Liz George moved to Montclair in 2003 with her husband and two children, and shortly after, she became the co-owner of Baristanet, one of the country's first hyperlocal digital news sites. In 2012, Liz took over as Baristanet's sole publisher. In 2023, Liz became the publisher of the new Montclair Local, merged with Baristanet as an all-digital news operation. A former special sections editor at the New York Daily News, Liz is also a licensed clinical social worker. She has written about hyperlocal journalism for Nieman Reports and Press Think. She became a proud dog mom in 2019.