By Gwen Orel orel@montclairlocal.news Barbara Rudy was there when the Montclair Community Band began 35 years ago. Not too many of the original bandmates still play, but the ethos of […]
February 2017
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Montclair Ambulance Unit honors Irish pubs
The Healing of the Green? Montclair Ambulance Unit (MAU) is holding its sixth annual St. Patrick’s Day Benefit on Friday, March 3, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Commonwealth […]
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Planning Board grills Lewis developer on variance
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news A developer faced questions from the Township Planning Board and residents on Monday night about a setback variance it is seeking in order to subdivide and […]
Posted inGeneral Posts
Larger Than Life: Portraits of Iconic Women Artists Exhibit Opening at Montclair Public Library
Montclair painter, Merrie Koehlert, will show her exhibition Larger Than Life at the Art Gallery of the Montclair Public Library, throughout March, in recognition of Women’s History Month. The large-scale oil […]
Posted inEducation, News
Montclair BOE predicts challenging 2017-18 budget process
by ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair School District is bracing itself for a complicated budget season. Montclair got a first look at its 2017-2018 school budget on Monday evening. And […]
Posted inFamily
Montclair Artist Samad Savage Produces Music Video Encouraging Kids to Code
Come Along! encourages kids that whatever you can imagine – you code it!
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Blog: Sanctuary on the Local Level
A declaration of sanctuary in the fullest sense is a pledge to protect the most vulnerable members of our society…
Posted inMontclair High School, Sports
Girls basketball: Montclair hammers Fair Lawn in state tournament
by ANDREW GARDA garda@montclairlocal.news Led by Alisa Wiggins’ 22 points and Bianca Fede’s 18, the Montclair girls basketball team rolled up a big lead early on Fair Lawn and never […]
Posted inCommunity, Obituaries
Obituary: Margarita Tosca
Margarita Tosca, known as Nana, of Montclair, formerly of Humacao, Puerto Rico, died on Thursday, Feb. 23. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marcelo Tosca and Margarita Hernandez, […]
Posted inMontclair High School, Sports
Boys basketball: Montclair outlasts Fair Lawn in NJSIAA playoff opener
by ANDREW GARDA garda@montclairlocal.news Led by 20 points from sophomore Charles Murphy, the Montclair High School boys basketball team held off a feisty Fair Lawn squad, 74-63, in front of […]
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Help Us Identify the Darkest Corners of Montclair
Be a part of the safer, brighter streets campaign.
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Montclair BOE Considers Sobering 2017-18 Preliminary Budget
Board hopes to adopt budget before Bolandi is replaced by interim superintendent Barbara Pinsak.
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S.O.F.I.A. Announces Two Recent Grants from Investors Foundation and Montclair via CDBG
Start Out Fresh Intervention Advocates (S.O.F.I.A.) has announced two generous grants that will make key programs viable during 2017. Montclair Township, on behalf of Essex County, will again support S.O.F.I.A.’s Soar […]
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Man Fatally Stabbed in Caldwell
Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and the Caldwell Police Department are investigating a fatal stabbing. On Sunday, Feb. 26, a young man was fatally stabbed in an […]