Montclair officials and community leaders are rallying to discuss the facts, fears and myths they worry are slowing the coronavirus vaccination rate in the brown and Black communities.
Representatives from Montclair’s NAACP, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Montclair Police Department, with more than 300 residents logging in held a Zoom town hall.
by ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.news
Montclair has a renowned school system, an array of restaurants and shops, six train stations and a wealth of cultural attractions that make it the envy of many communities. But it’s hard to live here. Many...
By LINDA MOSS
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Coming up on the second anniversary of the Pathmark at Lackawanna Plaza closing, a coalition of Montclair organizations is exploring ways to help local senior citizens, as well as others impacted by the supermarket’s demise, get access to food.
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Adarian Sneed, chairperson of Wednesday night’s Montclair NAACP’s Youth Town Hall, says that although the young people at the meeting she presided over spoke less than the adults, they benefited from the evening.
“I always wish youth would speak more,” Sneed said after the meeting, “but I think that by the parents being here and the adults giving their insights — which was beautiful — if the didn
Montclair African -American Heritage Parade and Festival
Memories Dance: Friday, June 2, 8 p.m.,
cafeteria, Montclair High School George Inness Annex, 141 Park St.
Parade: Saturday, June 3, 10:30 a.m., steps off Maple and Bloomfield avenues...