Now that recreational marijuana use is legal in New Jersey, Montclair has until Aug. 21 to implement laws regulating establishments that sell it. Although smoking marijuana for those 21 years of age and older and on private property has been legal since February, municipalities are now dealing with their end of regulating sales — setting …
Local LGBTQ activists in Montclair launched a new LGBTQ organization. The organization promised educational, social, and leisure events to support and promote inclusivity and equality for LGBTs. Out Montclair was created to “foster community with and provide support and solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ community of Montclair,” said a press release. Plans include a safe space …
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The first major hurdle to the project, the purchase of the land for $65 million from the Norfolk Southern Railway, is close to being cleared, Kagan said. The sale is being brokered by the Open Space Institute, and the trail, which lies roughly equally in Essex and Hudson counties, would eventually be owned and managed …
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Over just 12 hours, supporters raised more than $32,000 for a Montclair man suffering from a severe and at times life-threatening case of COVID-19 this week. Montclair resident Norma Tassy wrote in a GoFundMe campaign that her 22-year-old son, Jordan, was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 15. The next day, she said, he left the …
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Montclair, N.J. – Councilor At Large Peter Yacobellis acknowledged COVID-19 heroes and shared his vision for Montclair in a wide-ranging virtual town hall meeting Wednesday night that covered topics including rent stabilization, a proposed bike lane to connect with Essex-Hudson Greeway and Montclair’s 3.8 million American Rescue Plan allocation and protections for the LGBTQ community. …
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The Township of Montclair had to temporarily halt its recycling pick up due to the impact of COVID-19 on staff. But Montclair has adapted with residents dropping off their recyclables to the DCS yard at 219 North Fullerton Avenue. So many residents in fact, that the Township responded by expanding recycling drop-off days and hours. …
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An art installation that will provide a safe space to connect is coming to Crane Park. Montclair residents and artists Nina Cooke John and Charlie Spademan are bringing the installation to Montclair at no cost to the township for about four to six weeks the last week in March. Cooke John is the designer, while …
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Tonight, the Council for the Township of Montclair voted 5-2 to significantly curtail the use of Internal Combustion Leaf Blowers (ICLBs). The action we have taken cuts the number of days per year that ICLBs can be used to 93 down from 168. The new permitted timeframes were determined based on peak abscission time in …
The Seymour Street developers received their temporary certificate of occupancy from the Township this afternoon and are expecting to open the new parking decks Wednesday. New rates will be updated on their website accordingly, according to Councilor at Large Peter Yacobellis.
Tonight, after several years of consideration, the Planning Board for the Township of Montclair voted 8-1 to incorporate the Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) Complete Streets Plan into the Township Master Plan. The SAFE Plan was commissioned four years ago by the Montclair Town Council and researched by professional engineers with community input–funded by a …
