By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The woman whose pit bull bit a man outside Raymond’s restaurant last weekend told patrons at the eatery that her canine had never acted that way […]
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Man bit by pit bull outside Raymond’s, gets rabies shots
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news A man was bitten by a pit bull outside of Raymond’s restaurant on Church Street last weekend, with the victim requiring rabies shots after the canine’s […]
SUV crashes into car at Porter Place, Harrison Avenue
by LINDA MOSS and ERIN ROLL moss@montclairlocal.news roll@montclairlocal.news An SUV struck a car at the corner of Porter Place and Harrison Avenue Friday afternoon, with the Montclair Fire Department using […]
Montclair man arraigned in Newark on animal cruelty charges
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A Montclair man accused of animal cruelty after a road rage video went viral on the internet pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance on […]
Police manhunt, chase ends with crash in Montclair; Clifton, Verona officers injured
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news At least three police officers – two from Clifton and one from Verona – were injured in a series of events that ended with a car […]
Montclair man arrested on weapons charges in Newark
A Montclair man was among 75 people arrested during a narcotics operation in Newark between Monday, July 17 and Sunday, July 23. Sharrod Wilder, 27, of Montclair, was arrested and […]
Police investigating report of shots fired on Pine Street
Montclair police are investigating after a report of shots being fired in the area of Pine Street early Sunday morning. Lt. David O’Dowd said Monday that the police had received […]
Montclair road-rage man explains dog toss
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair resident Marc Dionne, shown on video throwing a small dog out of a car in a July 12 road-rage incident, claimed that he did it […]
Montclair gets state grant to explore idea of microgrid
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Imagine if there were another Sandy-sized power outage in Montclair. It will probably happen. But what if there was a small energy grid, separate from the […]
Montclair man faces animal-cruelty charges in road-rage incident
By LINDA MOSS and ERIN ROLL moss@montclairlocal.news roll@montclairlocal.news After an incident that sparked public outrage and put Montclair in the media spotlight once again, a township man this week was […]
Police announce arrest in vehicle burglaries, thefts
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Police have made an arrest in several burglaries that have taken place around Montclair’s northern end over the last week. Danny Gonzalez, 20, of Newark, was […]
Township looking to file charges in dog road-rage incident
By LINDA MOSS and ERIN ROLL moss@montclairlocal.news roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair authorities are planning to bring animal-cruelty charges against a man who pulled a small dog out of a vehicle and hurled […]
Motor vehicle accident near MHS leaves several injured
Several people were reported injured following a two-vehicle accident near Montclair High School Friday afternoon. The accident happened at the corner of Chestnut Street and Midland Avenue between 4 p.m. […]
Police urge residents to lock cars after series of thefts
The Montclair Police Department has issued a warning to residents urging them to lock their cars and not keep valuables in them, following a recent series of burglaries in the town’s […]