Public Safety

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted every facet of life, and the rituals of saying final goodbyes are no exception.

New Jersey confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, March 3.

The Montclair Fire Department responded after a tree fell on a car in Glen Ridge, trapping the driver inside, during Tuesday's storm.Montclair Fire Deputy Chief Robert Duncan said Wednesday that the department got a...

By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.newsMontclair's department of public works is readying for two winter storms predicted for tonight, Thursday, and again Saturday evening.After an early November snowstorm caused road backups, long commutes and stranded vehicles,...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsQuestions remain one week following the death of Angela Bledsoe, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend James Ray.Funeral services for Bledsoe are planned at 11 a.m. Friday at Mt. Ennon Baptist...

As more Montclairians are biking and walking the streets since the pandemic hit, Bike&Walk Montclair wants to temporarily transform some residential and business district roads and sidewalks into walking and biking paths. 

Tomorrow, June 11, will mark the 100th day since the first New Jersey resident tested positive for COVID-19.

The police blotter is provided to Montclair Local at the discretion of the Montclair Police Department and may not reflect the complete scope of police activity.

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.newsMontclair Police Det. Sgt. Charles Cunningham described the pain of losing a loved one to drug abuse, and several others had tragic tales to tell on Thursday night, too.During an “Opioid Crisis”...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsPolice are investigating two pedestrian accidents involving children over the past week, both near schools.A four-year-old boy sustained minor injuries after being grazed by a car near Nishuane on Friday, May 4,...