancelled trains. Next month, get ready to start paying more to ride the #66 or #33 DeCamp bus. DeCamp Bus Lines announced that fares will increase on July 5. T…
NJ Transit Resumes Saturday After Friday’s Suspension and Day of Cancellations
Montclair, NJ – Friday was a nightmare for New Jersey Transit commuters, with “engineer availability” related to a work dispute causing systemwide cancellations and finally a suspension of all services. On Saturday, NJ Transit announced it would resume…
All Aboard! Things We Love To See at Edgemont Park
Yes, the playground safety surface installation at Edgemont Playground is complete and the Edgemont Park playground has reopened to the public. But the bridge near the Edgemont Park House is still under construction and there have been some related she…