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Liz George

Liz George is the publisher of Montclair Local.
liz@montclairlocal.news

Posted inMontclair Area

Yacobellis Discloses Distribution of Mayoral Campaign Funds

by Liz George September 25, 2023September 25, 2023

“Ask any campaign donor when the last time a candidate offered them a refund was,” said Yacobellis, adding he wanted to be transparent about the process.

Posted inMontclair Area

Calls for Menendez to Resign After Bribery Charges Friday

by Liz George September 22, 2023September 24, 2023

“Today is a sad day for New Jersey and I believe it’s in the best interest of our state that Senator Menendez resign,” said Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill.

Posted inMunicipal Government

Culture Report: Toxic Council; Problems with Leadership, Fire Chief

by Liz George September 19, 2023September 19, 2023

The report, obtained by Montclair Local from a confidential source, paints a picture of of a “power void,” poor communication and dissatisfaction among employees.

Posted inMontclair Area

Montclair Police, ECPO Investigating Alleged Incident at Board of Education

by Liz George September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

‘As with all allegations that are sexual in nature, the incident has been referred to the Essex County Prosecutors Office Special Victims Unit for review.”

Posted inMunicipal Government

Montclair Interim Manager Reports on New OPRA System and Cyber Attack

by Liz George September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

Lapolla did not explain why the town wasn’t prepared or why what has been done to secure the township’s system was not in place prior to the attack.

Posted inArts

Montclair Musician Richard Pierson Will Perform at Montclair Jazz Festival

by Liz George September 8, 2023September 8, 2023

Montclair native Richard Pierson, alongside his band, will perform at the Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree Community Stage from 2:55–3:55 p.m. 

Posted inMontclair Area

Breaking: Alixon Collazos-Gill Stays in State Assembly Race

by Liz George August 24, 2023August 25, 2023

Montclair’s Alixon Collazos-Gill is remaining in the race for State Assembly. Her husband, Brendan Gill, will seek re-election as Essex County Commissioner.

Posted inNews

Yacobellis Won’t Run For Mayor

by Liz George August 23, 2023August 25, 2023

Montclair Councilor at Large Peter Yacobellis, who announced he would run for mayor back in May, announced Wednesday he would drop out of the mayoral race and not seek reelection […]

Posted inNews

Launching the New Montclair Local

by Liz George August 23, 2023August 24, 2023

Today we are together. Back in April, we announced that Montclair Local and Baristanet would merge to create one stronger, all digital-only news operation. Today that vision reaches a milestone with the […]

Posted inMunicipal Government

Judge Tells Montclair To Produce Emails, Texts Between Stafford, Council Members

by Liz George August 22, 2023August 24, 2023

Montclair has to respond to what the Township’s new attorney has described as a “voluminous discovery demand.”  Part of that demand involves scouring both former township manager Timothy Stafford’s township […]

Posted inLetters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The Train is Leaving the Station. Will This Council Be on It?

by Liz George June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

The fear that the Lackawanna Plaza plan will cause the Fourth Ward to become more unaffordable is not only speculative, it misses the fact that hardly any millennials who grew […]

Posted inMontclair Area

Open Book / Open Mind 2023 with Toluse Olorunnipa, Co-Author of ‘His Name is George Floyd’

by Liz George February 12, 2023

Montclair Public Library kicks off its popular, long-running author conversation series, Open Book / Open Mind 2023, on Saturday, February 25, at 4 p.m. with a discussion between Toluse Olorunnipa, […]

Posted inFeatured Posts

Find The Perfect Gift at MHS Project Graduation Holiday Bazaar Saturday!

by Liz George December 6, 2022

Don’t miss your chance to support Montclair High School’s Project Graduation and score the perfect gift for everyone this holiday. Come to the Holiday Bazaar this Saturday, December 10 at […]

Posted inMontclair Area

Northeast Earth Coalition Announces Creation of Environmental and Social Justice Internships

by Liz George June 26, 2022

Montclair, NJ -. The Northeast Earth Coalition (NEEC) has created three Environmental Justice internships, giving three young people from Montclair an opportunity to learn about environmental issues and how they […]

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