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Opinion

Posted inOpinion

MontClairVoyant: Where the Suburb Meets Toxicity

by Dave Astor September 21, 2023September 20, 2023

Montclairvoyant weighs in on a big bento box of leadership discord, dysfunction, and disappointment.

Posted inOpinion

MontClairVoyant: Not-Too-Long Column About Short Council Meeting

by Dave Astor September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

Musings on municipal government and more from Montclairvoyant.

Posted inOpinion

MontClairVoyant: Clerk, Council, Chords, Clairidge, Crew

by Dave Astor September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

The Montclairvoyant’s musings on local government and events.

Posted inOpinion

Montclairvoyant: MC Gets TLC from PB for Short-term Rentals

by Dave Astor August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

This week, MontClairVoyant focuses on the short-term rentals at MC Residences and the building’s affordable housing.

Posted inOpinion

Environmental Call on Local Issue (Letter to the Editor)

by Letters to the Editor August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Residents in the Passaic region have endured the consequences of river pollution for far too long.

Posted inOpinion

Montclairvoyant: Mayoral Race Exit Joins Blitz of News to Peruse

by Dave Astor August 24, 2023August 26, 2023

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?

Posted inOpinion

MontClairVoyant: Council Needs Job Counseling on Doing Better

by Dave Astor August 17, 2023August 24, 2023

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)

by Jaime Bedrin August 13, 2023August 13, 2023

As someone who spends a lot of time with college students, I wanted to share some advice for first-year students.

Posted inOpinion

MontClairVoyant: Expressing Views During a Time of Bad News

by Dave Astor August 10, 2023September 20, 2023

  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 […]

Posted inLatest Stories, Letters to the Editor, Opinion, Top Stories

The train is leaving the station. Will this council be on it? (Letter to the Editor)

by Montclair Local Letters and Opinion June 14, 2023

“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

by Dave Astor June 1, 2023August 21, 2023

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)

by Montclair Local Letters and Opinion June 1, 2023

“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.

Posted inLatest Stories, Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Do your research before voting (Letter to the Editor)

by Montclair Local Letters and Opinion May 29, 2023

“On Tuesday, June 6, Democratic voters in Legislative District 27 have a surprise on their ballot: contested races!”

Posted inLifestyle

MontClairVoyant: Budgetary and Secrecy Meet Oz’s Wizardry

by Dave Astor May 25, 2023August 22, 2023

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 […]

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