Police

Cities and towns should not increase police budgets, they should increase social services, Maria Eva Dorigo says.

Mark Joseph says racial capitalism is at the heart of many problems.

Former Police Chief Thomas J. Russo also says it's important the same standards apply throughout New Jersey.

Approximately 1,000 people marched in the streets of Montclair on Saturday, June 6, to protest police brutality and call for accountability from local and national law-enforcement agencies. Photos by Adam Anik. For a report on the event, click here...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair State University campus police are being scrutinized for their actions during an arrest on campus late Wednesday afternoon. The officers drew their weapons, according to witnesses at the scene...

BY ERIN ROLL and LINDA MOSS roll@montclairlocal.news moss@montclairlocal.news The township has asked PSE&G to upgrade the lighting at the intersection where a Montclair State University faculty member was struck by a vehicle and sustained fatal injuries, according to the utility. “ ...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news More than 400 people came to a memorial service on Tuesday evening for Mary DeFilippis, who was eulogized by her friends and colleagues as a warm, witty, whip-smart, professional and caring woman who made a mark wherever she went...

By ERIN ROLL and LINDA MOSS roll@montclairlocal.news moss@montclairlocal.news Stunned friends are mourning the death of the Montclair State University faculty member who was killed in a car accident Wednesday, a crash that has township residents calling for action to address traffic hazards on county-maintained Grove Street...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A Montclair State University faculty member was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Grove Street Wednesday night, according to a statement released by the university. Mary DeFilippis, 73, was the academic adviser for the MBA program at the Feliciano School of Business...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montlcairlocal.news The Township Council last week introduced an ordinance that bans parking at the dead-end of Mount Vernon Road, a measure taken after residents complained that dog-walkers were illegally parking on their street to get quick access to the canine facility at Brookdale Park ...