Montclair, once again, has a new interim township attorney. Not everyone agreed with the decision
Matt Kadosh
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Montclair School Officials Probe How Millions in Unpaid Bills Piled Up
“The committee inquired ‘How is it possible Essex Regional bills can go unpaid for years,” said Brian Fleischer, chairperson of the school board’s finance committee
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Montclair School Budget Would Add $497 to Typical Tax Bill
The owner of a home assessed at the township’s typical value of $631,882 would pay $12,025.35 in school taxes, the school business administrator said. This would mark an increase of $496.66 over what the typical homeowner paid last year, according to Christina Hunt
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Familiar Face to Lead Montclair’s Glenfield Middle School
Frances Aboushi has served as Bradford Elementary School’s principal since May 2021 and before that served as assistant principal, teacher and house leader at Glenfield School, the district said.
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Citing Safety, Montclair Council Considers Emergency Closure of Ice Rink
A Montclair building department inspector was at Clary Anderson Arena in Montclair Wednesday morning after the township manager advised the Township Council about “life safety health hazards” at the ice rink
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Montclair Sees Backyard Brush Blaze, 3 Vehicle Fires, Official Says
A backyard brush fire and three vehicle fires, one of them inside a paper shredding truck, kept Montclair firefighters busy over the weekend
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Housing Money on Hand, Montclair Plans for New Affordable Units
Housing possibilities mentioned: Development at the now-closed DeCamp Bus depot; an affordable housing accessory building at Mount Carmel Holy Church; and an overlay zone for 100% affordable housing at the American Legion site.
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Montclair Rabies Clinic: Pet Parents Line up for Shots (PHOTOS)
Prepare for a dose of cuteness!
Posted inReal Estate
200-Unit Building in Montclair Sells For $96M After Tax Deal OK’d
Rents at the six-story structure just off of Bloomfield Avenue range from $4,765 per month for a 1,090-square foot two-bedroom apartment with two bathrooms to $2,285 per month for a 377-square-foot studio
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‘Montclair Pizza Mural Gate’: Restaurateur Defends New Design
“It’s been up for six months,” restaurateur Jason Rosenthal said. “The story to me is more about how interesting internet virality is because in the six months, we haven’t heard any complaints. People have complimented it. People love it. We’ve had a couple people say they miss the old artwork. And we do, too, in a way.”
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Shopkeepers Speak on What’s Next for Montclair’s Shuttered Saunders Hardware
Slated for the former location of Saunders Hardware on Valley Road in Montclair are six apartments and a sit-down restaurant
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Montclair Schools Withhold Budget Doc in Pattern of OPRA Denials
Montclair Public Schools failed to respond to Montclair Local’s New Jersey Open Public Records Act request 16 business business days after after the filing
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Montclair Neighbors’ Concerns Over Field Play Out in Court
A Superior Court judge on Tuesday heard a Montclair resident’s arguments to reopen a lawsuit over the schools’ improvements to a baseball field, which neighbors said have eroded their quality of life
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‘Driven to Quantify’: Crash Tracker Keeps Watch in Montclair
The Grove Street resident said she noticed a steady stream of “crashes and close calls” reported by friends and community members, so she decided to track them with a community driven website.
