BY Baristanet Staff | Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 6:30pm | COMMENTS (0)
Third Ward Councilor Sean M. Spiller will hold a community meeting Thursday, June 27, 7:30-9:00 p.m. at the Charles H. Bullock School, 56 Washington Street, Montclair, 07042.
The meeting is open to everyone and will focus on current issues and concerns of the Montclair community.
For more information, contact Councilor Spiller at sean@seanspiller.com or visit www.SeanSpiller.com.
BY Baristanet Staff | Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 4:31pm | COMMENTS (3)
Rasheed Riley
Montclair Police have arrested 21 year old Rasheed Riley of Montclair in connection with a June 1Â shooting on Mission Street in Montclair. Riley is the brother of Jaylen Riley, the victim of the Greenwood Avenue shooting, who was shot three times on May 31 by the Union Gardens Apartments. Continue Reading
BY Baristanet Staff | Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:30pm | COMMENTS (1)
Vegan bakery Sweet Avenue Bake Shop in Rutherford will host its sixth annual Cupcakefest and this year, the owners have selected Montclair Township Animal Shelter (MTAS)Â as the recipient of all proceeds. Cupcakefest will be held on Saturday, June 22, from 1-7 p.m. at Lincoln Park, 176 Park Avenue, Rutherford.
The event is free of charge, but donations are kindly accepted. Other donations such as gift cards for Pathmark, ShopRite, or Petco, canned cat or dog food, trash bags, paper towels, and bleach are also welcome as donations.
Cupcakefest will feature free mini cupcakes, crafters, a wide variety of vendors, and raffles. There will also be live entertainment featuring The Road Show, Precious Bones, Meadowfire, When Thieves Are About, and others.
BY Baristanet Staff | Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 10:15am | COMMENTS (0)
The following Montclair crime report was provided by Detective Lieutenant Angel L. Roman Jr., Detective Bureau Commander, Montclair Police Department:
Thefts:
On 06/11/2013 at 0901 hours, officers responded to an Inwood Avenue address on a stolen bike report. Â The homeowner did not recall the make or model but informed officers that it was a black mountain bike with large wheels (approx $200 value) and it was stolen from their garage. Â The bike was last seen approx a month ago in the garage.
On 06/13/2013 at 0034 hours, officers took a report of a stolen bicycle. Â The complainant informed officer that he secured his green John Deere racing bike to the bike rack at the Walnut Street Train Station on June 12th at about 2100 hours. Â It was secured with a cable and master lock. When he returned at 2330 hours the cable had been cut and the lock and cable were lying on the ground and bicycle was missing.
BY Announcement | Monday, Jun 17, 2013 11:27am | COMMENTS (3)
From the Township of Montclair:
The South End Business Improvement District subcommittees (Board of Directors, Arts, Beautification and Ordinance Compliance) will meet on Monday June 17, 7:00 p.m. at the Alfred Davis Chiropractic Wellness Center, 309 Orange Road, Montclair. Continue Reading
BY Christina Gillham | Friday, Jun 14, 2013 3:00pm | COMMENTS (3)
One out of every six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime–a traumatic event that makes victims of sexual assault more likely to experience depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and suicidal thoughts.
Montclair resident Kaelyn Siversky understands this all too well. Seven years ago, when she was 15, Siversky was sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance. Like more than half of women who experience sexual assault, Siversky did not report the incident to the police.
“There is still this stigma to sexual assault, where women are blamed for it, ” she says. “The first thing some people asked me when I told them about it was, ‘What were you wearing?’ and ‘Were you drunk?’”
BY Baristanet Staff | Friday, Jun 14, 2013 1:30pm | COMMENTS (7)
It was announced that Live Nation has signed an exclusive booking agreement with the Wellmont Theatre, taking over the position occupied by The Bowery Presents since the theater was renovated in 2008. Now, The Bowery Presents asked to share this letter to the community of Montclair: Continue Reading
BY Baristanet Staff | Friday, Jun 14, 2013 11:00am | COMMENTS (20)
Police have identified a suspect in the May 31 shooting of Jaylen Riley on Greenwood Ave.
The suspect, Devon Marshall, is 20 years old. His last known address prior to the incident was in Montclair.
Jalen Riley was found with multiple gun shot wounds after police responded to reports of gunfire at the Union Gardens apartments the night of May 31. Riley was transported to University hospital, where he has remained in stable condition since. He is expected to be released today.
Devon Marshall has had some run-ins with law enforcement over the last couple of years, including several incidents of aggravated assault against police officers.
Officials have not identified a motive in the shooting. If you have any information on Marshall’s whereabouts, please contact the Montclair Police Department.
BY Baristanet Staff | Friday, Jun 14, 2013 9:59am | COMMENTS (0)
A postcard of Anderson Park, circa 1947.
Today is Flag Day, an event that commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by resolution of the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1977. Lisanne Renner of Friends of Anderson Park sent us this bit of history about the flag and its role in Essex County Parks:
“Hurricane Sandy ripped away Anderson Park’s Stars and Stripes, but Essex County has replaced it in plenty of time for Flag Day. A flag was raised in Anderson Park for the first time in 1912, and it was big enough to put a car dealership to shame: 15 feet by 24 feet. Essex County required flags in all its parks because it wanted to instill in park users – many of them recent immigrants – a sense of national identity and patriotism.
BY Georgette Gilmore | Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 1:00pm | COMMENTS (0)
Last year, the Neighbors of Watchung Park (NOW), organized under the leadership of Barbara de Wilde, to clean up the Watchung Plaza park and gazebo. The group of volunteers worked hard last Sunday and their efforts show.
The gazebo was scrubbed free of graffiti and given a fresh coat of paint, the rose garden was weeded, mulched and new roses donated by the Blim family were added, and a new perennial garden donated by May in Montclair was created. Continue Reading
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