Montclair, once again, has a new interim township attorney. Not everyone agreed with the decision
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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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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 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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Montclair Council Fast-Tracks Street Safety Amid ‘Traffic Violence Crisis’
“There were 1,398 crashes in 2024. That’s unacceptable. That is the definition of a traffic violence crisis in our town,” said Debra Kagan, executive director of the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition and a member of Montclair’s Vision Zero Task Force
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Affordable Housing: Montclair Seeks Residents’ Opinions as N.J. Split
A survey launched by Montclair Township seeks to learn what its residents think of affordable housing. A polling expert questioned the town’s methodology
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Montclair OKs Late Payment for 2023 Cyberattack Network Fixes
The Township Council approved up to $39,798 to contractors which restored “the township’s network and system infrastructure.”
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Montclair’s Interim Township Attorney Will Not Renew, Job Reposted
The job posting seeks someone with five to seven years of experience practicing law in municipal government, “high standards of professionalism and discretion with confidential information,” and says that experience in land use and zoning is a plus
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Montclair Civil Rights Commission to Councilor: Leave Enforcement to Cops
The recommendations, released on Tuesday following a public records request, tell Councilor Toler nobody other than police or designated authorities should be “attempting to intervene personally” at a business for enforcement.
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Montclair Celebrates Gender Diversity, Hears Ask to Make Town Sanctuary for Trans
With the recognition came calls for Montclair to declare itself a transgender sanctuary.
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Montclair Puts $5M on Books for Library’s Long Overdue Repairs
Library Director Radwa Ali had detailed “immediate and overdue major infrastructure repairs.”
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Montclair’s Issuance of Five Housing Vouchers ‘Woefully Inadequate,’ Official Says
A housing advocate on Tuesday said the five vouchers do little to address the need.
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Montclair Council to Vote on $5M for Ailing Library Buildings
A $5 million bond issue that would fund what officials said are long overdue repairs to the local public library’s two buildings heads to the Montclair Township Council for an initial vote on Tuesday, March 25.
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Montclair Weighs Diversity Decline in Affordable Housing Plan
During a town hall meeting Thursday officials considered public feedback for Montclair’s affordable housing policy for the next 10 years.
