There is such a thing as toxic positivity and when it occurs it serves to negate the strong emotions that many feel on the issues.
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These Are Our Streets, Sign Our Petition to Keep Them Safe (Town Square)
We have the right to safe streets. These are our streets; please sign our petition to make them safe.
Montclairian offers an alternative ending to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol
Alan Jenkins will be signing copies of the graphic novel he wrote with Gan Golan at East Side Mags.
How Montclair’s school budget went wrong, and how it can be set right (Town Square)
“The passage of a 2023-24 budget by the Board of Education, which included significant job cuts, has left even some longtime residents wondering what is going on with a school district that has long been a source of pride and a draw for new arrivals,” Sergio González writes.
Montclair BOE president says budget cuts are necessary (Town Square)
“We have spent many hours working to make sure parent voices are reflected at every turn in the effort to close the budget gap,” Allison Silverstein says.
My journey living with autism (Town Square)
“I’m on the autism spectrum and would love to share my autism journey,” John Levai writes.
41,000 expressions of home, and each counts (Town Square)
“We are all custodians of this place we call home, and every expression of what home means counts,” Councilor Peter Yacobellis writes.
Some hard truths about the schools budget (Town Square)
“The state has fallen far short of its own standards in providing funding to public schools,” the Board of Education president says.
Safe schools, stores, streets: just a pipe dream? (Town Square)
“Our institutions are all wrestling with ways to deal with death threats,” Diane T. Masucci writes.
Michigan State shootings hit close to home in Montclair (Town Square)
“We can’t keep up with how many people are shot every day, en masse or alone,” Becky Cabaza says. “Even in the wake of this carnage perpetrated on American youth, gun laws barely budge.”
Why the James Howe House in Montclair is so important (Town Square)
“Communities can contribute to racial reconciliation right where they live by resurrecting a more accurate and complete story that honors all Americans,” Mo Schlick says.
Every Montclair child deserves a place to cool off in the summer (Town Square)
A summer pool pass for a family of four costs $250, which is less than in some neighboring towns and yet too much for many families in Montclair.
Put me squarely on the side of not trying to silence women (Town Square)
“From the beginning of this fiasco with our manager, I’ve refused to be silent despite legal counsel telling me I should,” Councilor-at-Large Peter Yacobellis says.
Montclair must support referendum to repair dilapidated schools (Town Square)
“This investment in our schools is not only the necessary and right thing to do, but it is the financially sound and smart thing to do,” Brendan Gill writes.