Easter

Clergy and parishioners are celebrating Holy Week on Zoom and YouTube, and dyeing Easter eggs at home, to "gather in His name" this year.

On Sunday, April 5, the state reports that 913 people have died from COVID-19, with a total of 37,505 cases statewide. Essex County has 4.082 positive cases.

The Easter Bunny arrives at the Watchung Plaza BID's annual Easter Egg Hunt after the morning shower to the delight of the crowd of children, scrambling for the prizes and treats, Saturday, April 20.

About 9,000 eggs stuffed with chocolates and prize tickets, 400 burgers and hot dogs, music with a DJ, face painting and a photo with Mr. Bunny attracts hundreds of kids and their families from Montclair and surrounding towns to Mr. Bunny's annual Springtime Fun, sponsored by Montclair Local 53 PBA and Montclair Jr...

Mr. Bunny’s Springtime Fun was held Saturday morning, April 8, at Glenfield Park, 25 Maple Ave. The event was hosted by the Montclair Department of Recreation & Cultural Affairs, in conjunction with PBA Local 53. The children welcomed spring with Mr. Bunny in...

By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news Sean Spicer tweeted last March: “what I would give to hide in a bunny costume again.” Spicer, the White House communications director, played the Easter bunny under George W. Bush. Everybo...

By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news The Gregorian calendar may say the new year begins on Jan. 1, but the new planting season begins in the spring. Some religions reflect that by starting the year in spring. For Wiccans and Pagans, the spring equinox of Ostara is a special time on the calendar...