Baristanet http://www.baristanet.com/ en Copyright 2008 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:35:40 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Plenty IMG_7457%20tiny%20orange%20lily.jpg
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I find big, bushy, lush summer gardens intoxicating. So tonight when I couldn't sleep, I decided to fashion a ring light/bounce/macro reflector out of aluminum foil (don't even ask. Lots of crinkling) and go outside and take a few photos of my night garden. Focusing is a little tricky, and even with autofocus, one is sometimes surprised by the results. I kept hoping that when I uploaded the images, I would see some amazing 5 inch moth hovering over the kalanchoe or something. I didn't get any astonishing night fauna, but I do think the garden at night is still well worth beholding. Please, do post your favorite garden shots over at http://www.flickr.com/groups/baristanet/pool/ because to me, gardens in any incarnation are always well worth a gander.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/midnight_in_the_garden_of_good.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/midnight_in_the_garden_of_good.php Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:35:40 -0500 Baristaville Beach Breakaway Ocean%20Grove.jpg Ocean Grove, mid-week escape: Gas in the minivan $35; Beach-access wrist bands for three over 12's: $21; Lunch on the beach $19; Ice cream at Nagle's: $9; Parking - free. A day of sun, sand and sea with the kids: priceless. It's your holiday weekend open thread...]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/baristaville_beach_breakaway.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/baristaville_beach_breakaway.php Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:34:37 -0500 Here Comes the Guv theguv.jpg Thanks to SCSheola, who snapped this pic of Gov. Corzine today, and to all the others who contributed to the Baristanet Flickr photo pool. Go take a look. ]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/here_comes_the_guv.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/here_comes_the_guv.php Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:22:16 -0500 Rockin' Out At Edgemont The weather continued to hold up as the parade crowd congregated for a picnic at Edgemont Park. Picnickers were able to enjoy yummy treats from Applegate Farms and the Church Street Kitchen, there was a giant purple moonwalk with an equally giant line up of children waiting to hop around inside it, and live music, too! Roscoe Orman (Gordon from Sesame Street) was singing with a great kid's rock band named Audra Rox. Or maybe that was just the name of the lead singer (pictured above, with Roscoe.) Either way, they sounded fine and transfixed Edgemont Park with their wonderful music. Happy Fourth of July!]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/rockin_out_at_edgemont.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/rockin_out_at_edgemont.php Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:30:27 -0500 Go Fourth And Celebrate! IMG_3519%20limo.jpg Two of the participants in the always fantastic Fourth of July Parade here in Montclair. The Robotics Team had more than the fourth to celebrate--they were the First Place Winners in this year's New York City Regional Robotics competition, which is the most difficult one in the nation. And of course, pulling up in style, the always chic Baristanet team. Check out more photos and upload your own right here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/baristanet]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/post_34.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/post_34.php Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:35:28 -0500 Send Us Your Fourth Of July Pics Brookdale%20fireworks%201.jpg Send photos to Baristanet Flickr or here. Above, Brookdale Park, last night; photo by Geoff Gove]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/send_us_your_fourth_of_july_pi.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/send_us_your_fourth_of_july_pi.php Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:17:08 -0500 Independence Day 2008 William Kristol, conservative political analyst and commentator writes:
The last few years, we’ve spent July Fourth at the house of friends who have had the assembled company read the entire declaration. It’s a longer document than one thinks; the charges against the king take quite a while to get through...I was doubtful at first that reading the declaration would enhance the overall beer-and-hamburger experience of the day. But the effort has proved more thought-provoking and patriotism-stirring than I expected.
Read a part of our history, aloud, after the jump...Test your knowledge about Independence Day with a quiz, here.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/the_choice_they_made.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/the_choice_they_made.php Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:05:28 -0500 Murder Victim Left Letters To Children Star Ledger...
The letters, dated the same month in 2007 as a restraining order issued against the father now accused of killing Paul, were for the first time read aloud by a friend, Rodney Campbell, during a tearful and packed service today at Christ Church in Montclair. "My boy and smiley face...a.k.a. spiderman, you know I'm going to miss you," Paul wrote in a letter dated Oct. 7, 2007 to her son, whose father is now a fugitive. "Like I told your sister, if you're reading this, then something must have happened to me. "I love you...even though you don't let me kiss you anymore. You say there's too many germs in kissing. You are so funny...Know that I am in a better place. I love you. Mommy."
]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/murder_victim_left_letters_to.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/murder_victim_left_letters_to.php Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:49:38 -0500 Re-Dedication Ceremony At Geyer Family Y first time. Now, after being closed for over a week in the aftermath of the tragic murder of Monica Paul, interfaith clergy will gather on Monday for a re-dedication ceremony of the Y. Rev. Brandi Drake of Grace Presbyterian Church writes...
I wanted the community to know that on Monday morning at 7:30, there will be a brief re-dedication ceremony of the Geyer Family Y before they re-open. It will be led by inter-faith members of the Clergy throughout Montclair. The purpose of this time will be to re-claim the building for the purpose intended: the love and strengthening of children and families. We wanted to provide the Y staff and families with a ritual to begin the week from a place of strength. There will be light refreshments following the ceremony, which will take place in the parking lot.
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Bulletins (EAST ORANGE) GARDEN STATE PKWY NORTHBOUND AT EXIT 145 (RT 280) CLOSED . DUE TO AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING AN OVERTURNED VEHICLE WITH INJURIES & A FATALITY BEFORE EXIT 148 (BLOOMFIELD) - TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED OFF AT EXIT 145 - TRAFFIC IS JAMMED BACK TO THE UNION TOLLS.. / SB TRAFFIC IS JAMMED FROM EXIT 151 TO THE AREA.
Update: The traffic is the result of a fatal two-car collision.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/traffic_woes_on_garden_state.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/traffic_woes_on_garden_state.php Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:24:07 -0500 Flic Spa To Massage Fatman Scoop advicefromfatmanscoop.jpg Note to Grammy winner Fatman Scoop and his lady Shanda -- you are in for a treat. The stars of the MTV show Man and Wife just arrived in Bloomfield to get the royal treatment from the magically massage-gifted couple Lerrick and Oliver of Flic Spa for an upcoming episode. If you haven't caught the show, here's the premise. It aired online first and is now on MTV. Fatman Scoop and Shanda offer advice for couples on their show, usually from bed. Today, they offered advice above to Lerrick and Oliver and here's what they told us to pass on to our Baristanet couples: "Communicate often, don't go to bed angry and have sex as much as possible." Look for the show to air in September; from the expression on Lerrick's face, it should be a hoot. And here's some advice for couples from us: if you haven't been to Flic yet, try this (the Hawaiian lomi lomi). Yum! ]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/flic_spa_to_massage_fatman_sco.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/flic_spa_to_massage_fatman_sco.php Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:30:51 -0500 Fatal House Fire In Nutley 276 Harrison Street in Nutley. Nutley firefighters and police responded to the scene as did the Essex County Prosecutor’s Arson Task Force, who confirms that a female victim, in her mid thirties, who was discovered on the second floor of the two-family home. The victim has not been identified pending autopsy results. The fire was contained to the second floor of the structure. The investigation is continuing.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/fatal_house_fire_in_nutley.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/fatal_house_fire_in_nutley.php Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:46:23 -0500 Services For Monica Paul Monica Paul will be held at 11 a.m. today (Thursday) at Christ Church in Montclair. In addition to other ways to donate to Paul's children mentioned here, the Monica Paul Children's Fund for the care of Essence and Noah Paul has been established at Christ Church. Donations can be sent to Christ Church, 68 Church Street, Montclair, NJ 07042; write "The Monica Paul Children's Fund" in check memo line. To honor Monica's memory, we're taking a moment of silence and closing comments on this post. ]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/services_for_monica_paul.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/services_for_monica_paul.php Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:26:58 -0500 Get Out Of Town Early NJ Transit is making your weekend escape from Penn Station a little bit easier for Baristaville today, starting with NJ Transit's Family Super Saver Fare in effect from 7 p.m. today to 6 a.m. Monday. Two children 11 and younger may travel free of charge when accompanied by a fare-paying adult. Additional trains will operate on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast, Raritan Valley, Morris & Essex, Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines. Trains leaving New York Penn Station, Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal today will operate on a regular weekday schedule with extra departure times added between noon and 5 p.m. to accommodate the mass holiday exodus. But the tracks will be quiet in Baristaville on July 4th, except for the Fireworks Express - Friday trains will operate on a weekend/holiday schedule on all lines, with the exception of the Montclair-Boonton line which has no service. ]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/planning_your_weekend_getaway.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/planning_your_weekend_getaway.php Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:51:07 -0500 Sporadic Power Outages In Montclair Power has been on and off by Watchung Plaza and around Upper Montclair. It just came back on again, we hear from our sources eating pizza at Mr. Dino's. We'll update when we know more. http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/power_outage_in_montclair_1.php http://www.baristanet.com/2008/07/power_outage_in_montclair_1.php Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:17:56 -0500