By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair is one of 11 school districts in New Jersey in which the board of education is appointed by the mayor, rather than elected. And a […]
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Montclair school budget vote scheduled for April 4
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Board of Education is expected to vote on the district’s $128,320,769 million budget on Thursday, April 4. At a Monday, April 1, meeting, officials […]
Dance for PE credit may continue at Montclair High School
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair School district has made a deal with the New Jersey Department of Education to allow dance students to still receive physical education credit if they […]
Montclair Education Association: Budget has surplus, not deficit
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Education Association is questioning the Board of Education’s claim of a $2.2 million budget hole for the 2019-2020 school year. A recent New Jersey […]
Part-time kindergarten paraprofessionals will stay on in Montclair schools
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair school district has decided to keep four part-time kindergarten paraprofessionals whose jobs were facing elimination due to an over-$2 million budget hole. Superintendent Kendra […]
News in brief: Aging in Montclair social on March 30
Aging In Montclair invites the community to their monthly Saturday Social on March 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Coffee Booth in the Salvation Army Building (on the […]
News in brief: St. Cassian 5K and Fun Run on April 13
Registration is underway for the fourth annual St. Cassian 5K and Kids Fun Run, which will be held Saturday, April 13, at Brookdale Park. The Fun Run is scheduled to […]
Washington Street YMCA memorial project takes another step forward
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A memorial to Montclair’s former Washington Street YMCA is getting a little closer to reality. The YMCA was razed in 2005 to make way for Charles […]
Absenteeism still a problem for Montclair schools, report cards say
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair School District still has some work to do with its student absenteeism rate, according to data recently released from the New Jersey Department of […]
Glenfield officials looking for person who sent lewd photo
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news School officials are investigating after a student at Glenfield Middle School received a lewd photo, which officials say was falsely attributed to a Glenfield teacher. School […]
Montclair police crack down on drivers illegally passing school buses
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Motorists be warned: Don’t even think about going around that stopped school bus, or risk getting a $250 fine and a court appearance. During the month […]
Montclair BOE rejects bids for staircase project
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The four bids received by the district to rebuild Montclair High School’s four outdated staircases and asbestos removal in the stairwells have been rejected. Three bids […]
Montclair bond ordinance includes street paving, ambulance rebuild
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair wants to re-pave and re-curb several of its streets, buy new segways for the Montclair Police Department, rebuild an ambulance and some snow plows, and […]
School budget first draft, including staff cuts, approved
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair school district’s preliminary $127 million budget will result in the elimination of 14 part-time paraprofessional jobs. Cuts to 10 full-time teachers has been decreased to […]