Mike Farrelly
Montclair baseball stars sparkled on the diamond (History & Heritage)
Patricio Scantlebury, father of Brian Scantlebury, Montclair’s acting township manager, pitched for the New York Cubans in the Negro Leagues.
How Montclair’s Label Street got its name (History & Heritage)
A Montclair street got its name from a label-making business.
Matthew Carter, Montclair’s first Black mayor (History and Heritage)
He was a calm center and voice of reason, Mike Farrelly saus.
Two Medal of Honor winners from the Civil War lived in Montclair (History and Heritage)
Understandably, we are moved to honor them as best we can, even if it is after their death.
Montclair’s Edythe Sydnor: A lifetime of service, in NJ and in Africa
She served communities across continents, with a particular emphasis on helping youth. She was also the first African American woman to run for Montclair's town commission.
Barn on Montclair’s High Street was a longtime hub for Yale alums (History and Heritage)
The “Yale Barn,” behind a home on High Street and now being rebuilt, was a decades-long hot spot for Yale University alums, beginning in the 1920s.
Fox hunts? Greased pigs? Some Montclair Thanksgiving traditions have been lost to time
Sure, there was shopping and feasting. But some Montclair holiday traditions would seem awfully strange today.
A Walnut Street building full of memories, even before Trumpets (History and Heritage)
What about the other Montclair landmarks that used to be in the same building, Mike Farrelly asks (and answers).
How the iconic memorial came to Edgemont Park (History and Heritage)
Montclair lost 69 young men during World War I. As soon as the war was over the citizens of Montclair recognized their responsibility to honor them for their service. But how?
Claver church formed for Black community, but welcomes all (History & Heritage)
Historian Mike Farrelly recalls the church's proud history, and its inclusive practices.