Municipal Government

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Montclair's zoning ordinance is undergoing an overhaul to update it, eliminating its confusing sections and inconsistencies. A draft of the new ordinance is under review by members of two township bodies, the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment...

Renderings of the redevelopment of Seymour Street that the Township Planning Board was given during hearings on the project. LINDA MOSS/STAFF By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news A project by the Wellmont Theater that's envisioned as a regional arts and entertainment mecca, and as a boon to downtown Montclair, got the final go-ahead it needed on Monday night from the Township Planning Board... R

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Canada geese are a routine — if not always welcome — sight in some of Montclair’s parks, including along the banks of the pond in Edgemont Park, and the lawn and softball diamonds. The Montclair...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news This week trash cans were on the Township Council's agenda, next month the controversial proposed Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment plan will be up for discussion, Mayor Robert Jackson said on Tuesday...

Fourth Ward Councilwoman Renée Baskerville has scheduled a community meeting for her ward for next Tuesday, Sept. 26. The Fourth Ward meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Montclair Fire Department Fire Headquarters, 1 Pine St. At...

Members of the Township Council and a variety of local emergency responders gathered on Monday for an informal remembrance for 9/11, the terrorist attack that took the live of nine town residents. Mayor Robert Jackson made brief comments at the ceremony at the Montclair 9/11 memorial site at Watchung Plaza...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Agreeing with many major recommendations made by planners and historic preservationists, a special Township Council committee on Monday night said that the proposed Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment plan should be downsized — to just 280 dwelling units from 350, with a smaller footprint — and that the site's historic elements be preserved. The thr...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news As of this middle of this week the future of the historic Lewis Estates house -- for sale for $10 or less -- remained unknown. A developer set a deadline of this Tuesday, Sept. 5, for qualified offers to be submitted for the mansion, which was designed by renowned Montclair architect Dudley S ...

Third Ward Councilman Sean Spiller will be holding a meeting for his constituents on Sept. 26 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Salvation Army center in town. He announced that he was hosting the meeting at Tuesday night's Township Council conference meeting...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Just in time for Octoberfest celebrations, the Township Council on Tuesday night directed that an amendment to an ordinance -- a change that allows liquor consumption on public property under special circumstances -- take effect immediately...