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By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Three Montclair clergy members had their first day in court on Tuesday, but it’s not over yet. Rabbi Elliott Tepperman of Bnai Keshet and Revs. Ann Ralosky and John Rogers, both of First Congregational Church, made an appearance along with three other clergy and activists in Westfield Municipal Court on Tuesday. All ...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The national discussion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the Dream Act came back to the local level on Feb. 7, as the board of education discussed a resolution concerning Dreamer students and their families in Montclair...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The future of Montclair’s Pre-K program came up for discussion during Wednesday night’s BOE workshop meeting. The board presented a resolution that calls for the district to look into providing publicly-funded Pre-K options for three and four-year-olds. The resolu...

In Nilo Cruz' "Anna in the Tropics," Cuban-Americans listen to Russian literature, speak in English, and love in Spanish.

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The announcement that the Trump administration was planning to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is causing concern in Montclair, including from the township’s Civil Rights Commission. I...