If you’re in or near Montclair, please check out these upcoming events in support of Council Member Peter Yacobellis’ Election Fund.Not in the area? You can still make a contribution up to the maximum limits allowed under the law, by clicking here. First, this coming Wednesday RSVP Here Then, on Thursday, February 23rd RSVP Here …
Two Upcoming Events in Support of Peter Yacobellis Read More »
Good afternoon, everyone We have our first Council Meeting of the year on Tuesday and it will be long. We’re going to have some departmental budget presentations to start the evening, of course public comment, then a long list of new business and discussion items and an executive session to discuss the investigation into the …
Lackawanna Plaza Update & Thoughts As I had hoped when voting to start the process; with exception for some isolated behavior on social media, the process continues to be a healthy democratic one with our land use bodies, various experts and the public continuing to weigh in. It is my hope it continues to be …
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Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. We hosted our family in Montclair for the first time and spoiled everyone with some of the best that our town has to offer, from the bread at Nicolo’s to the cheese ravioli at Belgiovines. As the snow was falling briefly on the Friday before …
Good afternoon, everyone Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish friends and constituents. This has been a difficult year for the Jewish community and I just want you to know that my support for you will never waver. From the awful rhetoric nationally to the antisemitic vandalism locally, I know that we must work harder now than …
Good evening everyone, Last night the Council voted 6-0-1 (one abstention) to formally introduce our Lackawanna Redevelopment Plan. I voted yes because I am in support of starting the formal process. The Plan will now go to the Planning Board for their review with regard to it’s compliance with our Township Master Plan. On a …
Happy Sunday, everyone. Just a heads up on what is planned for this week at our Council Meeting. First, we’re starting at 6:15pm so that we can host leaders of non-profit organizations to make presentations to the Council on their applications for Community Development Block Grants for 2023. Regular business for the Council will not …
I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and got out and shopped and dined in town to support small businesses over the busy weekend. Just a few updates on some things going on: Update on Lackawanna Plaza Redevelopment This week I, along with Mayor Spiller and Councilor Price Abrams, co-hosted a town hall where …
Burglaries, Lackawanna Plaza, Key Scores and More Read More »
I hope you’re all doing well. I wanted to send out a note about a few things coming up that might be of interest as well as ways you can help those in need for the Thanksgiving holiday and maybe even help me and some others preserve an important part of Montclair’s African American history. …
