Thursday, May 17, 2012
Congrats to Lena Rawley for winning the grand prize in the contest for teens about bullying.
Over the last year, Lena Rawley, a 17-year-old junior at Montclair High School, has written a weekly column for Montclair Patch, giving readers an inside look at what students are doing and talking about. Now Rawley has won an essay contest held by New York Times writer Nicholas D. Kristof. Out of 1,200 essays, Rawley's piece on bullying, which included the following, won the grand prize: "Teenage girls are cruel super-humans from a distant galaxy sent here to destroy us all,” she began. “They have the self-entitlement of a celebrity heiress and the aggression of a Roman gladiator. Like vampires, they feed off the blood of the weak. They’re pubescent monsters. “Not only was I a former teenage mean girl, but I was tortured, tormented, …
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The official barbeque season begins Memorial Day weekend, but this weekend will be a good one as well, weather-wise, for a fabulous outdoor gathering. Here are five tips to help you throw the perfect barbeque. 1) First, if you don't want to cook, you can order your barbeque from The Wood Pit at 108 Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair. The Wood Pit specializes in smoked ribs, beef, chicken, and other smoked meats that are, in a word, fantastic. You can also go to the website to get coupons by email. 2) Second, no cookout is complete without yummy sweet treats. Carousel Cakes at 25 Church Street in Montclair—home of Oprah’s favorite red velvet cake, decadent cakes, pies, gourmet cupcakes, and more—has desserts to satisfy all sweet tooths …
The five-time Grammy winner had been putting the finishing touches on a new album.
Known internationally as the "Queen of Disco" and an all-around gay icon, Donna Summer lost her fight with cancer today at the age of 63. Her family released a statement Thursday saying Summer had died and that they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy." TMZ was the first to report that the five-time Grammy winner was in Florida and putting the finishing touches on a new album at the time of her death. The report adds, "We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago ... who says she didn't seem too bad." Summer had been living in Englewood, Fla. with her husband Bruce Sudano. Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston, Mass., in 1948, as one of seven children. She was raised on …
Community-focused Bears start season Thursday night against Worcester Tornadoes
The Newark Bears had one final tune-up Wednesday afternoon before Opening Day and the start of their 15th season. The opponent however wasn't another team of professionals or a future opponent in the CanAm League the Bears participate in. Instead, it was the baseball team of Newark Tech High School. While it was merely an exhibition, the event was just the latest example of how the Bears are not just trying to be a winning team on the field but a part of the Newark community. "I think it's very important," said new Bears manager Ken Oberkfell about having that relationship with the city. "You want to meet as many people, as many organizations, as many businesses as you can. It promotes the team, it gets people into the ballpark. We're here…
The mom and acupuncturist is hosting a Women's Wellness Free Event on Sunday, May 20.
Patti Safian is a licensed acupuncturist who, just last year, announced the "radical" expansion of her NJ Acupuncture & Fertility Center. In addition to acupuncture services, Safian offers Yoga for Fertility classes in The Sacred Space, a private yoga studio located in the Center at 70 Park Street, Suite 208, Montclair. Montclair Patch recently asked Safian five questions in order to learn more about her. Q) How long have you been in Montclair and what do you do here? A) We have been living in Montclair for almost eight years now ... hard to believe it has already been that long! I am a Mom and Acupuncturist in town. My Acupuncture practice focuses on Women's Health and, more specifically, on Reproductive Health. However, I end up …
The space formerly occupied by Luna Stage is for sale.
Let's call this a modern spin on community planning—Patch's version of a charette, a digital drawing board where all ideas are on the table. In an occasional column, we'll present a new vacant space and ask you to tell us what you think would be the best use. Forget what zone it's in, ignore setback regulations, dump lot coverage rules, and all the other zoning jargon that puts people most to sleep. If you had your way, what would you like to see there? What would be the best use for the community? We launched this new occasional feature a few months ago by focusing on the now vacant spot at 622 Valley Road in Upper Montclair, the former home of Five Guys Burgers and Fries. (Tuscany, an Italian restaurant, will open in this space soon!) …
Three-day event offers arts and crafts, food and music as well.
Patch is offering 50-percent off gate ticket prices to this weekend's 30th annual Festival of Ballooning. But you'll need to act quickly. The discounts are only available through this Sunday, May 20. The festival, held Friday-Sunday, July 27-29, at Solberg Airport in Readington, offers much, much more than ballooning. There are rides, an arts and crafts festival, yoga and Zumba demonstrations, and food—lots of it. Every evening, there will be a music concert and twice each day on Saturday and Sunday and once on Friday, more than 100 balloons will rise majestically into the sky. And Patch will offer all attendees a chance to leave all your troubles behind and take a free tethered balloon ride. Just find our table at the festival and sign up…
Cedar Grove Guru is the source for personalized pieces and architectural details for locals and decorating shows alike.
In the 200-year-old farmhouse nestled on the border of Cedar Grove and Verona, Patty Cain is engulfed by the old Amish country. The space, crammed full of one-of-a-kind pieces handmade from 1800’s reclaimed barn wood from farms in Lancaster County, displays Cain's original designs and handsome, custom-made farm tables. The business Cain started more than a decade ago of transforming antique wood into handcrafted, custom furniture has established Cain as the local expert on architectural salvage, Amish antiques and custom vintage creations. Travels back to Lancaster As an interior decorator who grew up in Lancaster County, Cain's work has always been influenced by her childhood memories. Although she left Lancaster to pursue a career in …
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The camp will be held in July at Montclair State University.
The award-winning Sports Broadcasting Camps will return for its 8th year in Northern New Jersey. The camp will be held the week of July 9-13, 2012 at Montclair State University. The camp is for boys and girls between the ages of 10-18. At the camp, kids will have an opportunity to make sports anchor tapes on camera, host their own sports talk radio shows, be videotaped hosting their own “Pardon The Interruption” style show, as well as make play-by-play tapes into recording devices at a Jersey Jackals game, as well as serve as sideline reporters and studio hosts in our homemade studios. Campers will also get a chance to meet local sports broadcasting celebrities. Past guests at the Sports Broadcasting Camp include icon Kenny Albert of Fox…
Nineteen buses added to county's Special Transportation System to aid seniors and disabled.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the addition of 19 new buses for the county’s Special Transportation System while unveiling the new arrivals at the Essex County Division of Senior Services in Verona Wednesday. Coinciding with May’s designation as Older Americans Month, buses will be added to the fleet run under the county’s Division of Senior Services, which provides free transportation to the county’s senior citizens and disabled residents. Ten buses arrived this month with an additional nine to be delivered in June. With the new buses, four of which were awarded to the county through a grant from the Federal Transit Administration, the county’s fleet will now number 46. Several of the buses were used to …
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