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Carolyn Virginia Hardy, of Montclair, died on March 17. She was 78. Carolyn was born on June 3, 1941, in Hawkinsville, Ga., to the late Lucius and Cora Hall. She retired from Delta Dental of New Jersey after 25 years of service. She was a devoted Jehovah’s Witness and was known for loving to shop, dining out and spending time with her family and friends. C...

Marta Rudzki died peacefully on July 16 in Montclair, surrounded by her loving family. She was 88. She was a retired architect who worked in Warsaw, Paris and New York for over 50 years. Born in Poland in 1931, she was a member of the AK Polish Resistance and survived World War II and the Warsaw Uprising in 1944...

Didier (Dana) Addison White of Middletown, Del., formerly of Montclair, died on June 30 at his home, surrounded by family, after fighting courageously throughout his battle with cancer. He was 69. Mr. White was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Rosanna Lynch (White) and Nellis Noel...

Robert J. Gilligan, of Montclair, died on May 16. Robert, son of the late Thomas Sr. and Mary Gilligan of Montclair, was born and raised in the township.  He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. After the war he received a B.A. f...

Cereta Myrie (aka “Aunt Sadie”) of Montclair, beloved mother, faithful servant of our Lord and Savior, and an incredible seamstress, succumbed in her battle with cancer on June 27. She was 87.   Mrs. Myrie was a longtime resident of Montclair and was well known in the community for her hard work, outgoing spirit and willingness to help others.  She was employed...

Alfred Wayland Iversen died peacefully in his home in Montclair surrounded by his family on June 27.  He was 81. Al was born on May 27, 1939, in Perth Amboy. He attended Rahway High School and graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1961 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He ...

by ERIK D'AMATO special to Montclair Local As of this week Montclair has a new mayor, a new superintendent of schools, and a new search for a high school principal. But unlike the overwhelming majority of school districts in New Jersey and across the country, it still has a Board of Education lacking the democratic legitimacy and accountability that comes from being directly elected by voters... R

The Rev.  Harvey James Ballance died at home in Montclair on June 23. He was 89. Father Harvey was born in Orange on April 6, 1931, to Harvey J. Ballance Sr. and Mary J. (Fitzgerald) Ballance. He attended Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair and Seton Hall College. He ...

Carl Vincent Murray, formerly of Montclair, died suddenly at his home in East Orange on June 21. He was 74.   Mr. Murray was born and raised in Montclair, the son of Oscar Murray Jr. and Helen Lumpkin. As a youth he moved to Newark, where he became very active in the community and well-known for his respectful and lovable personality.  During ...

An article in the June 14 print edition of Montclair Local about structural racism in the public schools quoted interim superintendent Nathan Parker on ways to address the problem, but failed to mention as context remarks he made last fall about teachers’ attitudes toward race, which generated public criticism. The ...