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As of last week, summer is officially here. And while the public pools in Montclair are a great way to cool off, so is heading to an air-conditioned movie theater to chillax. Fo...

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  It's summer—the perfect time to sit down with a good book (or 12). This year, Montclair High School Principal James Earle and Grace Grund, co-chair for the 2012/2013 MHS Schoo...

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  Name: Joy Yagid, who has written and taken photos for Montclair Patch. Lived in Maplewood since: 1998. Blog Title: 366 Days of Pix - One Pix a Day. Blog Link: http...

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  Montclairites love variety when it comes to their shops, music, and restaurants. And, come to find out, they also love variety when it comes to their summer vacations. Montcla...

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  With the many barbecues to attend this summer, and over the July 4th holiday, why not bring something a little different to the party? A red, white and blue cocktail, perhaps? ...

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The first film from Pixar with a female protagonist is well worth seeing, even if only to celebrate a positive and complex portrayal of the mother-daughter relationship represented in the...

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If there is any American town that would know something about Independence Day, it would have to be Philadelphia. So it isn't surprising that this city has scheduled 10 days worth of attr...

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  Chances are, if the world was coming to an end, you already know who you would spend those last moments with. Not everyone is that lucky.  There will be a contingent of people...