Rent control in Montclair is slated to go into effect on May 9 — part of a deal that also allows landlords to legally increase rents for the first time in two years. A separate rent increase freeze — authorized by the Township Council in the pandemic, citing powers under New Jersey’s state of emergency …
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Boredom is not an option this spring and summer. Check out this list of events, starting this week, that show just how much we have each other’s backs and sprinkle in some fun too. Save the dates and be there to support great causes and each other. This town really is the best place to …
Reverend Craig Dunn, head of the Montclair Neighborhood Development Corporation (MNDC) and Councilman Peter Yacobellis announced an online fundraising effort Wednesday to raise revenue to revitalize and restore the Project Oasis summer program for youth. The fundraiser seeks to bring in at least $9,000 to help expand program curriculum and allow more young people to …
I want to share some updates on tomorrow’s Council agenda as well as on a few other things too. We’ll be taking final votes on the Municipal Budget and Rent Control. We’ll also be voting to prohibit vehicles from making a left-hand turn or from going straight across the Watchung Plaza intersection from Watchung Plaza …
Montclair will soon be asking Essex County to approve a change in traffic flow at the intersections of Watchung Plaza road, Watchung Avenue and Park Street. The neighborhood is home to a busy shopping area and park and is heavily traveled by store patrons as well as students attending nearby Montclair High School and Watchung …
A stretch of Glenridge Avenue from Bloomfield Avenue to Forest Street is getting a makeover, complementing the new Midtown garage and upgrades along Bloomfield Avenue. The garage could open by the end of April, while the Bloomfield Avenue upgrades are expected to be done by the end of May. On April 5, the Township Council …
Montclair could soon become the first town in New Jersey to adopt an ordinance designed to help sustain bees, butterflies and other pollinators that live in and pass through the Garden State. According to Montclair Councilman Peter Yacobellis, the measure calls for the municipality to use at least 70% native trees and other vegetation when …
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The Montclair Township Council took one step closer to passing the rent control ordinance at its April 5 meeting, but there was some resistance from callers during public comment regarding owners of two-family and three-family houses. They felt that they had been left out of the compromise ordinance that the Tenants Organization of Montclair and …
Montclair may soon approve a “one-of-a-kind” ordinance mandating that only native species be planted on town property. The Jose German-Gomez Native Species Act, named for a town environmentalist, would “will put Montclair at the forefront of communities working hard to re-populate our local environments with native vegetation so that we can support insects, butterflies, birds and other creatures …
More than 940 people have signed a petition looking for changes to make the intersection that connects Park Street, Watchung Avenue and Watchung Plaza safer — and township and county officials say they’re making progress toward that aim. Local residents and business owners say they’ve seen repeated crashes at the intersection — most recently on …
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