Trusting a Skinny Cook

BY  |  Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 2:30pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

You Can Trust a Skinny Cook, by Allison Fishman (Wiley, 2011), is a cookbook that presupposes a wariness of cooks who don’t bear evidence of food consumption on their hips, and reassures readers right from the get go that it’s compatible to be a trim cook and love food.

I have to admit that watching the full-figured Nigella Lawson enthusiastically diving into her homemade, luscious cakes and savories is, to me at least (and probably many men out there), more palatable, and offers more food cred, than watching the wispily built, say, Sandra Lee at the same endeavor (with apologies to Lee who seems perfectly nice).  Continue Reading

More Shredding for a Cause

BY  |  Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 1:50pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

It’s the latest thing in community fundraisers, and folks are turning out to these shredding events with files of sensitive documents not fit for a simple recycling bin.

The Civics & Government Institute at Montclair High School is hosting a Shred-it community event this Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the George Inness Annex Parking Lot. It’s perfect post-tax season timing.

For $10 donation per person, you can de-clutter your entire house or office. Do a little spring cleaning or a lot, all for the same $10 donation to the Civics & Government Institute at MHS.

What: Shred-it Document Disposal
When: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Where: Montclair High School Annex Parking Lot
North Fullerton Ave, Montclair
Time: 11am – 3pm
Cost: $10 Donation

If you have any questions please call Tom Manos at 973-509-6400 or email tmanos@montclair.k12.nj.us

Police Blotter: Armed Hold Up at the Erie Saloon

BY  |  Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 1:00pm  |  COMMENTS (4)

This just in from the Montclair Police:

Armed Robbery
On 4/26/11 at approximately 3:10 AM, police responded to the Erie Saloon on Depot Square on a report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, police spoke to the caller, a Lyndhurst female employed by the establishment. The caller stated that she was at the bar, closing up, and counting her tips when she heard a knock on the front door of the bar. She walked towards the door and observed a short black female wearing a purple top. This female asked the employee to use the bathroom and was allowed to enter the business for this purpose. The employee then walked back to the area of the bar to finish counting her tips.

After a few minutes, the employee heard someone call for her. When she turned around, she saw a male wearing a black ski mask and a New York Yankees baseball cap. The male proceeded to point a black handgun at the employee and ordered her to open the cash register and remove the till. The employee was then ordered into a walk-in cooler, where she was to count to two hundred. After counting, she hollered out to see if the suspect was still in the bar. She further stated that once she saw the suspect, she did no longer see the female who had entered to use the bathroom. Once she believed that the suspects had left the establishment, she exited the cooler and notified the police. The employee reported that an undetermined amount of cash was taken from the register.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact Detective Ricky Singleton at 973-509-4722.
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The Polls Are Open

BY  |  Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 12:30pm  |  COMMENTS (7)

It’s Regional School Board Election day around Baristaville today. Some races are kind of sleepy, like in Glen Ridge, where there are 3 people running for three positions (unless an unexpected write-in name pops up). In Bloomfield, however, the candidates have been working full tilt and spending big bucks to get votes. Blogger and realtor Geoff Gove wrote this week about the plethora of campaign materials that have shown up in mailboxes over the past few days.

Saturday’s mail gave Bloomfield voters a glimpse into the power of machine politics in our town. Every registered voter received three different color mailing cards and brochures for the three official Democratic Committee endorsed candidates for the Board of Education. Each one was a slick, well designed mailing piece addressed to each prospective voter. Some homes got 12 or more — at an estimated cost of tens of thousands of dollars.

Gove wonders why the herculean mailing effort for a nonpaying position on the town’s “nonpartisan” school board. Read more here.

What’s the BOE election scoop in your town? Do you vote, even if you don’t have kids in the public schools? Most importantly, do you think candidates should be required to release their birth certificates before they get put on the ballot?

Rat Sighting At Watchung Plaza

BY  |  Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 11:16am  |  COMMENTS (19)

UPDATE: Our tipster writes back this morning:

The rat is gone! Perhaps a scheduled street clean but my guess is the credit goes to you. Chalk one up for Barista-Action!

Sure, we expect them on Manhattan subway tracks (and eek…even on the subway train), but a rat is pretty much the last thing you want to see (or for that matter, almost step on) on your morning commute in Montclair. You also don’t want to look in your email inbox and see a message entitled “The Rat of Watchung Plaza.” A tipster writes…

This dead little fellow has been gracing the curb across the street from the Watchung Avenue Station for about “two weeks” according to one of my fellow commuters.

I’ll leave the commentary to you. I find it all a bit sad. Not for the rat, but for Montclair.

This tipster (who sent a photo of a dead rat that was almost the size of a Belgian block of the curb it rested against) is not the first to send us stories of rats hanging around Watchung Plaza area; we’ve also heard from people in the north side of Glen Ridge seeing rats. Are you seeing any where you live? And if we can’t get rid of them, can we get them to pay taxes?

Transit-Oriented “Avenue” Community Takes Honors

BY  |  Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 10:00am  |  COMMENTS (1)

The Avenue at South Orange was named the 2011 Grand Award Winner for Community of the Year for a Rental Community Over $1,500 by the New Jersey Builder’s Association (NJBA) at the 24th Annual Sales and Marketing (SAM) Awards Banquet. The transit-oriented community, developed by leading homebuilder Sterling Properties of Livingston, N.J., was also honored in five other categories: Best Logo Design; Best Sales Office; Best Signage Program; Best Marketing Strategy; and Best Rental Home. Continue Reading

Postcard from London: The Royal Wedding Build-Up

BY  |  Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 8:59am  |  COMMENTS (5)

The truth is that even Hugo Vickers seems a little nervous. The expert on All Things Royal, who has commentated on numerous Royal events and will be the AP’s official Royaloligist on Friday, was handed his official press ID Tuesday night — but still worries about getting through the crowds.

Although hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the wedding route or show up to watch on big screens in Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square, and intrepid campers have already been set up near Westminster Abbey, most Londoners I talked to — even Karen Pierce-Goulding, who leads the Royal Wedding tour for London Walks — plan to watch it more comfortably from home, or at local street parties. Continue Reading

Neil MacFarquhar, NYT Writer/UN Bureau Chief at ASM, 4/27

BY  |  Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 3:02pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

Neil MacFarquhar, United Nations bureau chief and correspondent for The New York Times will speak at the Adult School of Montclair, as part of the new “11th Hour” series on Wednesday, April 27, 7:30 – 9 p.m..

Having just returned from the Middle East, MacFarquhar will provide an inside look at the unfolding political landscape that has captured the world’s attention. A question and answer session will follow.

MacFarquhar’s exposure to the Middle East started at age three, when his family moved to Libya where his father worked for a decade in the nascent oil industry. In total, he has spent more than 25 years in the region, including five years based in Cairo as the bureau chief for The New York Times, preceded by a seven-year stint as a correspondent for The Associated Press during which he lived in Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus.

He is the author of two books. The most recent, The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday: Unexpected Encounters in the Changing Middle East, attempts to capture the underexposed side of the Middle East. The Sand Café is a fictional, satiric look at an unruly group of foreign correspondents mired in a Saudi hotel waiting for a war that never seems to start.

Wednesday, April 27 7:30–9 p.m.
@ MHS, LGI Room
$15 admission

Register online, call (973)746-6636, or pay at the door.

Please note: Montclair High School students are welcome at no charge.

Loud Dispute Over Fire Changes in Bloomfield

BY  |  Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 3:00pm  |  COMMENTS (20)

Supporters of the Bloomfield Fire Department and Township Administrator Yoshi Manale clashed during last night’s Bloomfield Council Conference Meeting over cuts in Fire Department staffing and the closure of Engine #1 in the center of town.

Firefighters demonstrated in front of the Bloomfield Municipal Building to protest staffing cuts and the closure of Engine #1 before the meeting. As in the past weeks, the meeting was again moved from the Law Enforcement building to the Council Chambers to accommodate the public. Continue Reading

Supporters Rally for “A Day for Patrick the Pitbull” in Newark

BY  |  Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 2:00pm  |  COMMENTS (8)

More than 1,000 followers of the Facebook page People Paws for Patrick are supporting the establishment of Patrick the Miracle Dog Day in Newark. Councilwoman Janice Maly of Bloomfield recently added her support and echoed what the Facebook fans said, that a day for Patrick would create a permanent day of awareness about animal abuse.

“The problem of animal abuse is certainly not indigenous to Newark,” she said, “and that is why we need to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves by establishing a permanent day of awareness.” Continue Reading

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I was very glad to see this post. The running in the street around here drives me crazy, mostly because the the majority of the runners I've encountered (not every runner)seem to think that it's their right to take up half the street when what they are doing is in fact illegal. And let's not be silly. Yes, concrete is hard on the joints, but the pavement isn't that much better. It's not like the roads are made of track rubber.
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