The township’s Affirmative Action office began an investigation of the township manager in May.
Ira Karasick
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UPDATED: Montclair’s CFO alleges harassment in lawsuit against township, Stafford
The complaint contends that the township manager retaliated against Padmaja Rao after she says she blew the whistle on him and other senior and elected officials on a number of fronts.
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Montclair Black clergy: We need transparent policies for town investigations
They say they’re still not satisfied Montclair clearly lays out how it will investigate incidents involving race and identity.
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It’s time to move past former Montclair attorney’s racial comments (Letter to the editor)
Joanmarie Kalter says it’s time to focus on more tangible issues of racial justice and equity, like affordable housing and the achievement gap.
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Montclair Black clergy group: We demand transparency after ex-attorney called man ‘3/5 of a human’
For weeks, officials stayed silent, even after an investigation was completed. Members of the Montclair African American Clergy Association say they wanted transparency.
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Search for new Montclair township attorney starting; Paul Burr in interim role
The process will replace Ira Karasick, who left the post the same day he apologized for a racially insensitive remark.
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Montclair will pay attorney who stepped down after racial comment about $86,000
Also: Council had report on Ira Karasick calling an official “three-fifths of a human” for weeks before he resigned, and some say it should have acted faster.
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We’re grateful to so many for restoration at Bonsal Preserve (Letter to the editor)
Hundreds of native trees are being planted at the preserve.
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Montclair township attorney resigns, apologizes for calling Black official ‘three-fifths of a human’
The resignation also comes on the heels of the township losing its lengthy legal fight over a rent control ordinance.
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NAACP: Montclair township attorney called member ‘three-fifths of a human’
The Montclair Township Council hired an outside attorney to investigate, but the NAACP says it’s still waiting on that report.
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Two Black Montclair firefighters say promotions test was slanted against them
The Montclair NAACP and the township’s Civil Rights Commission are demanding an investigation.
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Some say threat of jail for petty disorderly offenses in Montclair should be stricken
If you get a parking ticket, violate Montclair’s leaf blower, noise or loitering laws, don’t clean up after your dog, feed the geese, trespass on a railroad or don’t license your bicycle you could face jail time — at least theoretically — according to Montclair’s codes. The 90-day clause is attached to hundreds of small violations.
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Judge rejects challenge to Montclair’s 2021 leaf blower ordinance
The new rules further restrict what times of year the blowers could be used.
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Too late for a bond to fix up Montclair schools? Some say there’s still time
The timing question is key, with a possible change in school district type coming in November.