Clifton's Future Is Ours ...
If we want it to be...

Opportunity is knocking in Clifton and it’s all in how you look at it.

Most of the farms and vacant lots have all been developed. The swarms of World War II Servicemen returning from the war have all settled down. Even the Cliffs which rose so majestically and inspired our city’s name are nothing more than a memory. Things change and most change is good. It is a sign of life, evidence of good things to come.

Do you remember the “Clifton Casino”, the “Sisco Dairy Farm” complete with resident cows? How about the sheep grazing on the corner of Clifton and Paulison Avenues waiting to be sheared? Let’s not forget Clifton’s own predecessor to a nationally known chain, Rosemarie’s Donuts. Did you know that Clifton Avenue Extension was once an onion farm? An awful lot has changed and those days are gone forever. So are many of the men and women that worked so hard to build Clifton into the great city we enjoy today.

Now it’s our turn, we need to explore the possibilities of THE CLIFTON RENAISSANCE.

Clifton is a changing community. A city in transition, a city in the midst of a rebirth, but just where Clifton will land at the end of the renaissance is up to all of us.

Our seniors did a great job planning and building Clifton. Now we must plan and build on the strong foundation set many years ago. Just as the family house needs alterations to keep up with the times, our city too needs some tender loving care.

The Clifton Insider is a part of the Clifton Renaissance. We see Clifton and the challenges we face as a community as something to make us a stronger and better city, a city to celebrate.

As we embark on Clifton’s journey into the future The Clifton Insider will act as your eyes and ears along the way; reporting on events that make us a community, and on events that help form our community. Controversial when we have to be, we will do whatever it takes to deliver the news to you in an easy to understand and unbiased fashion.

We will inform and entertain and always report what we know to be the truth.

Yes, we are the new publication in town, and some may ask why another? Why, because one of our basic constitutional rights is freedom of the press. There is a lot of good in Clifton and someone has to write about it.

Strong lines of communication bring a community together. Our pledge to you, our readers, is to bring those lines to you in each edition.

We hope you enjoy the work we have put into this, our premier issue, and look forward to publishing our second issue on January 5, 2005.

All of us at the Clifton Insider wish you and yours all the best this Holiday Season and a Happy and Healthy New Year!