Planning board approves Lewis Estates subdivision
By LINDA MOSS
moss@montclairlocal.news
After months of controversy, the historic Lewis Estates property is destined to be subdivided into a suburban development, with eight new houses replacing the site’s 1906 mansion, which will be razed unless...
Breakout game catching on among Montclair middle school classes
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsA group of students at Buzz Aldrin are learning to think outside the box.Actually, they are learning how to break into the box.Shivan Persad and Jacqueline Brower, teachers at Buzz Aldrin Middle...
Report: Montclair’s schools reflect community diversity
By Jaimie Julia Winters
winters@montclairlocal.newsIn 1977, the Montclair school district moved away from the neighborhood school model and instead chose the choice system. Forty-one years later, the district is being lauded for its diversity among...
Photos: Montclair High School All Class Reunion
The Montclair High School All Class Reunion was held on Saturday, July 21, in Montclair’s Nishuane Park.
Montclair schools calendar revised for Election Day, graduation
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsMontclair’s schools will be operating under a different calendar as Montclair High School deals with two lost days from the Sept. 7 staircase collapse, and prepares for potential snow days.Two changes have...
After-school safety in Montclair comes up for discussion
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsUpper Montclair is a favorite after-school hangout spot for generations of Montclair middle-school-age students, especially students from the nearby Buzz Aldrin Middle School and mostly on Fridays.A fight between two Buzz Aldrin...
Watchung playground must be addressed before field work starts, BOE says
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsThe fate of the Watchung school playground is still up in the air as the Montclair School District begins the bidding process for the neighboring Watchung Field overhaul and expansion.Plans call for...
Montclair Kimberley Academy Class of 2019 graduates
Montclair Kimberley Academy graduated 110 seniors during its Commencement Ceremony Sunday afternoon, June 9, at the First Congregational Church in Montclair.
Lunch debt continues to rise in Montclair schools
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsStudent lunch debt continues to rise in Montclair, last year to the tune of 30 percent.Montclair’s students had almost $130,000 accrued for unpaid lunches, as well as breakfasts, at the end of...
Head count errors did not result in state aid loss, district says
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair Public Schools did not provide accurate counts of students on two of its applications for state and federal aid for the 2017-2018 school year, according to the district’s auditors. But...