Montclairvoyant weighs in on a big bento box of leadership discord, dysfunction, and disappointment.
Opinion
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MontClairVoyant: Not-Too-Long Column About Short Council Meeting
Musings on municipal government and more from Montclairvoyant.
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MontClairVoyant: Clerk, Council, Chords, Clairidge, Crew
The Montclairvoyant’s musings on local government and events.
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Montclairvoyant: MC Gets TLC from PB for Short-term Rentals
This week, MontClairVoyant focuses on the short-term rentals at MC Residences and the building’s affordable housing.
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Environmental Call on Local Issue (Letter to the Editor)
Residents in the Passaic region have endured the consequences of river pollution for far too long.
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Montclairvoyant: Mayoral Race Exit Joins Blitz of News to Peruse
After completing what you thought was the final draft of this column yesterday, councilor-at-large Peter Yacobellis announced he was no longer running for mayor. Reaction?
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MontClairVoyant: Council Needs Job Counseling on Doing Better
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Before you comment on the intense discussions of leaf blowers, Lackawanna Plaza, the municipal clerk, and civility at August 15’s Township Council meeting, can you focus on a […]
Posted inEducation, Latest Stories, Opinion, Top Stories
Headed to college? Embrace the struggle (Our Schools)
As someone who spends a lot of time with college students, I wanted to share some advice for first-year students.
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MontClairVoyant: Expressing Views During a Time of Bad News
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, I hear you wrote a draft of this column last weekend before it was reported that interim township manager Joseph Hartnett had died. Did you do a […]
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The train is leaving the station. Will this council be on it? (Letter to the Editor)
“The argument that Montclair is losing quaintness suggests that quaintness could ever be found at the intersection of Grove and Bloomfield avenues,” Stuart Rubin writes.
Posted inLifestyle
MontClairVoyant: Court’s in Session After Many a Transgression
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, A major court case has begun in Newark, and defendant Montclair and its legal representation are looking pretty pathetic so far. Agree? Sincerely, Not a High Bar Agree. […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion, Town Square
How Montclair’s school budget went wrong, and how it can be set right (Town Square)
“The passage of a 2023-24 budget by the Board of Education, which included significant job cuts, has left even some longtime residents wondering what is going on with a school district that has long been a source of pride and a draw for new arrivals,” Sergio González writes.
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Do your research before voting (Letter to the Editor)
“On Tuesday, June 6, Democratic voters in Legislative District 27 have a surprise on their ballot: contested races!”
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MontClairVoyant: Budgetary and Secrecy Meet Oz’s Wizardry
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Last Thursday, May 18, more than 400 Montclair High students walked out to protest the school district’s $5.5-million budget cut that is causing many teacher layoffs and other […]