Thomas Leone, 56, of Sag Harbor, met with an untimely death while on his fishing boat. He had been missing since May 14.
A long-time resident of Montclair, and graduate of Verona High School, several of our readers who read this story notified Baristanet, expressing shock and sadness. RIP, Tommy.

It’s no Indiana Jones adventure, but the allure of local history has got budding archaeologists digging around Montclair State University’s Bond House. Last week, crews of students started surveying the lawns, digging exploratory trenchess, and screening dirt samples for artifacts from the past.
MSU’s 2008 Summer Archaeological Field School has 14 able students hard at work for the next couple of weeks. Dr. Peter Siegel is leading the dig, hoping to glean more information about life and human habitation at the Bond House, built in 1872 by Thomas Van Reyper.
Want to find out what treasures have turned up? Stop by the excavation site Tuesday, June 10, during an all-day open house.
– photos, Matt McCullough

No, this isn’t about a new customer relations program or keeping angry customers off the bus…You never know when a DeCamp bus may become the vehicle for terrorist activity, and “it’s better to be safe than sorry” says owner Gary Pard.
DeCamp is getting beaucoup bucks through a federal grant – more than $100,000 – to install remote control security devices inside each coach’s GPS, reports the Montclair Times:

Say a terrorist had a gun to a bus driver’s head, and the vehicle was barreling at 60 mph down eastbound Route 3, headed toward its target: the Lincoln Tunnel.
“We could bring it down to 10 mph, and the terrorist could see the driver had nothing to do with it,” said Gary Pard, DeCamp’s vice president of operations.

Well heck, you all remember the bus hijacking in the movie Speed, don’t you?
If DeCamp HQ in Montclair is a target – no worries, they’ll have it secured like a fortress:

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Hey buddy, that’s not one-way glass on your windshield. If you’ve got a portable GPS unit in your car, locking it up is not enough. Both Montclair and Bloomfield police departments have issued warnings in the past week about a recent rash of car break-ins. And the current crop of car thieves isn’t deterred by a simple locked door. They’re breaking windows, forcing locks and sometimes even slashing convertible tops. A word to the wise: though GPS units are the big lure, keep iPhones, iPods, purses and other valuables out of sight too. Lock them in trunk, or better yet, bring them with you.

Last night around 7:45 pm, Montclair’s bomb squad descended on the corner of Valley Road and Bloomfield Avenue. No blow-ups, though. Locals watched the dinner show – sans sound effects – from front row seats at Nouveau Sushi. Tipsters tell us streets were cordoned off as an “officer in a space suit” inspected a suspicious briefcase in the adjacent parking lot.
Calls are in to Montclair PD – we’ll update if we learn more.

Patio umbrellas are opening up around Baristaville like springtime blossoms. The Baristas recently packed in a power lunch at a new al fresco dining spot. Find out where, on Food.

Moments ago, a crane came crashing down on an upper east side apartment building causing huge damage. The scene is described as if a bomb went off. It’s another tragedy for NYC, as two persons are confirmed dead according to NYFD. Still unconfirmed are the number of casualties as more that 100 firefighters, K-9 units and emergency personnel comb through the rubble.
The high-rise building, at 354 East 91st street and First Avenue, has got police barricading streets in the area; it’s predicted that most of the upper east side will be gridlocked and should be avoided all day.

Warm, sunny, low humdity and not a rain cloud in site — it’s a perfect spring day masquerading as summer. Commuters making their way to the station had an extra lift in their steps. It’ll be a perfect night for MFEE’s Dancin’ In The Streets, 7pm at The Loft. …Tell us how you’ll enjoy the day.