Solar trash compactors installed in Montclair business district
by ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsThe next time you need to throw away your crumpled-up food wrappers or chewing gum while you’re walking along Church Street, there will be a different receptacle to drop your trash in.Montclair...
Auction marks the final call for Rascals club
By LINDA MOSS
moss@montclairlocal.newsIn this case, it was everything and the kitchen sinks, plural.At the former Rascals Comedy Club on Wednesday hundreds of items were auctioned off, including dozens of chairs, high-top tables and bar...
North Korean mix-up in Montclair – Pacifier entrepreneur says sanctions halted business
By Jaimie Julia Winters
winters@montclairlocal.newsLast week Montclair’s posh pacifier entrepreneur was supposed to be launching a new product, but instead Nicki Radzeley’s newly manufactured sun and rain teething rings sat in a shipping container in...
Council to take over Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment process
By LINDA MOSS
moss@montclairlocal.newsIn an effort to expedite the project, the Township Council is taking over control of the redevelopment of Lackawanna Plaza, mandating that a detailed plan for it be drawn up by June...
Critic of Montclair ice cream shop logo debuts ‘snowflake’ campaign
By LINDA MOSS
moss@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair business owner who called out a local ice cream shop’s cow logo as being sexist, and was blitzed with hate mail as a result, is launching a campaign to make...
Two lots to be closed near Wellmont Theater
Two municipal lots will close during construction in the area of the Wellmont Theater for the Seymour Street redevelopment project. South Willow Street Lot was closed last week and South Fullerton East Lot will...
Planning board challenges council over Lackawanna redevelopment
By LINDA MOSS
moss@montclairlocal.news
The Township Planning Board this week threw down the gauntlet to the local council over Lackawanna Plaza’s redevelopment, making 19 recommendations about the project and asking that the matter be sent back...
Montclair Brewery hopes to clear last hurdles to April opening
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsMontclair Brewery’s owners are still shooting for an end of April opening, even with a list of repairs and an additional two more parking spaces the town is now requiring.But the opening...
Once free, residents now charged to attend Adult School
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsMontclair residents will now have to pay tuition to take classes at the Adult School of Montclair as part of the school’s new policy.But that tuition comes with a 50 percent discount.In...
Bloomfield Avenue fabric, craft store prepares to close
by ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsAfter seven years serving crafters in the Montclair area, Rock Paper Scissors will be saying goodbye this weekend.The Bloomfield Avenue fabric and craft supplies store is closing its doors for good this...