Police are looking for help in identifying the occupants of a vehicle that threw a kitten out of the car’s window while driving down Glenridge Avenue Friday afternoon.
Kavya Pasala, a fifth grader at Bradford Elementary School, spoke to Murphy about Montclair parks, the Essex-Hudson Greenway, the plastic bag ban and other topics.
Montclair boys lacrosse showed at times that it has plenty of potential, especially in a victory over Ridgewood. The squad came close to upsetting Bridgewater-Raritan, 11-8, in the North Group 4 state quarterfinals against a team that won eventual win Group 4. The Mounties finished with an 8-11 record.
After breaking ground in January 2021 — and then the promise of an opening in February of this year to provide much-needed parking relief — the now-built Midtown garage on Glenridge Avenue remains closed.
Montclair High School seniors, Kiya Lawson and Elizabeth Fitzgerald, collected medals at the June 18th State Meet of Champions at Franklin High School. Lawson won the 200-meter state title and came in second in the 100-meter race. Fitzgerald finished second in the state in the pole vault.
Ascend of Montclair has received Planning Board approval to begin recreational marijuana sales — expanding beyond the dispensary’s current medical only-business — but it still has some hurdles to clear before those sales can begin.
The Montclair Kimberley softball team finished with a 10-10 mark, and qualified for the state playoffs. They also won a game in the Prep B Tournament, 10-0, over Morristown Beard on May 9.
Cecil Stinson, a 2006 graduate of Montclair High School and most recently head coach at Cristo Rey Newark High School, is taking over as MHS boys basketball head coach this year from Gary Wallace.