The Montclair Township Council covered an array of topics at its February 5 meeting, and two perennial subjects – parking and water. Gary Obszarny, Montclair’s director of utilities, spoke to […]
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Mayor wants safety concerns at apartment complex addressed
By Kelly Nicholaides for Montclair Local Union Gardens at 50 Greenwood Ave. has been the site of 30 police responses in 2017 and 22 in 2018 — the latter including […]
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Seymour Street residents: We’re stuck in arts-area parking quagmire
Seymour Street apartment complex residents are lamenting the loss of their neighborhood parking lot since it closed last week due to the construction of the development project near the Wellmont Theater.
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Planner suggests keeping six-story height allowance for downtown
A proposal to limit building heights along Bloomfield Avenue to four stories is no longer in the works, as Township Planner Janice Talley presented a new plan which will allow the downtown area to remain a six-story limit zone.
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Council OKs community garden guides, does reappointments
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The Township Council finished up a lot of business Tuesday night, finally on its third try adopting guidelines for community gardens, approving amended agreements for the […]
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Township weathers ‘bomb cyclone’ storm, mulls homeless
By LINDA MOSS and ERIN ROLL moss@montclairlocal.news roll@montclairlocal.news In the wake of last week’s “bomb cyclone” winter storm, the township towed dozens of illegally parked vehicles, issued dozens of summonses […]
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Township finalizes deal on Midtown Parking Deck
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The township has hammered out a financial agreement with developers for the proposed Midtown Parking Deck, paving the way for the Seymour Street redevelopment project — […]
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Upper Mountain Ave. house closer to historic landmark status
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news A Upper Montclair Avenue house dating back to 1880 is well on its way to being designated a local historic landmark. On Monday night the Township […]
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Township tax office open Saturday for prepaying taxes
The Township Tax Collector’s office will be open this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. so that property owners who want to pay their 2018 taxes in advance have […]
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Council postpones action on community gardens again
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news With some members arguing that the guidelines need more work, the Township Council for a second time pulled a resolution to adopt rules to regulate community […]
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Montclair NAACP seeks input on rent control
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The Montclair branch of the NAACP is looking for community feedback on the issue of rent stabilization, soliciting comments on the civic-engagement platform PlanetCivic. William Scott, […]
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Developers downsize controversial Lackawanna Plaza project
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Following fierce opposition from residents and historic preservationists, developers have dramatically downsized their plans for Lackawanna Plaza, in terms of mass, density and residential units. The […]
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Council passes SALT resolution, hears grant requests
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Saying that proposed federal-tax changes will be devastating for New Jersey residents, the Township Council weighed in on the issue Tuesday night by passing a resolution […]
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Council to consider police, public works salary ordinances
By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The Township Council is scheduled to vote on salary ordinances for new contracts with the Montclair Police Department and municipal public-works employees in deals that generally […]