Saturday, May 4, 2013
March of Dimes fundraiser intended to help premature babies.
Join us at March for Babies, the March of Dimes’ largest fundraiser, and the oldest and best-loved walking event. It’s a family-friendly event where the community comes together to raise money to support research, services, education and advocacy in the fight against prematurity, birth defects and infant mortality. When you walk, you give hope to the babies born too soon or sick. The money you raise supports programs in your community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies, and it funds research to find answers to the serious problems that threaten our babies. We've been walking since 1970 and have raised an incredible $2.6 billion! Join the more than 7 million people who participate, donate and/or sponsor. Register to walk at …
Monday, April 8, 2013
With the dredging done, construction of the retaining wall in the Montclair park began last week.
Crews working at Edgemont Park began installing the retaining wall in the pond late last week. On Monday, crews could be seen placing double stacking large grey-colored blocks around the edge of the pond. This base portion of the wall will be different from the slate gray upper portion, according to the township. Construction of the wall will continue in sections. The installation of the wall follows the dredging of the pond, which began in early March. The dredging will make the the pond deeper and is expected to remove sediment clouding the waters. The council approved the approximate $800,000 project in January. Dredged dirt from the pond was also piled in the north end of the park. The township released a statement on its website …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
The Essex County events will be held throughout the month at Branch Brook Park in Newark.
The 37th annual Cherry Blossom Festival begins this weekend with a series of events being held throughout the month. The festival is held at Branch Brook Park, home to the most diverse collection of cherry blossoms in the world. When the flowers are first in bloom, tourists from around the globe converge on Branch Brook Park, the largest in the Essex County park system. Following is a list of the events this month: Cell Phone Tours Visitors to Essex County Branch Brook Park can enjoy a self-guided tour by dialing 973-433-9047 and following the prompts or by using their Smart Phone to scan the bar codes at each location to connect to a short history of the park. There is no charge for the cell phone tour. Cherry Blossom Challenge Annual …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Walking paths and baseball fields will remain open to the public during construction.
Dredging has begun at Montclair's Edgemont Park pond after the water was drained last week. On Wednesday, crews using earth-moving machines removed soil from the pond and transferred it to another area of the park. You can see the progress of the work above in the photo gallery above. Check back for weekly updates as Montclair Patch follows the construction. The parking lot will be closed to traffic at various times while construction is in progress. Walking paths and baseball fields will remain open to the public. Work at the park began on March 4. The township council approved the project in January, which came with an approximate $800,000 price tag. Photos from previous weeks of construction can be seen here: Week one Week two Week …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Construction at the park enters week three.
Edgemont Park's pond was recently drained as construction enters its third week. The pond was emptied for crews to begin dredging and building a new retaining wall. Fish from the pond were removed and relocated to Verona Pond. In addition, men using earth-moving machines could be seen Monday digging up the north end of the park. Soil was piled more than 5 feet around that portion of the park. You can see the progress of the work above in the photo gallery. Check back for weekly updates as Montclair Patch follows the construction. The parking lot will be closed to traffic at various times while construction is in progress. Walking paths and baseball fields will remain open to the public. Work at the park began on March 4. The township …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Friends of the Montclair Township Animal Shelter members call the resolution to create animal welfare committee 'vague.'
Mayor Robert Jackson and the council delayed a vote on a resolution Tuesday supporting a cooperative effort between Montclair and surrounding municipalities to plan and develop a rail-trail park within Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair and Newark. Councilor Renee Baskerville commented that the township’s Public Transportation Advisory Committee requested the council table the vote until the committee could make recommendations of its own on. The plan is to make good use of the old Boonton Line, which runs through the towns and into Hudson County. The rail only passes through about a mile of Montclair territory. Back in August 2010, the council discussed plans to convert the rarely used railway 11-mile track from Upper …
Cary Africk
9:33 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013
There is no effort to clean up the pond. The decision was made to leave half the contaminated sludge in place. This will also defeat the purpose of the dredging in the first place, which was to remove 5' of silt. more ›