Sunday, April 28, 2013
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[Update: Due to the weather, construction on South Park Street has been delayed until Wednesday. The orginal post indicated construction would start Monday.] The Montclair Township Council will convene for a special budget meeting on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. An agenda is attached as a pdf. The council's $77.8 million proposed 2013 budget would increase the tax levy 2.4 percent this year, or $1.25 million. The overall budget is up $2.25 million or 3 percent from 2012. This means the average home assessed at approximately $505,600 can expect to pay about $5,315 in municipal taxes, which is an increase of $94 from last year. Since the council approved its preliminary budget, each …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
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The Montclair Board of Education will meet on Monday at 7:30 p.m in the George Inness Annex, at 141 Park St. The full Board of Education agenda can be found in the photo gallery of this article. The meeting comes less than a week after the Board of School Estimate unanimously approve the school budget put together by the Board of Education. The $114 million overall budget is 3.3-percent higher than the 2012-13 budget, and $97,509,698 will be raised from taxpayers. The Montclair Planning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. The board continued its discussion last month on drafting regulations for neighborhood chicken coops and apiaries, or beehives. Among the recommendations discussed …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Superintendent Penny MacCormack to host community outreach event Wednesday night to help build district's strategic plan.
The video from the previous Montclair Council meeting, on March 12, can be watched above. The Montclair Township Council will convene at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the first floor council chambers of the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. At the council's last meeting on March 12, Montclair Township Manager Marc Dashield introduced the 2013 preliminary budget, which included a municipal tax levy increase of 2.4 percent this year, or $1.25 million. The average home assessed at approximately $505,600 can expect to pay about $5,315 in municipal taxes, which is an increase of $94 from last year. The overall proposed budget is $77.8 million, which is up $2.25 million or 3 percent from 2012. New business for the council includes …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Passover on Monday night, Good Friday celebrated this week in Montclair.
The Jewish festival of Passover begins at sundown on Monday. For a schedule of Passover services at Bnai Keshet Reconstructionist Synagogue, click here. For a schedule of Passover services at Congregation Shomrei Emunah, click here. On Monday, the Montclair Housing Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Montclair Municipal Building, located at 205 Claremont Ave. On Wednesday, Third-Ward Councilor Sean Spiller will hold a community meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Montclair Public Library Main Branch Auditorium, located at 50 S. Fullerton Ave. The meeting is open to the public and will focus on current issues and concerns of the Montclair community. For more information, send an email to Spiller at sean@seanspiller.com. On Thursday, the …
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Find out how NJ Transit, PATH train schedules will run on Monday.
Monday is President's Day. This is a federal holiday, so United States Post offices, banks and all government offices will be closed. Traditionally known as Washington's Birthday, this federal holiday is celebrated the third Monday of February. It was enacted in 1879 by Congress for government offices in Washington, D.C., and expanded later in 1885 to include all federal offices. The Montclair School District will also be closed Monday and Tuesday for President's Day, and Wednesday for a teacher's workshop. The district had held Wednesday, Feb. 20 in abeyance in the event there was a need for a second snow make-up day. The first snow make-up day for students was Friday, March 29, Good Friday. School will resume Thursday for Montclair …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Township Council agenda includes a multiway stop for Chestnut and Forest streets, discussion of a $32.5 million bond issuance, and PBA labor negotiations
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Sunday, February 3
Watch a replay of the January 29 Township Council meeting above. The Montclair Planning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the first floor council chambers of the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. Spring registration starts for the Montclair Adult School, at 100 Chestnut St. The United Way of North Essex will offer free mentor training between 6 and 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at 60 S. Fullerton Ave. To register, email Melissa Cooper at melissa.cooper@unitedwaynnj.org or call (973) 993-1160, ext. 112. The Montclair Township Council will convene for a meeting at 7 p.m. in the first floor council chambers of the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. The topics include putting a multiway stop at the intersection of Chestnut and …
Monday, January 28, 2013
Get in the know and find out what is happening this week in Montclair.
The Montclair Patch needs help filling up its weekly calendar. So add your own event, program or fundraiser happening this week in the comment section below! • The Montclair School Board will convene at 7:30 p.m. in the George Inness Annex, 141 Park St. The agenda for the upcoming meeting can be found by clicking here. • The Montclair Housing Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the Montclair Fire Department Headquarters, at 1 Pine St. • The Montclair Township Council will convene for a meeting at 7 p.m. in the first floor council chambers of the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. The upcoming agenda can be found by clicking here. • The Newark Mentoring Movement will host a mentor fair at noon …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Check out what is happening in Montclair this week!
The Montclair Patch needs help filling up its weekly calendar. So add your own event, program or fundraiser happening this week in the comment section below! • The Planning Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building, at 205 Claremont. Ave. • The Board of Adjustments will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. • A public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. in the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave., for residents to comment about the proposed diversion of a portion of township-owned parkland at Nishuane Park. The parkland is restricted by the state's Environmental Protection Green Acres Program. However, the township has submitted a final application for the small diversion of the land to the …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Plenty of activities to keep you busy on this first weekend of 2013, including exhibits, the symphony and a yoga workshop.
Friday, 8 p.m. 1 Center St., Newark $20 Jacques Lacombe leads the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in Gustav Holst’s suite The Planets featuring the American Boychoir. The Orchestra also performs a rarely heard work by Michael Tippet, his Symphony No. 4. Saturday, 2 p.m. West Essex Regional High School West Greenbrook Road, North Caldwell $3 The West Essex High School Girls’ Basketball program will host the first annual “Play-Day for Autism and Epilepsy.” All proceeds will be distributed to both charities. The three games will showcase teams that have been involved in more than 10 sectional finals in the last 13 years. The schedule is as follows: 2 p.m. Hanover Park vs. Mendham; 3:30 p.m. Chatham vs. Parsippany; and 5 p.m. West Essex. vs. …
Monday, December 24, 2012
Take a look at what is happening in Montclair this week!
Know of something not on the calendar? You can add your own event, program and more in the comment section below! The Montcliar public schools will be closed this week for the holidays. The district will open its doors on Wednesday, Jan. 2. • The Montclair Public Library will be closed today. • Today is Christmas! All local and federal offices, and public library will be closed today. • The Montclair Township Council will convene for finance meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. Click here for the agenda. • For a full listing of upcoming events at the Montclair Public Library, at 50 S. Fullerton St., click here. • For a full listing of upcoming events and goings-on in the Montclair public schools, …
allaboutthenumbers123
10:55 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
Does anyone have any idea what this "special budget meeting" is about? There is absolutely no information available on the agenda. Are they going to pass a budget? Just looking at the Manager's budget information, http://montclairnjusa.org/dmdocuments/budget-presentation-2013.pdf page 5, the tax levy is going up $1.2M and they are using $1.8M of capital surplus and almost another $1M in other … more ›