The campaign promoting small businesses isn’t the first time that Montclair and American Express have made a local connection.

As Joe Biden inched closer to victory in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, local residents rallied to issue one final call to make sure every vote gets counted.

Volunteers can join Councilman Peter Yacobellis, the Montclair Parks Recreation & Cultural Affairs Advisory Committee (MPRCA-AC), and park advocacy groups on Saturday, November 7th and Sunday, November 8th, at the inaugural Montclair Parks Appreciation Weekend event to green and clean Canterbury, Erie, Porter, Rand (Skate Park), Tuers, and Yantacaw Brook Parks. MASKS ARE REQUIRED.

Montclair Township Councilman Peter Yacobellis has partnered with the Montclair Center Business Improvement District (BID) to launch a contest to support the town’s existing Love Our Montclair campaign.

Montclair Councilor-at-Large Peter Yacobellis has launched an online fundraiser for the Human Needs Food Pantry, calling on the public to help make sure local children and families have access to food and proper nutrition during these uncertain economic times.

When I decided to run for local office a few months ago, I could not have anticipated that I’d be campaigning during a government-mandated quarantine, without the opportunity to have in-person contact with voters. I had been looking forward to campaigning, but due to the coronavirus outbreak, there would be no knocking on doors and …

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The attendees included Mayor Sean Spiller, MHS Skate Club president Antonello Terrana, Councilman Peter Yacobellis, Councilwoman Robin Schlager, and Shred.Co founder Evan Dittig. The skate club, together with Skate Essex, has campaigned for Montclair to have a skate park for the last year. This spring, the council gave its approval for Rand Park to become …

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The adage of “think globally, act locally” also applies to COVID-19, Montclair Town Council candidate Peter Yacobellis says.

Peter Yacobellis, candidate for Montclair Councilor-at-Large, has released the following statement on Montclair’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis and a 7-point plan outlining COVID-19 recovery priorities at the municipal level.

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the Democratic Congressman representing New York’s 18th district, has announced his endorsement of Peter Yacobellis for Montclair Township Council.