Members of the Montclair Civil Rights Commission say they reported a police officer’s comments because of his responsibility to protect all township residents.
Montclair Local Letters and Opinion
Go beyond the ban — stop using gas leaf blowers now (Letter to the editor)
Leah Katz says don’t wait until May 15 — ask your landscaping company to stop using blowers that cause noise and pollution now.
Let’s get out the vote, Montclair. We can do better! (Letter to the editor)
Becky Koch says she expected a better showing at the polls in the March 8 school board election.
If you support diversity in Montclair, then support rent control (Letter to the Editor)
Maria Eva Dorigo says Montclair is becoming unaffordable to too many people.
It’s time for Montclair government to move away from gas leaf blowers, too (Town square)
Several community organization leaders sent the following letter to Montclair Township Manager Tim Stafford Feb. 2, in an effort organized by Quiet Montclair, which opposes the use of gas-powered leaf […]
Melanie Deysher knows how tough a Montclair BOE seat is, and is ready (Letter to the editor)
Eric Carlson says Deysher would serve on the school board with distinction.
Dunn, Deysher have been doing their homework; elect them to Montclair school board (Letter to the editor)
Brian Fleischer says both have reached out to him, a former Montclair schools business administrator, to deepen their understanding.
Hey Montclair, be careful spending our hard-earned money (Letter to the editor)
Eric Deschamps says he values the work of police and waste management employees — but thinks they’re being used inefficiently.
Jennette L. Williams: My roadmap to the Montclair school board (Letter to the editor)
Williams says she understands “the needs and advantages of our diverse community — socially, economically, historically and educationally.”
It’s a free country, Montclair — even if that offends you (Letter to the editor)
Mary Brighton says a police officer’s reference to “China 19” shouldn’t have prompted the Montclair Civil Rights Commission to make a complaint — and that free thought has been replaced by groupthink.
Why you should support Phaedra Ruddock Dunn for Montclair school board (Letter to the editor)
“A vote for Phaedra is a vote for our children, a vote for parents and all of our community’s stakeholders to have a seat at the table,” Shaviece Osborne says.
Why not a ‘blotter’ for wage theft? Abuse of the environment? (Letter to the editor)
Erik Jacobson says the focus on property crime and other police matters takes away from a broader exploration of safety and well-being.
Montclair officials talk out of both sides of their mouths about senior council (Letter to the editor)
Andrea Peyser says whatever prompted the reorganization of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, it wasn’t brought to seniors first.
Where do Montclair school board candidates stand on curriculum, book banning? (Letter to the editor)
Janice Victor worries what she calls “right-wing culture wars” could hit home in Montclair.