By 10 members of the SCAC Special to Montclair Local The Senior Citizens Advisory Committee was created by the Montclair Township Council on Nov. 12, 1985, to represent the older […]
Montclair Local Letters and Opinion
Bouknight will uphold tradition of equity (Letter to the editor)
Bernadette Anand, founding principal of Renaissance at Rand Middle School, says Bouknight’s years of “teaching experience, committee and advocacy work, organizing and promoting equity” will be an asset.
In support of Melanie Deysher for Montclair Board of Education (Letter to the editor)
Buddy Feld says Deysher has a gift for considering many sides of an issue.
Montclair rent control talks poised to harm 2-family, 3-family homeowners (Letter to the editor)
Carmel Loughman also says she’s disturbed by a lack of transparency.
Put rent control to a referendum. Montclair will support it (Letter to the editor)
Rachel Rosenberg says landlords acted deceptively when they convinced Montclair residents to sign their petition, which could lead to a referendum.
Edythe Sydnor was committed to the U.S., Montclair and students in Africa (Letter to the editor)
Edythe Sydnor was close friends with Nathaniel Johnson’s family.
Montclair’s having its first school board elections. Voters, do your part (Letter to the editor)
Erik D’Amato has said the candidates prove there’s interest in running for the board. Now it’s up to voters to prove they’ll show up.
Ward changes could bring Montclair ‘Back to the Future: Separate and Unequal’ (Town Square)
By RENEE BASKERVILLE Special to Montclair Local Montclairions, were any of you shocked by the fact that the commissioners of Essex County Board of Elections are proposing three options for […]
Let us ice skate in Edgemont Park (Letter to the editor)
Filip Bondy notes other nearby towns have cordoned off areas of ponds for skating.
Montclair isn’t being progressive. It’s being illiberal (Letter to the editor)
Bradley Harsch says Montclair’s leaders shouldn’t use government to impose political values on others.
Some tennis players seem really entitled (Letter to the editor)
Peter Daddabbo says Montclair should centralize courts for sports played by young people. He says older tennis fans can drive.
Protect my future, and put a stop to gas leaf blowers (Letter to the editor)
Zoe Cohen, a fifth grader, says people don’t realize how pollution is hurting young people.
I agree: Let’s stop recycling plastics (Letter to the editor)
John Licwinko concurs with Philip Schertz, who argues plastics recycling has proven ineffective and wasteful.
Don’t sacrifice the Rand Park tennis courts for skateboarding (Letter to the editor)
Kevin Miller says both kinds of recreation are important.