Public Safety

By Tina Pappasfor Montclair LocalA step towards a more unified Montclair through improved police and community relations remains the top focus of the township’s Civil Rights Commission. The commissioners met with local police recently to...

Montclair High School’s staircase problems continued Friday, even after the school resumed normal operating hours following the Sept. 7 staircase collapse.

Two more Montclair residents were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the township announced Friday afternoon.

ARRESTS Tuesday, Oct. 1—A 66-year-old Bloomfield woman was arrested on the corner of Glenridge Avenue and Baldwin Street and charged with driving while intoxicated. Wednesday, Oct. 2—A 39-year-old Little Falls man was arrested on Upper Mountain...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.newsNo injuries were reported when a fire broke out early Sunday morning at an apartment building on North Fullerton Avenue, causing fire damage on four exterior balconies and smoke damage in some...

Firefighters promoted.

By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.newsA 4-year-old Zuchon-Shih Tzu-Bichon dog, Mochi, was attacked by an American bulldog Saturday, March 9, in the area of Mount Hebron Road and has since died from his injuries. The bulldog,...

The Montclair community is mourning the loss of Delia West, a former well-liked elementary school teacher with a 50-year career in the Montclair public schools.

By LINDA MOSS and ERIN ROLL moss@montclairlocal.news roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair Office of Emergency Management shortly after noon Friday rescinded the state of emergency that was issued yesterday during the snow storm, but the municipality isn't out of...

Law enforcement warns that the holiday season is when consumers should be on high alert for scams.