Letters to the editor, April 11
The dangers of using pesticides in your gardenWe, the 51 members of the Edgemont Roots & Shoots Club, are writing to remind everyone of the dangers of using pesticides in your garden.Pesticides are very...
Letters to the editor, April 4
The sound of leaf blowersAs long as the soundtrack of outdoor Montclair continues to be the drone of the leaf blower, why not build an Indy-styled motor raceway?We could have the thrill of watching...
Letters to the editor, March 28
Conditions at the Essex County jailThis is about our relationship with the freeholders, the money we send them and what they do with the money. It’s about the immigration detention facility that the county...
Letters to the editor, March 21
More to the story on township’s parkletsI would say this in response to Iain Kerr’s March 14 letter to the editor about the Walnut Street parklet: while his sentiments are laudable, the reality of...
Letters to the editor, March 14
Show vision, encourage Montclair parkletsMontclair is a beautiful town, but it is one that has many problems. One of these is that it is a town that is centered around the car and not...
Letters to the editor, March 7
Music kept them good, young at heartThe Sultans of Swing band (1941-1945), managed by Bezhu Hays, was formed by Montclair teenagers who played sports in the neighborhood and loved music, around 1938.The band consisted...
Letters to the editor, Feb. 28
Our federal state of emergencyVery few, if any, of the claims of a national security emergency at our borders with Mexico appear to be true; at least not urgent enough to pull President Donald...
Letters to the editor, Feb. 21
Thanks for the coverageI would like to thank the reporters at Montclair Local for their dogged attendance at the many and lengthy meetings of the planning board while the Lackawanna Plaza application was being...
Letters to the editor, Feb. 14
Safe streets are complicatedThe story on the Safe Streets plan considered by the township (“Losing momentum,” Feb. 7, page 1) reminded us how complicated it is to get safer streets for pedestrians, motorists and...
Letters to the editor, Feb. 7
Yet another four-way stopIt is with disappointment that I read in the Jan. 24 issue of the Montclair Local that yet another four-way stop is to be installed in Montclair. Although they do cut...