Chef Floyd Cardoz, who died on March 24 of coronavirus, made a big impact on the town; he prepared broccoli at Hillside School, “just so,” in 2015.
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Photos: Hundreds hunt at Hillside Swap
More than 230 ‘swappers’ swarmed the Hillside School for the Winter Community Swap on Saturday, by the time doorman Johnson Tyler’s stopped counting about 9:24, after the line was […]
Tune in: Drums of Thunder to appear on Today Show July 4
BY ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Hillside School’s Drums of Thunder will appear on NBC’s The Today Show tomorrow, July 4. The corps’ appearance will include band director Louis D’Amico giving a […]
Lecture/tour shows Italian-style architecture in Montclair
On Sunday, June 9, Van Vleck House & Gardens and Inserra Chair of MSU hosted a program highlighting Italian architecture in Montclair.
Drums of Thunder bandleader prepares to retire
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Drums of Thunder started out 35 years ago as a small drum corps affiliated with Hillside’s performing arts program. Since then, they have been a routine […]
Cheryl Hopper resigns as Glenfield principal
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Cheryl Hopper is resigning as Glenfield Middle School‘s principal at the end of the school year. Hopper announced her resignation in a letter sent to the […]
PHOTOS: Washington Street Y dedication
On Saturday, May 18, a dedication ceremony took place at Charles H. Bullock School commemorating the Washington Street Y, which was located on the site where the school now sits. […]
Montclair schools hold talk on discussing gender identity issues with kids
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Gender pronouns, the concept of gender fluidity and the need for inclusive spaces. Those were some of the topics covered at a special talk, held Monday […]
Students to get at least 20 minutes of recess
Starting this year, students in kindergarten through fifth grade are required to get a daily recess, after Gov. Phil Murphy signed the recess bill into law on Aug. 10.
Montclair Community Farms project continues to bear fruit
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Friday, Aug. 17, is a harvest day at the Montclair Community Farms’ main garden on Orange Road. A group of young volunteers from the Urban Farm […]
Police investigating two accidents in four days involving children
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Police are investigating two pedestrian accidents involving children over the past week, both near schools. A four-year-old boy sustained minor injuries after being grazed by a […]
Montclair classrooms invest in “flexible seating”
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Imagine being a student going into the classroom. But instead of only rows of identical desks, there may be a high desk that you can stand […]
Investigation continues into Hillside locker accident
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair is continuing to investigate an incident in which a section of conjoined lockers fell on a Hillside student. The student had to be taken to […]
Montclair family raising money, awareness for scleroderma
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Ten-year-old Claudette Johnson is a Hillside student. She’s on the school’s swim team, enjoys gymnastics and plays the piano. She is also coping with scleroderma. Claudette […]