We asked, you answered. In honor of the day that’s in it, as they say, we asked you to send us your best limerick. Limericks are, according to Wikipedia, “a […]
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Montclair Girl Scout Cookies never grow stale
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news It may be snowing, but there are signs of spring: Crocuses are blooming (under the snow). Irish eyes are smiling this week and will go on […]
Montclair parents workshop to be held next Saturday
A free parent workshop titled “Emotional Regulation and Mindfulness” will take place at Union Congregational Church, 176 Cooper Ave., on Saturday, March 25, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Preregistration is […]
Montclair: springing into a new year
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news The Gregorian calendar may say the new year begins on Jan. 1, but the new planting season begins in the spring. Some religions reflect that by […]
Montclair-based Syria Supper Club links refugees, residents
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Last Sunday 25 people came to a Syria Supper Club dinner in Montclair, partaking of dishes such as hummus, tabouli, rice with lentils and coconut cake, […]
Keeping up the ‘Resistance’
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news In homes in Montclair and across North Jersey, residents are breaking bread with Syrian refugees, sharing food and conversation. These dinners, aimed at fostering understanding and […]
Montclair pursues SAFE Streets program
by ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A long-term project in Montclair to make more of the township’s streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as motorists, could be taking a few […]
Montclair: send us your best limerick!
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. Montclair is a town full of writers. So, we triple dog dare you: write us a limerick! Bonus points for Montclair references. […]
Peter Coyl starts work as Montclair Public Library’s new director
by ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Peter Coyl has joined the staff of the Montclair Public Library as its new library director. Coyl is taking the place of David Hinkley, who stepped […]
Montclair celebrates International Women’s Day
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. Women achieved the right to vote when the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, but had been marching for it since the middle of […]
Montclair Ambulance Unit honors Irish pubs
The Healing of the Green? Montclair Ambulance Unit (MAU) is holding its sixth annual St. Patrick’s Day Benefit on Friday, March 3, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Commonwealth […]
Obituary: Margarita Tosca
Margarita Tosca, known as Nana, of Montclair, formerly of Humacao, Puerto Rico, died on Thursday, Feb. 23. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marcelo Tosca and Margarita Hernandez, […]
Obituary: Margaret Alice Pratt
Margaret Alice Pratt (née Cunningham), 69, of Bloomfield, formerly of Montclair, died at her home on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Ms. Pratt was born in New Brunswick, and raised in […]