The new editor-in-chief, Carla Baranauckas, began her career at small-town newspapers, developing a lifelong passion for the importance of news coverage in communities like Montclair.
The eighth annual Montclair Jazz Festival, on Saturday, Aug. 12, brought about 12,000, the largest crowd ever, to Nishuane Park to see headliners and student bands perform on two stages for nine hours of fun, music and advocacy.