BY Erika Bleiberg | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 1:00pm | COMMENTS (6)
Watsessing Park and 2nd River circa 1918
Volunteers should meet at the “W” garden by the Lawn Bowling Clubhouse, at the intersection of Glenwood & Maolis Avenues.
Dunkin’ Donuts will provide coffee and donuts to the volunteers and The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission River Restoration Division will supply bags, gloves and waders for those cleaning the streams.
For more information, contact the OSTFC at ostfc@bloomfieldtwpnj.com or Doreen Sarcone of the WPC at doreensarcone@yahoo.com.
Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 12:40pm | COMMENTS (1)
This just in from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, April 26, 2011
West Orange – Sheriff Armando Fontoura today announced a cash reward offer for information that leads to the arrest of the suspects wanted in the shooting death of a West Orange liquor store clerk at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011.
Sheriff Fontoura said that the Crimestoppers program will pay up to $5,000 for details about the murder of James Wilson, age 28, a clerk at Chestnut Wine and Liquors, a small store at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Whittlesey Avenue.
Persons with information about the crime are urged to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips hotline at 1-877-847-7432 or the West Orange Police Department’s Detective Bureau at 973-325-4000.
All calls to law enforcement will be kept confidential.
BY Erika Bleiberg | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 12:30pm | COMMENTS (43)
Are there any NJ residents who don’t have at least some allocated space in their hearts for The Boss and his gang of musicians? There are always a few curmudgeons out there, but if you’re a baby boomer or younger, chances are Springsteen’s epic fourth album, Darkness on the Edge of Town left its mark (was anyone at the Capital Theater show in ’78?).
This Friday night, April 29, at 8 p.m., the Outpost in the Burbs will screen The Promise: The Making Of Darkness On The Edge Of Town (2011), the acclaimed documentary starring the Boss and directed by Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny. For Baristaville, the screening has a special hyperlocal connection. Montclair-based photographer Mark Wyville’s images of Springsteen are included in the boxed set of CDs and the DVD. Wyville’s images will be shown as part of Friday’s Outpost film screening event. Continue Reading
Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 11:00am | COMMENTS (1)
Michael Stahl, owner of Montclair’s Best Friend Photography, was named New Jersey’s Photographer of the Year by Professional Photographer’s of America (PPA) at the organization’s northeast print competition.
Some 740 prints were entered in the competition. Stahl’s cumulative score for his four entries (the maximum allowed) was highest among NJ photographers and his total score was 7th highest in the region, spanning from Michigan to Maine. Continue Reading
BY Liz George | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 10:00am | COMMENTS (5)
The latest in Montclair crime from Lt. Scott Buehler:
On 4/21/11 at approximately 10:45 PM, police responded to a single-family residence on Eagle Rock Way on a report of an activated residential alarm. Upon arrival, police observed a portion of the gate to the fence broken from its hinges and lying on the ground. Later investigation determined that the fence may have been damaged by a suspect fleeing from the scene prior to the arrival of the police, as a rung on the fence was bent and contained a muddy imprint. Police also located an unlocked storm cellar door that led to a basement door. A small window pane on the door had been broken and the door itself was not secured.
Police checked the residence and found fresh mud on the basement carpet and kitchen floor. Police learned that the owners of the residence were on vacation and it was not known at the time of the report if anything was missing from the residence.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact Detective Joseph Anderson at 973-509-4706. Continue Reading
BY Erika Bleiberg | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 9:00am | COMMENTS (14)
Yesterday evening, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced that internist Dr. Raymond Russomanno, 67, was convicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact on a 27-year-old female patient who came to the doctor’s Bloomfield office complaining of back pain. However, the Randolph resident was found “not guilty” on two more serious counts of attempted sexual assault and seven other counts of criminal sexual contact. If he had been found guilty of these charges, the doctor would have faced ten years in state prison.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 6, and Russomanno faces up to 18 months in prison for this charge. Still ahead for Russomanno, however, is another case involving 15 other victims. Continue Reading
BY Erika Bleiberg | Monday, Apr 25, 2011 4:00pm | COMMENTS (0)
Ted Sherman and Josh Margolin knew it was a winning story before they started to write The Jersey Sting, but it was only after digging deeper into the tale of corrupt politicians, money laundering rabbis, and black market kidneys — all revolving around the Ponzi-scheming FBI informant son of a Deal, NJ rabbi — that they realized it was a home run.
“We obviously were aware that we had some very interesting material for the book, but we couldn’t possibly have predicted what we’d find,” Margolin told Baristanet in a telephone interview. “Even lawyers who worked the case, including Ralph Marra [Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey] told us after reading it that they were surprised at how complex the story turned out to be.”
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BY Erika Bleiberg | Monday, Apr 25, 2011 2:30pm | COMMENTS (4)
While almost everything else in the world gets more expensive by the minute, as of last week, buying tickets for concerts at the Wellmont Theatre will be a little more affordable. The Montclair rock venue has lowered the service charges on tickets purchased through Tickets.com for all upcoming shows, eliminated per-order processing fees and Tickets@Home delivery fees.
“By printing their tickets at home for free, concert goers no longer need to wait for the mailman or stand on the ‘will call’ line,” said Wellmont spokesperson Jaime Roberts. “And its cheaper!”
Roberts added that the theater box office also has new hours of operation:
Fridays and Saturdays: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Show days: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Next show up is Snoop Dogg on Thursday, April 28. For the complete list of upcoming events, click here.
BY Erika Bleiberg | Monday, Apr 25, 2011 1:26pm | COMMENTS (0)
According to BNN dispatches, Newark Airport officials requested support from the Port Authority Police for two separate, back-to-back security incidents with arriving flights today.
The first came in just before noon and asked PAPD to meet an incoming aircraft from Germany at gate 136, regarding a passenger detained in restraints by the flight crew after he threw a hot meal at a flight attendant. The suspect was later released by the FBI.
The second incident, dispatched at 12:26, was related to the pilot’s report of a “disturbance on board.” PAPD was requested to meet the flight at gate 121. No further details are available at this time.
Photo from Wikipedia.
BY Erika Bleiberg | Monday, Apr 25, 2011 1:00pm | COMMENTS (0)
Safe Yards Montclair is offering a live demonstration on do-it-yourself organic lawn care on Sunday, May 2 1 with Jose German, certified master gardener and founder of Green Harmony Now.
According to Safe Yards, studies show that synthetic pesticides are linked to cancer, neurological disorders and asthma. The National Gardening Association estimates that 50% of the marketplace will be utilizing exclusively organic products by 2013. Jump on the earth friendly trend and learn how to:
- Build healthy soil and grass; seed grass and crowd out weeds
- Maintain your lawn in a sustainable way
There will be plenty of time for Q&A on attendees specific lawn needs.
For more information, click here.
