A tipster writes: “Bloomfield High School’s band director was arrested this morning at the school. I heard that it happened in front of students and that he was placed in handcuffs by 2 detectives. There are photos of him in the local papers that have his name and it should also be on the school’s website. All this and a bomb scare in the afternoon.”
According to newsday.com,David N. Scheck was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year old girl while employed at West Morris Central School earlier this year.

The sights and sounds of Christmas are at St. Cassian School Christmas Corners (corner of Lorraine and Norwood, Montclair). Don’t miss their holiday fest tomorrow, Saturday December 1, 8am – 4pm in the Gym of St. Cassian’s School.
Raffle and silent auction items include vacation getaways, tickets to WPLJ concerts, Colbert and Adubato TV tapings, Wii system, iPod, large flat screen tv, vintage linens, antiques, a beach house weekend, spa days, and much more. Join them for breakfast, lunch, and and early supper. Raffles and auction winners to be called at 3pm. The featured raffle item, guaranteed to dazzle all the kids, a 49-Webkinz Christmas tree, including the retired Unicorn webkinz.

Montclair Police are asking for your help to identify two men who robbed South End Liquor Store, on Orange Road, at gunpoint. The robbery occurred on Friday Nov 23.
Police say two black male suspects entered the store at 6:27 pm the day after Thanksgiving. Each brandished a handgun and demanded money. The suspects fled the store on foot with an undetermined amount of cash.

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Dance fans: This is the weekend to catch the world premiere of A Quarreling Pair, one of the highlights of the Peak Performances series at MSU. The piece, created by dance genius Bill T. Jones, combines choreography, spoken word, and original music to tell the story of two radically different siblings.

Our calendar is packed with holiday-related events happening this weekend in Baristaville. Among the highlights:
If you’re dreading the crowds at the mall, try one of the local shopping events, including a sample sale benefitting Autism Speaks, an arts and crafts show, a gift market and Arts Unbound’s holiday fundraising sale.
Also this weekend…

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The curtains may be going up on Broadway, but the TV writer’s strike, which began Nov. 5, is still going strong. Baristaville is home to many TV writers now on strike — The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live, and the Daily Show to name just a few.
We found this video fascinating — boiling down just what the strike is all about: 4 cents.
Slate magazine argues it’s not all bad for fans of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, saying the five year-old re-runs, on the show’s website, are “pure gold.”

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This tip just in – Buyer Beware!

Some of you may already be aware that gasoline in Upper Montclair costs more. What I didn’t realize until today is LukOil on corner of Broad St & Bellevue Ave (as of this morning) charges $2.91 per gallon regular gas, while LukOil on the corner of Lorraine & Valley Rd is charging $3.05 per gallon for the same gas! That’s a premium of about $2.50 – $3.00 per fill up (on a 20 gallon tank).

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Bangz Salon is throwing a holiday beauty bash on Tuesday night, Dec. 4. They’ll be serving cocktails, raffling off goodies and offering one-on-one beauty consultations — just the thing to get you in the mood for the holiday party season. Did we mention they’re offering complimentary gift bags? If this sounds like your kind of fun, rsvp today get on the guest list.

from EcoRealty:
Although we’re hardly anonymous here, we can understand why some need the protection of a pseudonym to be effective as whistleblowers or gadflys. One such Jersey Blogger who calls himself daTruthSquad has spent months skewering Manalapan area officials on his Web site. From The Star Ledger:

Township leaders suspect the venomous blogger, who appears to have inside information about local politics, is Stuart Moskovitz, the former mayor and township attorney. Moskovitz has motive: He is being sued by Manalapan over a land deal gone bad.
But Moskovitz insists he has never blogged and doesn’t know the identity of daTruthSquad. So lawyers for the Monmouth County township subpoenaed Google earlier this fall, insisting that the Internet giant reveal the name and computer behind daTruthSquad’s blogging account.

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Most small coffee shop owners might feel threatened when a corporate giant moves in just down the block.
But not Corinda DeVingo, owner of Bean’s, a java destination since 1974 on Church Street in Montclair. “We’re totally different than Starbucks, I’m not worried,” she says. “We have hundreds of loyal customers – many come here to buy their own custom blends, which we keep on file,” Corinda told Baristanet yesterday, opening three drawers full of Rolodex cards. “A lot of our customers are mail-order clients,” she adds.

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