Montclair Police say a resident shoo’d a house burglar away in the middle of the night before he could make off with any valuables.
A resident of Elston Road returned to his home around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 25; about 45 minutes later, from his basement bedroom, he heard the back door open. Then he heard steps in the kitchen above him. The resident went upstairs to see what was going on, and he came face-to-face with a strange man standing in his kitchen.
The intruder, described as a light complexioned black man, 5’8″ with a tattoo on the right side of his neck wearing a purple shirt and a black/yellow cap, froze, holding on to a brown leather attache case. According to police, resident looked the intruder in the eyes, and said “please leave now.” The intruder dropped the case and left quickly out the back door, as police were called.

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In other transit news, NJ Transit is giving you a heads up that you may have additional commuters tonight heading out to the Meadowlands to see Bruce Springsteen. They offer train tips for concert goers as well as an alternative, bus service from Port Authority starting at 4:30 p.m.

Carolyn “Midge” Bourne, a long-time member and friend of the Glen Ridge Women’s Club and the first and only female mayor of Glen Ridge, has died. Baristanet sends our condolences to Bourne’s family and friends.

The ladies bountiful at Barista Kids are giving away free Dan Zanes tickets.

When Joe Hartnett said that the Dodge Foundation was “reimagining” the Dodge Poetry Festival and considering something completely different from the Waterloo Village model, he was on to something. Except, the Dodge folks took that reimagining a step further. In a move some might call poetic justice, the city of Newark, home to famous poets and native sons Allen Ginsberg, David Shapiro, and Amiri Baraka, was selected as the new site for The Dodge Poetry Festival in October 2010, along with NJPAC.

“Newark is the state’s center of arts, culture, and entertainment and having the festival in Newark is a testament to its spirit,” said Mayor Booker. “It is a mutually beneficial endeavor. This will raise the profile of the festival and it’s great for the city.”
“This is a ringing endorsement of Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, as a major cultural capital,” said NJPAC’s President and CEO Lawrence Goldman. “We have always said that Newark is the London and Paris of New Jersey and this selection by the Dodge Foundation is a welcome validation.”

Montclir Police yesterday arrested a 28-year-old Montclair man for drug possession and seized 50 envelopes of heroin from his car. The full news release, from Deputy Chief Todd Conforti, follows.

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This just in: spanking lowers IQ. Kristen Kemp, who grew up in Kentucky, did an informal survey and, not surprisingly, discovered that Baristaville parents spank less than those in her hometown. Read all about it on Barista Kids.