By KATE ALBRIGHT
for Montclair Local
The worst of winter was over when lockdown restrictions began in March 2020, but those experiencing homelessness in Montclair no longer had access to many of the places they’d usually use for daytime shelter. Libr...
Holiday shopping is the lifeline for retailers, and the Montclair Center BID promoted the national annual Small Business Saturday (SBS) local holiday shopping with giveaways, lunch specials at restaurants in the area, some free parking at the meters, as well as appearances by the Kringles (Santa and Ms...
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.news
Single digit temperatures over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, and into Monday and Tuesday, were of great concern to area agencies that serve Montclair’s homeless population.
It has been a busy winter so far for Montclair Emergency Services for the Homeless (MESH).
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By DEBORAH ANN TRIPOLDI
tripoldi@montclairlocal.news
Allison H. Sargent, 63, of Montclair, volunteers an average of three hours a week, when not in peak times, for the Salvation Army in Montclair. Sargent has been a volunteer for 15 years, and she is very involved with the holiday Kettle Campaign, which raises money providing toys for kids, coats for the homeless and food for the hungry...
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