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"Say what?," a column that offers an insider's view of Montclair and goes behind the scenes of its politics, this week talks about the odd couple of Nia Gill and Montclair Councilman Roger Terry; how we kept Wellmont Theatre rave attendees warm; The Jackson 5's fundraiser; and Tom Moloughney's electric-car meet next month.

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We're waiting to see if state Sen. Nia Gill and Montclair At-Large Councilman Roger Terry will be perfect together on the same ticket in the June primary. Gill is running for deceased Congressman Donald Payne Sr.'s 10th District seat, while Terry would be 'bracketed' with her as an Essex County Sheriff candidate.

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Skimpy neon-colored attire was the dress code for Thursday's rave event at the Wellmont Theatre.

Who'd a thunk it: Roger Terry and Nia Gill on the same ticket.

Well, it's not official yet. We guess we'll have to wait until Monday to see if Montclair At-Large Councilman Terry really wants to run for sheriff in Essex County, riding alongside Gill.

This week Terry paid a visit to the Essex County Clerk's Office in Newark, where he picked up petitions to run as sheriff in the June Primary Election. Terry, a former Montclair deputy police chief, has until 4 p.m. Monday to turn in petitions with 100 valid signatures to County Clerk Chris Durkin.

Sources said that Terry is teaming up with Gill, a Montclair resident and Democratic state senator for the 34th District, to be "bracketed' with her on the ballot in June. Gill, who is running for the late Congressman Donald Payne's 10th District seat, presumably, believes she has a better shot of getting votes if she has more than one candidate on her line on the ballot.

Much as we like Terry, who opted not to run for re-election on the Township Council, he and Gill have a Herculean task ahead. In the primary, they would be pitted against two candidates who have the imprimatur of the Essex "Dem" organization. We're talking about Newark Councilman Donald Payne Jr., who is running for his deceased dad's congressional seat, and incumbent Sheriff Armando Fontoura.

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Say what? Roger and Nia, clothing the Wellmont rave refugees, and the Jackson 5