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| | Almost time to Let em Play
10/30/2008
Their membership is made of moms and dads who, years ago, put aside guitar amplifiers and microphones to raise children in Montclair.
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| | Adubato: Straight talk is essential in crises
10/24/2008
Steve Adubato didn’t know when to stop.
For his new book, “What Were They Thinking? Crisis Communication: The Good, the Bad, and the Totally Clueless,” Adubato had assembled nearly two dozen chapters of “media mishaps.
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| | Creating empty bowls for bodies and souls
10/15/2008
Montclair’s Empty Bowls Project has brought together children, adults, classrooms, colleagues and young dancers from another continent to craft some 160 beautiful bowls which will be filled with savory vegetable soup at a fundraiser for Toni’s Kitchen
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| | About Town 10/9
10/02/2008
We would like to include your event in About Town. Two to three weeks before the event, e-mail or fax us the event name, purpose and description, date, time, location, and registration or ticket information if applicable.
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| | An affirmation of joy for Jyoti
09/25/2008
As with every mortal being, Jyoti Chrystal is on a journey.
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| | Pulling the trigger on a consuming addiction
09/19/2008
On Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, police officers dressed in kilts and blowing on bagpipes in Watchung Plaza were commemorating the seventh anniversary of that dark day, September 11, 2001. Just across from Watchung Plaza is the independent book store, Watchun
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| | Seven years later, words of comfort never cease
09/11/2008
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorism attacks.
Religious leaders of denominations throughout Montclair extend prayers and words of hope to all who may find them comforting.
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| | Fundraiser for the children of Monica Paul
09/04/2008
A community-wide fundraiser for the two children of Monica Paul, who was gunned down in a Montclair YMCA on June 26, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 14, on North Willow Street.
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| | The school that builds community
08/28/2008
Perhaps it was meant to be.
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| | Helping mothers find that place of grace
08/21/2008
Jill Wodnick cant stop thinking about pregnancy.
Or talking about it.
Not her own she has three sons, ages 20 months to 6 years but the birth journeys of her clients, her students, her viewers and even mothers-to-be who live across the coun
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| | Bookstore events and literature-related contests
07/31/2008
Watchung Booksellers, Montclair’s independent bookstore, 54 Fairfield St., Watchung Plaza, features:
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| | Noteworthy 7/31
07/31/2008
The Comfort Zone Camp, a nonprofit bereavement camp for children ages 7 to 17 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver, seeks volunteers to help out for a weekend of traditional camp fun.
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| | Radical de-cluttering
07/31/2008
Some items were easier to give up than others.
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| | Journey of opportunity
07/24/2008
What I knew about Africa didn’t extend much past what I retained from sixth-grade geography.
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| | The promise, the pages and the playground
07/24/2008
She couldn’t imagine children her age who didn’t have a place to play.
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| | Learning and fun for all in the Montclair Public Library
07/24/2008
Enjoy summer fun in the Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Ave.
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| | Noteworthy, July 24
07/24/2008
Montclair resident Robert Shapiro, a renowned political scientist and public opinion expert, has agreed to serve as acting director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP) at Columbia University.
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| | About Town, July 24
07/24/2008
Freespace Dance Summer Festival: The 11th Annual Summer Festival for dancers ages 12 and up will be held Mondays through Thursdays, Aug. 4 to 21, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Montclair State University.
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| | Free Borrower Outreach Day to prevent foreclosures
07/17/2008
In 2006, there were approximately 50 pre-foreclosure filings in Montclair, according to HOMECorp, which works with the Newark/Urban Essex Task Force to get in front of the foreclosure crisis in Essex County.
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| | Pet of the Week: Justice
07/17/2008
And justice for all. Or could Justice be for you?
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| | About Town July 17
07/17/2008
Create ‘Empty Bowls’ at Farmers Market: Creativity for a cause is the theme of the Empty Bowls Project, where residents are invited to create or glaze a clay bowl to donate to the project for sale at Toni’s Kitchen in October.
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| | Making a difference, biking up a mighty mountaintop
07/17/2008
Perhaps as you are reading this article on Thursday, Bill Zuppa could be airborne, flying westward across the nation.
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| | Taking the guesswork out of mammary makeovers
07/17/2008
Which type of breast would be best?
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| | Cant beat the feast
07/10/2008
Last year, when members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church brought the feast back to the streets, complete with a high Mass, carnival, food vendors, Verdi opera music, sausage and peppers and a communitywide procession of the Virgin Mary statue, it was th
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| | Summer fun for teens around town
07/10/2008
N. Simone’s Creative Senses presents classes for teens ages 12 to 15 to design and make necklaces, bracelets, belly chains or anklets on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 5 to 7p.m., in 22 St. Luke’s Place. Cost: $200, plus $50 regis-tration/space reservation
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| | Noteworthy July 10 - Free child support workshops
07/10/2008
Simone Spence, founder of Child Support Solutions, LLC, is offering two free workshops to help parents with child support-related issues in the Glenfield Middle School library, 25 Maple Ave., presented by the Montclair Neighborhood Development Corp. (MNDC
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| | About Town-July 10
07/10/2008
“Tarantella Under the Stars!” is a free celebration of traditional Italian dance and music for lovers of Italian traditions, at 7 p.m., in Kips Castle Park, 22 Crestmont Road.
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| | Family hosts fund-raiser for cancer survivor
07/10/2008
The Henderson family, which has deep roots in Montclair, and friends will kick off a fund-raising photo shoot this Saturday to raise awareness about cancer and to raise money for cancer survivor Cathy Henderson.
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| | Off to war on a mission to heal
07/10/2008
It’s Sunday, June 22, and Daniel Stewart is smiling.
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| | Can't beat the feast: Italian Americans bring the feast home
07/10/2008
Pine Street, July 1907.
Hundreds of Italian immigrants dressed up one of the most prominent streets in Montclair’s 4th Ward with balloons, fireworks and bands.
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| | Move your stuff, change your (love) life: Learning to redecorate
06/26/2008
Having healed from her divorce, Montclair resident Karma Cloud finally feels ready to welcome some romance into her life.
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| | From hell below to Above the Influence: Addict says yes to
06/19/2008
He had lost everything except his life to drugs and alcohol.
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| | Renaissance students raising funds to help children
06/19/2008
The Renaissance Middle School eighth-grade Sister to Sister group is raising funds to help children’s organizations, through a trio of events on Saturday, June 21, from noon to 4 p.m., in the Montclair Public Library auditorium, 50 South Fullerton Ave.
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| | Noteworthy June 19, 2008
06/19/2008
The talents of Montclair students will be showcased to benefit the Improving Montclair Achievement Network Initiative (IMANI), in "Harambee" — Swahili for "pulling together" — a family-friendly night of visual and performing arts including African dru
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| | About Town June 19, 2008
06/19/2008
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| | The fan of the fans makes a cyber-splash
06/19/2008
You cant buy a gallon of milk without inadvertently learning that Brangelina is expecting twins, George Clooney is onto what seems like his hundredth girlfriend, and K-Fed still has full custody of his kids with Britney.
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| | LISTING YOUR EVENT
06/12/2008
We would like to include your event in About Town. Two to three weeks before the event, e-mail or fax us the event name, purpose and description, date, time, location, and registration or ticket information if applicable. Include a phone number and/or Web
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| | Enhanced Interrogation talk
06/12/2008
The First Congregational Church is presenting a discussion with Father Louis Vitale, a Franciscan priest and founder of Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service, who is touring the U.S. to speak about Fort Huachaca, an installation in Arizona where the military tr
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| | Montclairs committee works to undo the ism
06/12/2008
What is the antidote to racism in America today?
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| | Setting the record straight: New film rewrites World War II hist
06/12/2008
It was a case of truth being better than fiction.
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| | Montclair musician shares lessons of radical past
06/12/2008
Many people in Montclair know internationally acclaimed jazz pianist/composer Steve Colson as a master of his craft.
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| | Young women get lessons in life
05/14/2008
The girls at Montclair High School smile when they pass juniors Trene Brogdon and Jasmine Larmond in the hallways.
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