Jan 29, 2025 · Montclair Local is an independent nonprofit news organization. We cover the people who make Montclair the engaged community we call home.

Dec 19, 2024 · The Library is now an official passport application acceptance facility. Passport services are available starting today at the Main Library and starting January 27 at Bellevue Avenue Branch.

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Jan 2, 2025 · Montclair’s former affirmative action officer has filed new claims against the township after being fired amid his lawsuit claiming retaliation, his attorney said on Thursday. Bruce Morgan, of Newark, first sued the township in June when he claimed high ranking officials stripped him of his affirmative action duties and launched a “campaign of retaliation” against him because he found ...

Aug 1, 2023 · Joseph Hartnett, Montclair’s former township manager, who had been serving as interim town manager since July 19, died Sunday. He was 75.

Dec 31, 2024 · Monday’s special council meeting, scheduled to hire an interim attorney, was instead dominated by calls for First Ward Councilor Erik D’Amato to resign.

Dec 24, 2024 · Mayor Renee Baskerville on Tuesday submitted the following letter to the editor after Montclair Local detailed an altercation between her and First Ward Councilor Erik D’Amato during the Oct. 18 closed session meeting of the Township Council. It certainly wasn’t the F-U’s that moved me to action. It was the very hostile menacing body language and the way he leaned towards my direction ...

Sep 3, 2024 · The Montclair Public Schools’ interim superintendent this week said the district heeded parents’ calls with a change to how it regulates students’ cell phone use during school hours. Parents from the advocacy group Screen Aware Montclair want a more stringent policy.

Dec 26, 2024 · The Montclair Township Planning Board has scheduled its meeting dates in 2025, the township announced. The meetings are set to be held on the following Mondays at 7 p.m.

Dec 30, 2024 · What will happen in the new year? These are the top 10 stories to look out for in Montclair in 2025.