Montclair Mounties Cruise to 51-7 Win Over Bloomfield Bengals

BY  |  Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 6:31pm  |  COMMENTS (4)

Update 8:22 And it’s over, with a 51-7 win for Montclair!

Update 7:51 Mounties score another one at the beginning of the 4th: now leading Bengals 51-7.

Update 7:17: Going into halftime, the Mounties are dominating the game, leading Bengals 44-7.

Update: Bengals intercepted the ball 7:27 into the 2nd quarter and scored. The score now Mounties 28, Bengals 7.

Doreen Sarcone is at Foley Field sending pictures and news from the big Montclair v. Bloomfield game. The undefeated Montclair team, which scored almost immediately, now leads 21 to 0 with just a few minutes left in the first quarter.

The weather cooperated for the 6 p.m. kickoff. Teams are playing for the Investors Bank Cup and the MVP from each team will get a $500 scholarship.

The Thanksgiving rivalry, which usually takes place on the morning of Thanksgiving Day, has gone on for 80 years. All photos by Doreen Sarcone, reporting live from Foley Field.

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Turkey Tunes

BY  |  Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 3:09pm  |  COMMENTS (17)

Why do I have a Thanksgiving play list? Look, I like Christmas music as much as the next person but two months of listening to the same songs over and over and over is killing me. So, hark-the-herald Turkey Tunes was born.

Here is my list:
“I Have Plenty to be Thankful For” by Bing Crosby
“Turkey Killer” by Louisiana Red
“Turkey Hunt” by  Geof Johnson    (goofy but the kids dig it)
“Turkey in the Straw” by Buck Howdy ( again a goofy kids version)
“Tofu Isn’t Turkey”  by Beverly Graham (she will not be singing at OWS Tofurky fest)
“I Am a Pilgrim” by Johnny Cash
“Mayflower Rock” by  Dizzy Gillespie
“Cranberry Bog”  by Hayley Mills
“Sweet Potato Pie”  by Ray Charles & James Taylor
“Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider”  by Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
“The Thanksgiving Song” by Adam Sandler

Perry Como can chill out for two more days. So Baristaville — I know you are all music junkies. What Thanksgiving themed songs can we add to this list?

Montclair School of Rock Teachers To Rock Tierney’s For Human Needs Food Pantry

BY  |  Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 2:51pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

Local musician Christine Kelly of Angel’s Garage is turning her 50th birthday celebration into an evening of music to benefit the hungry. Teachers from School of Rock Montclair will put on a performance at Tierney’s on Friday, December 2 as a fundraiser for the Human Needs Food Pantry of Montclair.

Catch performances by Angel’s Garage, as well as the School of Rock Montclair Faculty Band featuring guitarist Mark Dollar, bassist Kraig Marshall, guitarist Mike Lawlor, vocalist Sibvon Marshall, Grammy-winning keyboardist John Ginty, and drummer Maurice Watson. There will also be some special guests jamming, too.

Admission is $25 online ($30 at the door) for the All-Access Pre-Show Party (8-10 p.m.) that includes food, a drink ticket, and admission to the concert; or $10 at the door for a ticket to the concert only (10 p.m.-12:30 a.m.). The evening is sponsored by Whole Foods of Montclair. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to 50rockshumanneeds.org.

Montclair: Be Patient, Debris Will Get Cleared, Eventually

BY  |  Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 1:18pm  |  COMMENTS (32)

Still got piles of branches in front of your house (I keep waiting for Holly to come up with a great debris-related craft or drink…)? In Montclair, one-third of the township has been cleared, but it’s expected to take another five and half weeks before remaining streets clear up (keep your fingers crossed that we don’t see snow before then…). Here’s the official word from the town: Continue Reading

MESH and United Way Seek Donations

BY  |  Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 11:30am  |  COMMENTS (0)

Thinking about the less fortunate should not be limited to the holiday season, but at a time of year when giving is the central theme, it seems even more important to remember those who have less. Two organizations (among many) are seeking donations to help the needy this year: Continue Reading

An Interview with Horace Ashenfelter

BY  |  Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 9:42am  |  COMMENTS (4)

Ashenfelter, in white, competing with his arch-rival, Vladimir Kazantsev of Russia.

If you’ve been seeing the traffic sawhorses around Glen Ridge, that’s because the Ashenfelter 8K is tomorrow. (Race starts at 9 a.m. Map here.) This story originally ran in the Essex Running Club Newsletter, December 2008 and also appeared on Bongiovanni’s blog, Wise Contradictions. 

One of the most pleasant surprises about living in Glen Ridge is that it’s home to some serious runners–including one Horace Ashenfelter, who won the gold medal at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. Dan Murphy–another serious runner–took over the organization of the town’s Thanksgiving Day “turkey trot” and renamed it in Ashenfelter’s honor. Ever since I first did the race in 2006, I wondered about Ashenfelter–where does he live? Does he still run? What was it like to compete in the Olympics? I asked around–and got some answers. Ashenfelter was still running strong and is friendly. After being encouraged by some fellow Essex Running Club members, I wrote him a note and pitched a story. I got the impression that Ashenfelter was accustomed to answering questions from curious runners and was honored that he granted the interview. When he competed in the Olympics he was an FBI agent and defeated Vladimir Kazantsev, from the USSR when the Cold War was going hot. Have you had a chance to meet someone you deeply admire? How did it go? I’m glad I had a list of questions and that I recorded the conversation. I have to say, running a steeplecase sounds like fun. It’s great to have folks share their stories.

On Thanksgiving Day at the Ashenfelters, four children and twelve grandchildren don their sneakers and run an eight-kilometer race before sitting down to dinner. The 1952 gold medal winner, Horace Ashenfelter, for whom the race is named, is still going strong and inspiring runners of all ages.

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CEO of Bloomfield-Based HSA Sentenced for $1.5M Fraud

BY  |  Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 8:38am  |  COMMENTS (3)

Michael Kaufman, the CEO and founder of Home Start America, a purported real estate investment firm based in Bloomfield, was sentenced Tuesday to 50 months in prison for his role in a large-scale wire conspiracy that defrauded victims of $1.5 million.

Kaufman, 43, of Reading, Pa., pleaded guilty on April 11, 2011, before U.S. District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh, who also imposed the sentence in Newark federal court. Judge Cavanaugh also ordered Kafman to pay $1.3 million in restitution.

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Montclair Mom Doesn’t Sweat The Small Stuff

BY  |  Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011 4:50pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

Congratulations to Montclair mom Carolyn Everson, who made Fortune’s list of 40 Under 40 last year, and made it again, this time, at her new post at Facebook. Everson reveals her secret:

Don’t sweat the small stuff. “My twins were born at 27 weeks and had a 30% chance of survival,” she says. “When you go through something like that, you try to have a healthy perspective on life.”

Here’s a great story on what those twins have been up to — raising money to help build a secondary school in Africa — on Barista Kids.

Name That Pumpkin Cocktail

BY  |  Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011 3:51pm  |  COMMENTS (26)

 I have been playing with Thanksgiving-themed cocktails for over a month now and we all knew it was just a matter of time before I came up with a pumpkin cocktail.   In an attempt to not be so obvious, there were a few cocktails I tried that did not make the cut. ” The Giblet- Gimlet” is not as bad as it sounds and “The Gravy Wall Banger” had some charm, but ”Sex on the Plymouth Beach”, “Myles’ Highballs”  ”and the “Beaver Pelt Payoff” were all nasty, nasty crap.

Truth be told this pumpkin cocktail is like drinking a slice of pumpkin pie that is loaded. It will be served at my home as a dessert on the glorious day of turkeys. Continue Reading

Judie Hurtado: Do Thanksgiving Like a Yogi

BY  |  Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011 2:30pm  |  COMMENTS (5)

If you’re like most, your mind has been running non-stop and your To Do list is on repeat as the holidays rapidly approach. Between writing your grocery list and researching a new way to cook sweet potatoes, your stress levels have been skyrocketing. Add the oh-so-much-fun of having to deal with your mother, who is never complimentary over the meal that took you hours and hours to prepare, you are ready to be popped like a cooked turkey.

If you’re nodding your head in agreement, why not take a deep breath and decide to approach things in a different manner this year? Why not view Thanksgiving with a yoga perspective? No, I am not talking about a downward dog, although asanas, a.k.a. yoga poses, can certainly help. I’m talking about delving deeper into the ancient practice of yoga.

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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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