MONTCLAIR, NJ — Two proposed cannabis businesses in Montclair saw big milestones at council and planning board meetings this week, and they’re both located in the same building: TLEHL Inc. and Genuine Grow. The Montclair Planning Board gathered for a public meeting on Monday, April 24 to discuss several items, including a cannabis-related application from …

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The weather cooperated for the Montclair Recreation Little League parade that went around Edgemont Park in a celebration of the game. The parade started the second season where Montclair Parks and Recreation Department became affiliated with Little League. Last season, the inaugural season of the new affiliation saw an uptick in participation to 130 kids …

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MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Town Council voted to pass an ordinance that makes changes to minimum lot depths for subdivisions during their latest public meeting. The ordinance, O-23-08, was passed on second reading during Wednesday’s council meeting (read it below). It aims to address concerns that “recent subdivisions in established neighborhoods have lot depths that are …

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As the Montclair Township Council convened Monday night, March 27, in front of each council member at the wood-paneled dais was the prospective municipal budget – a plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, laying out expenditures just shy of $100 million and a 1.95% tax increase. At the ready were Montclair’s chief financial …

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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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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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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 …

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See some quick updates for the Crescent Deck elevator, the lights on Bloomfield Avenue, and the intersection of North Fullerton/Claremont. MONTCLAIR, NJ — Solutions are in the works. That was the word from Montclair Councilman Peter Yacobellis on Wednesday, who commented on three parking and traffic-related issues in the township. The councilman offered three local …

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The town is on the verge of allowing ADUs, smaller dwellings attached to single-family homes that can be rented out to tenants. MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Town Council voted in favor of a reintroduced ordinance earlier this week that would allow for “accessory dwelling units” (ADUs) in the township. Accessory dwelling units are an old …

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