Joe Kavesh

Sergio Gonzalez was announced as the newest member of the Montclair Board of Education on Monday, Aug. 26. He will finish Laura Hertzog's remaining term.

Dismayed by sudden turnaround on councilwoman Baskerville It was dismaying to read about the behind-the-scenes move within the town council to reverse its position on electing Councilwoman Renée Baskerville to be deputy mayor, after the resolution to that effect had been included on the meeting’s agenda. As explaine...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A division within the board of education has resulted in the departure of another board member, the second in two months. Board president Laura Hertzog resigned from the Montclair Board of Education Thursday, May 16, the same night the board elected new leadership, including Eve Robinson as president and Latifah Jannah as vice president...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Board president Laura Hertzog resigned from the Montclair Board of Education Thursday, May 16, the same night the board elected new leadership including Eve Robinson as president. Latifah Jannah was elected as vice president...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news BOE Vice President Joe Kavesh will not return to the Montclair Board of Education this month, following the end of his current term. At his final meeting, Kavesh was honored by his board colleagues on Wednesday, May 1...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Students will be dismissed early their first day of school due to a heat wave. A heat advisory has been issued until 7 p.m., tonight, Sept. 6. At Wednesday night's BOE meeting, Superintendent Kendra Johnson said the district would be dismissing early on days when the temperatures make it too uncomfortable for students and staff to work...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Wednesday night's board of education meeting was Kendra Johnson's first as superintendent, and several board and audience members took a moment to wish her welcome. However, the meeting got off to a tense start, with BOE President Laura Hertzog and board member Eve Robinson having a disagreement over what led to three members being absent from Johnson’s confir

Montclair High School teens talk about their plan to walk out of school on March 14 in support of gun reform.

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A pending school walkout in support of the Parkland school shooting victims and survivors was one of the most talked-about topics at Monday night's BOE meeting. Interim Superintendent Barbara Pinsak said that the district could not release any details on how the schools intended to handle a walkout, only that the district had been working closely with the poli

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...