Tax Bills, 50 Shades, and Big Anniversaries

Despite the fact that it's summer, it's been another busy week in Montclair. Here’s a look at the top Patch stories of the last seven days. If you’ve got an idea for a story you’d like to see on the site, email Shelley@patch.com.

In case you missed something, here are the top stories of the week!

Tax Bills Spark Concern

Tax bills have been mailed out—and are causing a stir. No doubt this will be a story to watch over the next week. To see the notice from the township, go here.

Marzullo's Restaurant Marks Big Anniversary

When asked about running for the last 30 years, owner Raffaele Marzullo quips that, during the surging economy of the 1980s, times were so good "you didn't know what pocket to put your money in next." With the recent recession, it's a different story today. "Now you can't even find a pocket," he says, with an array of homemade biscotti laid out in front of him. Marzullo concedes that the last 30 years haven't been easy—but that he wouldn't dream of doing anything else.

School district officials confirmed earlier this week that the Central Office is investigating Samantha Morra, assistant principal at Mount Hebron Middle School, to determine whether she enrolled her children in Montclair schools using a Montclair mailing address that is actually part of the Little Falls school district.

Little Phil's Artisanal Delicatessen in Upper Montlcair Plaza has apparently closed up shop for good this week.

Several weeks ago, Montclair Patch  surrounding New York Times bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey at Watchung Booksellers and elsewhere. The continued interest surrounding the steamy trilogy penned by British author E L James has been strong enough to keep us wondering what's next. Now that the movie rights have been sold to Universal Pictures and Focus Features, debates have broken out over who should play the main two characters capturing the imaginations of millions of readers around the world. A Montclair Patch poll on the issue already has garnered more than 1,100 votes. Montclair residents suggested everyone from Ryan Gosling to Matt Bomer for the part of billionaire bondage fanatic Christian Grey. And now, this week, academics at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK have released a computer generated composite sketch of what Grey would look like based on descriptions from a dozen women of the mental image they have of him.