Lisa M. Gomberg, mother of the twins pictured left, wants other Montclair parents of multiples to know that there’s a Yahoo group just for them: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mpom/. The group boasts 38 sets of multiples.

Just dropped off at our house: a brochure for the Civic Conference Committee’s candidates for Glen Ridge Borough Council, Elizabeth Brewster and Linda Seyffarth.
The two women are running unopposed.

A poll only for the undecided:

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Time to set your clocks back. All 351 of them… The stove, the VCR, the fax machine, the microwave, the coffee maker, your alarm clock, the kids’ alarm clocks, the one in the bathroom, the other one in the bathroom…

Spiders, ghouls, zombies and rats, all on display at the home/office of general dentist Wayne S. Gangi, just over the Baristaville border on Grove St. in Clifton.

It starts so simply. A Kerry sign on one yard, a Bush sign next door or across the street. A Kerry sign is added, then a Bush sign. And on and on and on. Such a war had been happening on Hillside Ave. in Glen Ridge, according to lots of observers in that neck of the woods, but when we went by today, all the Bush-Cheney signs were gone. Stolen? Possibly. Was the Bush-supporting household convinced by their Kerry-supporting neighbor? Maybe. Or perhaps the signs were just getting in the way of the gardeners. (No one answered the door when we rang the bell.)

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“The Hooker and the Nun”, “Kill 2 Birds & Get Stoned”, “The Joy of Sex”, “The DaVinci Code” and “The Secret Life of Bees” are a few of the titles you’ll be able to find at the Unitarian Church of Montclair book sale today from 9 to 4.
Book lovers who arrive between 9 and 10 pay a $5 early-bird fee. After that, admission is free. Hardcover books are $2, softcovers 50 cents to $1. Books go to half price from 1 to 3, and from 3 to 4, they’re a dollar for a whole bag!
The church is located at 67 Church St., Montclair.

Congratulations to New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, of Montclair, and his wife Jean, who gave birth to twin girls, Isabella and Sophia, yesterday.

The Independent Press of Bloomfield yesterday endorsed Republican challenger Ray Tamborini for mayor.

A group calling itself the Marlboro Inn Preservation Association (MIPA) has received a temporary restraining order blocking developer Steven D. Plofker from demolishing the Marlboro Inn — at least until a Dec. 3 court hearing.
Plofker told Baristanet about the restraining order.
The lawsuit, which names the Montclair town council, Marlboro Park Partners and Plofker, was filed on Wednesday, the day after Plofker filed the paperwork to get his demolition permit. Essex County Judge Sebastian Lombardi signed the restraining order on Wednesday.

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