Opinion

Peter M. Giuffra says it was an event Montclair should be proud of.

"What they initially thought to be a relatively easy real estate grab from a bunch of aging Italian rubes has turned into an unpleasant and messy mishegoss where they are obviously losing in the court of public opinion," Fred Fastiggi writes.

Montclair State University student Drew Mumich wrote this piece the day after the riot, to help process what he'd just seen. It's never before been published.

Jeffry Odell Korgen says we shouldn't get "sucked into that tired narrative of the wicked bishop and his pastors persecuting the embattled parishioners."

David Korfhage says the Sustainable Energy Alliance has been a good start, but Montclair can do more.

Belinda Plutz says the township should make bridge repairs a priority.

Jamie Bedrin asks: "When was the last time our students had a full week of school?"

Dr. Renée Baskerville says real data and specific goals need to inform any changes, to truly meet the goal of making Montclair a more diverse, fair and representative place.

Jeffrey Robert Grayson says he was listening to music on his headphones when someone called in a noise complaint.

"All are treated with the utmost dignity and respect — in other words, as human beings," the Human Needs Food Pantry Board of Directors writes.