BY Erica Dietsche | Saturday, Jan 29, 2011 9:00am | COMMENTS (3)
About 50 properties are showing this weekend, many of them boasting reduced prices. The higher end of the market is pretty static, indicating that costlier homes continue to be a tough sell.  Lots of smaller houses are open, perfect for those looking to downsize. It’s a light week for condos.
81 Evans Rd., Bloomfield
List Price: $249,000
Taxes: $8,687
Lot Size: 0.14 Acres
2BR/1BA Continue Reading
BY Tara Williams | Friday, Jan 28, 2011 3:00pm | COMMENTS (5)
As a fan of Brie, Havarti and the occasional Cracker Barrel cheddar block purchased from A&P, ShopRite or Kings, I started salivating when I heard a gourmet cheese shop called Affinage (the French term for aging cheese) that opened near Calandra’s Bakery on Route 46 in Fairfield earlier this winter.
Would my palette be sophisticated enough to appreciate the artisanal or hand-crafted cheeses the store offers? Would I be able to find the aromatic, runny cheeses I scarfed down on my honeymoon in France? Yes! Continue Reading
BY Erika Bleiberg | Friday, Jan 28, 2011 2:00pm | COMMENTS (1)
We told you a few weeks ago, but thought we’d remind you that there’ll be no more free rides on the Glen Ridge Jitney after Tuesday, February 7. From then on, a fare pilot program will be in effect, through Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at which time a permanent fare policy will be instituted. During that period, anyone wishing to ride on the Jitney must pay a fare.
The fee structure is as follows:
Monthly Pass Card $25.00/month
10 Trip Books $20.00
One way ride purchased on Jitney $3.00 (exact change only)
For more information and to download the permit application, click here.
BY Kristie Cattafi | Friday, Jan 28, 2011 1:30pm | COMMENTS (0)
The 2011 Essex County Wrestling Tournament will kick off tonight, Friday (Jan. 28) at Essex County Codey Arena in West Orange at 6 p.m. This is the first time the high school tournament will be held in the county facility, which received a complete makeover in 2005. The tournament will end on Saturday (Jan. 29). The matches start on Saturday at 9 a.m. and the medal round starts at 2 p.m. Continue Reading
BY Erika Bleiberg | Friday, Jan 28, 2011 12:00pm | COMMENTS (2)
Montclair resident Michael Reitman caught the MFD doing a bit of twilight shoveling after yesterday’s snow storm unexpectedly dumped more than a foot of new covering on everything, including the town’s fire hydrants.
The township of Montclair requests that residents help to clear snow from around the hydrants, as a community service. While some do, it’s still sometimes necessary for firefighters to dig out hydrants — at least for this one on Grove Street, near Applegate Farms Ice Cream Parlor. Continue Reading
BY Tara Williams | Friday, Jan 28, 2011 10:30am | COMMENTS (0)
In September 2010, Jonathan B. Hall, joined Central Presbyterian Church, one of Montclair’s oldest churches, as the new music director.
Since he came to Montclair, the community has enjoyed his musical talents at Sunday worship services and at events, including Halloween and Christmas concerts.
In addition to his role as music director, Hall is a composer (he is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers also known as ASCAP), writer, American Guild of Organists Fellow and amateur genealogist. Continue Reading
BY Kristie Cattafi | Friday, Jan 28, 2011 9:00am | COMMENTS (3)
Warrants were issued last week by Montclair State University Police Department for Romarick Hough of Premier Talent Agency for allegedly scamming MSU’s Student Government Association out of $35,000.
The SGA thought they were paying for a concert featuring rapper Nicki Minaj for homecoming weekend last fall, until the rapper tweeted that she had never heard of the concert plans. Continue Reading
BY Melody Kettle | Thursday, Jan 27, 2011 3:00pm | COMMENTS (39)
The code to left is known as a Quick Response Code, commonly referred to as a QR code. The information-bearing squiggly lines are also referred to as Smart Tags or 2D Codes.
Many industries are beginning to incorporate these codes into their marketing, using them as a form of unobtrusive communication, by linking the QR codes directly to a url. Continue Reading
BY Erika Bleiberg | Thursday, Jan 27, 2011 1:30pm | COMMENTS (1)
This Saturday, January 29 will be a hyperlocal star-studded night at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), when Tony® Award-Nominee and Midtown Direct Rep (MDR) founding member Christiane Noll takes to the stage to perform her one-woman show, the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin. Continue Reading
BY Erika Bleiberg | Thursday, Jan 27, 2011 1:11pm | COMMENTS (3)
Imagine tap water so potent with natural gas that it can catch on fire on its way out of the faucet. For some, living in the areas of the United States now known as Gasland, this is just a part of their absurd daily reality.
Tonight, January 27, the Montclair Environmental Affairs office and Community Green kick off this year’s Green Film Series withGasland, an award-winning documentary exploring the risks that gas drilling poses on human and environmental health. Continue Reading
