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December  31

You Be the Editor

It's that old journalism standby, that once-a-year ritual for filling dull a news week: the top stories of the year about to end. Our addled brain came up with this list at 1:31 am. Doubtless, you could do better. Cast your vote, and use the comments to tell us what we missed.

Thanks for the Memories
The Biggest Story in Baristaville, 2005

The fall of the Marlboro Inn
Fumes at Bloomfield High School
The Orsini Letter
Crescent Lot Closed/Opened
Essex County secessionists meet for tea
Anwar Robinson on American Idol
Porno Hate Train
Cathar, ROC leave Baristanet, then return
Bloomfield Center reno halted by court
Montclair's politically-correct war on geese
Glen Ridge gazebo remains idle for another year
Stephen Colbert passes Yogi and Bobbi as top Montclair celeb
The Baristas fool everyone on April 1st!
(choose your own, write it in the comments)


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Comments

That the Bloomfield BOE did not renew the superintendent's contract (partly caused by the fumes, etc.)

Posted by: jk | Dec 31, 2005 7:36:26 AM

The gentrification of Montclair e.g. Montclair Hieights, Siena in Montclair, the Marlboro Inn site, etc.

Posted by: Franklin | Dec 31, 2005 10:15:00 AM

PHT...for the way it fueled 1st amendment, parenting, education, cultural and social responses.

Happy #@$%^&**&^%$#@ damn New Years

Posted by: The Iceman | Dec 31, 2005 10:37:58 AM

Heard on 1010 WINS: Cat dials 911 saves man...still many hours left-can't make this stuff up

Posted by: cstarling | Dec 31, 2005 3:08:08 PM

Haha, I heard that story too! Gotta love it.

I think it happened in Cleveland tho, so technically we can't include it here.

Posted by: crank | Dec 31, 2005 4:28:34 PM

CF vs. Unpregnancy

Posted by: Anonymous | Dec 31, 2005 8:05:06 PM

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