Some early support for Montclair schools’ $190M capital plan
But some community leaders are holding off for more information.
Montclair Branch NAACP
Montclair gets $300,000 to form Anti-hate Task Force to combat a ‘disturbing trend’
To address what Mayor Sean Spiller described as a “a disturbing trend of hate groups, including white supremacists and neo-Nazis targeting our community,” Montclair will launch an anti-hate task force.
Baskerville will not be running for NAACP president
Renee Baskerville’s bid for president of the Montclair NAACP has been pulled by the National NAACP, which has taken over the local election due to infighting.
Montclair groups create remote learning center for children of working parents
With Montclair's school district still remote, students with parents who work out of the house now have a place to go and do schoolwork.
League, NAACP demonstration illustrates the importance of having your vote counted
By JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS
Photos and video by Kate Albright
On July 1, the day Montclair’s new mayor and council were being sworn in, 1,086 ballots fluttered in the wind outside of town hall — the number of ballots that were not counted and rejected in the May 12 mail-in only election.
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Fighting the school-to-prison pipeline
Students and community members gathered in February to discuss the school-to-prison pipeline, and brainstorm ways to combat the phenomenon.
Montclair Jewish and African-American leaders find common cause
A special event held at Temple Ner Tamid Friday night revealed there is a lot more that unites the Jewish and African-American communities than divides them.
Affordable housing down-payment loan is now a grant
By Tina Pappas
for Montclair Local
Future home buyers who now purchase affordable housing units administered through the township will not have to pay back a loan offered to help with down payments.
The loan, now a grant, allows a purchaser who lacked sufficient funds for a down payment to borrow up to two percent, a maximum of $2,500, toward costs related to a first-time purchase of an affordable
Photos: MAAHF Parade Flows Through Fourth Ward
This year's Montclair African American Heritage Foundation Parade rolls to Nishuane Park for the big festival on Saturday, June 2.
Montclair NAACP seeks input on rent control
By LINDA MOSS
moss@montclairlocal.news
The Montclair branch of the NAACP is looking for community feedback on the issue of rent stabilization, soliciting comments on the civic-engagement platform PlanetCivic.
William Scott, chairman of the local NAACP’s Housing Committee, is trying to determine if rent stabilization should be the topic of a community workshop event or be brought before the Townshi