Notwithstanding the heavy rainy clouds outside creating a minor local climate ‘crisis,’ the largest crowd yet, of about 300 attendees, braved the weather to gather at one of the largest […]
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Photos: Gratitude on a day of service for those who serve
Partnering with Operation Gratitude, YMCA of Montclair children and family members sign cards to be distributed to our service members, part of an ongoing program supporting those who serve and […]
Photos: YMCA volunteers build ‘Travel Kits’ for the Homeless
After Corine Sawadogo, the YMCA Volunteer Coordinator posted an online call-to-action, about 30 volunteers showed up Monday morning, Jan. 20, to assemble the donations of toiletries, doing their part for […]
Photos: Aging in Montclair seniors celebrate growth with a holiday party
Aging in Montclair’s (AIM) “A Renaissance New Year’s Party.” The growing (100 new members in 2019 alone) non-profit marks the decade’s end of their 2015 founding, with raffles and refreshments, […]
Photos: Winter Solstice Ceremony welcomes brighter days
The shortest day of the year is recognized with rituals, readings and meditation for the Winter Solstice ceremony of the UUCM Sacred Wheel CUUPS (Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans), in […]
Photos: A Hanukkah “Fire on Ice” street party lights the night in Montclair
A crowd of hundreds parties on Church Street this year at Chabad Montclair ‘s “Fire and Ice” Hanukkah party, celebrating the miracle of the light over darkness with music, food, […]
Photos: Montclair Trump Impeachment rally joins hundreds nationwide
A mostly middle-aged and senior crowd, racially mixed, with some youths, turned out in the cold and drizzling rain, messaged protestor Claudia Sherwood, “I felt a respect and dedication […]
Video/Photos: Montclair’s Kwanzaa looks at the traditions and the present ways
Dolores Bobby Reilly is honored with a Proclamation for her service to the township, and Mama Yaa leads the traditional Kwanzaa libation ceremony at the Ancestral Table, the lighting of […]
Photos: Reiki, AIM, grow, at Aging in Montclair
Certified Reiki practitioner Claudia Sherwood of Montclair gives about three dozen Aging In Montclair members a demonstration on one of the Eastern medicine practices gaining acceptance in the west, in […]
Photos: Small Business Saturday shopping in Montclair
Holiday shopping is the lifeline for retailers, and the Montclair Center BID promoted the national annual Small Business Saturday (SBS) local holiday shopping with giveaways, lunch specials at restaurants in […]
Photos: Human Needs Food Pantry’s platoon prepares the countdown to T-Day
The Human Needs Food Pantry ramps up for the Thanksgiving holiday Saturday and the goal of 900 turkeys with extra drop-off times for Thanksgiving donation. Sunday, Nov. 24, 8:30-3 is […]