By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news For sixty students at Edgemont School, helping to save the Earth is serious business, from encouraging families not to use pesticides on their lawns, to urging […]
December 2019
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In brief: Friends of Anderson Park story contest
The second annual Friends of Anderson Park short story contest for Middle School students (500 to 2,500 words) is open now through Feb. 15.
Posted inCommunity, Seniors, Top Stories
Finding joy, reading at the MCPK
Reading to little ones is as good for the reader as it is for the children, writes Merrill Silver about reading at the MCPK.
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Looking Back Locally at 2019: The Year In Review
What other local stories of the year would you have included?
Posted inSirens
Bloomfield Police Looking For Two Men Who Robbed Couple Waiting for Bus
Bloomfield police are in search of two men believed to have robbed a husband and wife waiting for the bus at gunpoint. The victims were waiting for a bus at […]
Posted inCommunity, gardening, Top Stories
Gardening for life: fighting climate change
In his latest “Gardening for Life,” Jose German, founder of the Northeast Earth Coalition, discusses what people can do to fight climate change.
Posted inCommunity, Obituaries
Obituary: Barbara Ann Mather
Barbara Ann Mather, formerly of Montclair, passed away in the early morning on Dec. 20 in the Green Hill Nursing Home after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer’s. Barbara was born […]
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Obituary: Marie Barton
Marie Barton (nee Pasqua), 65, of Little Egg Harbor, formerly of Bloomfield and Montclair, passed away on Friday, Dec. 27. Marie worked as an insurance agent for Hillman and Harrison […]
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Obituary: Spencer George Vespole
Spencer George Vespole, 29, passed away on Friday, Dec. 13, less than a year after being diagnosed with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones. Spencer will […]
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Obituary: Cecelia “Sally” Murphy
Cecelia “Sally” Murphy, a former longtime resident of Montclair, died in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. on Dec. 14 at the age of 89. A resident of Montclair since 1968, she […]
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‘Haji Show’ skewers Persian stereotypes
Roger Sedarat, an Iranian-American poet, and director Kevin Delaney (“Pee-Wee’s Playhouse”) created stereotype-skewering “The Haji Show.”
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Clerestory Fine Art Presents “A Fish Cannot Drown in Water: The Inner Life of the Artist” by Sybil Archibald
Clerestory Fine Art presents “A Fish Cannot Drown in Water: The Inner Life of the Artist” featuring prints, paintings, and sculpture by Sybil Archibald. This will be the first solo […]
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Culture in brief: Montclair’s Julia Phillips on NYT’s 10 best in 2019
“Disappearing Earth” by Julia Phillips, MHS graduate 2006, is listed first in the New York Times’ Ten Best Books of the Year.
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Art with shadows: Larry Kagan at MAM
Larry Kagans “Impossible Shadows” continues at the Montclair Art Museum through Jan. 5. The sculptures mix steel and light.