Save this email. Come back to it when you’re ready to shop, eat, or both. The greatest power we have as citizens to live our values and affect the world (besides voting) is how we spend our money. Join me in supporting some of the amazing black owned businesses in Montclair. Many of them will …
Montclair, NJ – The need for a social worker, something Montclair Gateway to Aging in Place members had been asking for at council meetings for months, was validated Tuesday night. Montclair Township Council voted unanimously on a resolution to create a salaried position of social worker within the Department of Health and Human Services’s division …
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A new recreational marijuana business is coming to Montclair. MONTCLAIR, NJ — A new recreational marijuana business is coming to Montclair. The Montclair Town Council unanimously voted to pass a resolution that awards the town’s first Class 2/Category E cannabis manufacturing license to TLEHL Inc. during their meeting on Tuesday. It clears the way for …
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Hello, everyone. We have a Township Council Meeting tonight, Tuesday, March 14th with a full agenda. This meeting will begin at 7:00pm. It is open to attend in person at 205 Claremont, watch on TV34, and on the Township’s YouTube Channel here. I expect public comment will be open starting around 7:30pm as we’re receiving a briefing from our financial advisor …
I hope you’re all doing well. I just finished reviewing and editing an ordinance on a 10 year renewal agreement with Comcast and now I’m pivoting to one on the deployment of 5G in Montclair. How jealous are you of my afternoon? I thought I’d take a moment to update you on some things other …
Books featuring LGBTQ+ characters and stories appeared on banned book lists, came under fire at many local government meetings and disappeared from libraries, particularly in schools, in recent years. Just last month, Glen Ridge Public Library voted to keep six contested books discussing LGBTQ+ topics on its shelves. This sparked the team of volunteers at Out …
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I know, I know — sometimes my emails can be a little long. So how about this time, you just click and listen while you’re doing whatever you normally do if you listen to a podcasts? I promise — well, I don’t think anything will make you fall off the treadmill. Or maybe this can …
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I think as many of us have seen, the draft Lackawanna Redevelopment plan is an emotional process for a lot people for a lot of different and very valid reasons. But I also think this issue has become a proxy for many others too. I’ve witnessed the intentional exploitation of fears and misleading of the …
With the memory still fresh of last summer’s dashed promises to open the Essex and Nishuane pools, the Montclair Township Council voted at its Tuesday, Feb. 21, session to approve a new bond ordinance that would earmark $700,000 in repairs and improvements at the township’s pools. The action was accompanied by assurances from council members …
A bond proposal and a promise – Montclair’s pools will open on time Read More »
Hello, everyone. We have a Township Council Meeting tomorrow evening, Tuesday, February 21st. This meeting will begin at 6:00pm (as opposed to the usual 7:00pm start time). It is open to attend in person, watch on TV34, and on the Township’s YouTube Channel here. I expect public comment will be open starting around 6:30pm as we’re receiving a briefing …
