Glenfield students urge BOE to keep math teacher’s job
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsConcerns over staff cuts in the Montclair Public Schools continued at Monday night’s Board Of Education meeting, as Glenfield Middle School students and parents turned out to show their support for a...
Frelinghuysen challenger Sherrill woos supporters in Montclair
By LINDA MOSS
moss@montclairlocal.newsTownship resident Mikie Sherrill, who seeks to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen from office, on Monday fielded some tough questions from potential voters who lauded her on one hand, but also...
Friends express heartbreak over death of Montclair State faculty member
By ERIN ROLL and LINDA MOSS>
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This week still-stunned friends, family and colleagues continued to mourn and memorialize Mary DeFilippis, the Montclair State University faculty member who was struck and killed by a vehicle on...
Montclair’s PlanetCivic goes statewide
Just in time for the November election, the Montclair-based group PlanetCivic on Friday expanded beyond taking on just local issues to statewide ones. The group, founded by township resident Javier Guardo, has set up...
Could more businesses join green business registry?
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsMontclair has encouraged at least two dozen businesses to sign up for its sustainable business program, and the township hopes that others will join later on in the year.As of last week,...
Departing Lacordaire headmaster left a major mark
by STEFANIE SEARS
for Montclair LocalAfter 10 years as Lacordaire Academy’s head of school, the first man in the school’s history to serve in that position, Brian Morgan is preparing to retire.Morgan came to Lacordaire...
Montclair introduces draft of safe streets plan
Montclair is rolling out a plan to make the township's streets safer and more user-friendly, with possibilities of infrastructure upgrades on high-traffic streets and increased education and enforcement.The township has released a draft plan of...
Montclair BOE: Don’t expect new superintendent until January
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair school district may not be getting a new superintendent until January at the earliest.That’s the latest prediction from the Board of Education.At its June 7 meeting, the board gave the...
Protests continue over school staff cuts
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsIt was an intense, often emotional, meeting for the Montclair Board of Education on June 7, as members of the community continued to protest a series of proposed school staff cuts that...
Township requests lighting upgrade at scene of Grove Street accident
BY ERIN ROLL and LINDA MOSSroll@montclairlocal.news
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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...