State law appears to say no, but the Montclair school district did in January.
Coronavirus
Nia Gill’s move to probe NJ nursing home deaths rejected by Senate Democrats
COVID spread rapidly through nursing homes starting in March 2020, and deaths there account for nearly 30% of all COVID-related deaths in New Jersey.
Religious exemption to COVID vaccine for MSU housing ends this summer
Montclair State University will stop permitting religious exemptions for those living on campus in the summer.
Montclair offering free coronavirus testing starting March 28
The testing will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Montclair Municipal Building at 205 Claremont Ave., on the first floor, in the Township Council chamber.
Montclair no longer posting daily coronavirus statistics online
Montclair has ceased posting its COVID-19 cases and fatalities to its website and social media. The township’s last posting was on Friday, March 4, when cases rose by three, reflecting […]
Montclair ending its indoor mask mandate — last day is Feb. 28
New coronavirus case numbers have been coming down.
Murphy right to lift the schools mask mandate (Letter to the editor)
John McDonald says he believes it’s the right action at this time.
Surge continues, but still no in-class COVID testing at Montclair public schools
Students returned to school after winter break with no in-class testing taking place.
Montclair’s indoor mask mandate extended to March 31
New coronavirus cases have ticked down over the last few weeks, but are still way up compared to a few months ago.
As Montclair businesses struggle in COVID surge, talks on solutions get going
The struggle has even prompted some people to volunteer their time to help businesses get through staff outages.
Montclair native Richard Burgi fired from ‘Young and the Restless’ for violating COVID protocols
“I felt terrible about it,” Burgi said.
Businesses rose to the challenge of the pandemic. When will Montclair leaders? (Town Square)
Mike Guerriero of Guerriero Gelato says the Township Council has been out of touch when Montclair businesses need its help the most.
For some Montclair businesses, the coronavirus surge is just too much
Mike Guerriero, owner of Guerriero’s Gelato, and Rachel Wyman, owner of Montclair Bread Company, say they want to see more support from local officials as they’re overwhelmed by constant staff exposures to coronavirus.
We Montclair businesses are desperate in COVID surge. Leaders must step up (Town Square)
Montclair Bread Company closed for the first week of January due to staff shortages amid the coronavirus surge.