Sunday, May 12, 2013
A look at the top stories in Montclair this past week.
It's been another busy week, with a lot of focus on the BB gun incident at Glenfield and the beloved Mandarin teacher at Montclair High whose visa is expiring soon. There was also a tragic car accident on Valley Road. In case you missed them, here are the top five stories from the past seven days. If you have any stories you'd like to see covered, please email Teresa.Akersten@patch.com. When the principal of Glenfield Middle School found a student with an imitation firearm in a backpack last month, he mishandled the situation and compromised student safety, which ultimately led to his resignation, said Superintendent Penny MacCormack. A petition for the Montclair Board of Education to reinstate a principal who resigned after a controversy …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Check out the top stories in Montclair this week.
Montclair joined activists around the world on Valentine’s Day by standing up and dancing for women’s rights. Women, men and children of all ages gathered on Church Street to participate in One Billion Rising, part of the 15th annual V-Day, to end violence against women and girls. Music played over speakers as the activists filled up the entire sidewalk between Petit Paris and Tapastry Restaurant. The township has received the transcripts from the two January public hearings about a proposal to construct a water well facility in Nishuane Park. Montclair State University is contending the increases in tuition costs at the school reported in a new federal database are “misleading.” The owner of Parsippany's now-closed Ablaze Baseball, …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
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A collection of art work preserving visceral images of life in Nazi concentration camps and the uprising of Jews in Warsaw has been donated to Montclair State University. Meet the newest member of the Montclair Police force. Four new officers and one probationary officer were sworn in to the police department on Tuesday in the council chambers of the municipal building. Montclair Police Department reported the following theft from a motor vehicle and vandalism last week. A man recently exposed himself to a woman waiting to pick up children at a school bus stop near Nishuane Park, according to Montclair Police. Montclair Township has released documents about the proposed Nishuane Park water well project. A local restaurant on Bloomfield…
Sunday, October 7, 2012
A look at the top stories on Montclair Patch this past week.
In case you missed them, here are the top five stories from the past seven days in Montclair. Montclair Hit By Another Round Of Burglaries Montclair was hit by another round of burglaries last week including two burglaries that were reported on Sunday, one by a resident on Edgecliff Road. Quest Founders Fight On For Charter School In Montclair Tracey Williams, one of the founders of the proposed Quest Academy Charter High School, said Monday that she and others have filed an appeal with the New Jersey Supreme Court to challenge the Superior Court's recent denial of their fifth application to open the school in Montclair. 16-Year-Old Bloomfield Girl Killed In Car Crash A 16-year-old Bloomfield High School soccer player died in a car …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
A look at the top stories in Montclair this past week.
In case you missed them, here are the top five stories from the past seven days in Montclair. If you have any stories you'd like to see covered, please email Shelley@patch.com. Montclair Welcomes Trio Of New Businesses Montclair's economic engine seems to be roaring ahead, with at least three new businesses opening up around town. Lawyer Gives Spirited Defense Of Demoted Principal It's been more than a month since Samantha Morra, former assistant principal at Mount Hebron Middle School, was demoted. Yet the fate of Morra—who's been suspended with pay—is still a hot topic. At Monday night's school board meeting, Morra's attorney, William Nossen, offered a spirited defense of his client during the public comment portion of the meeting. Two…
Sunday, September 23, 2012
A look at the top stories on Montclair Patch this past week.
In case you missed them, here are the top five stories from the past seven days in Montclair. If you have any stories you'd like to see covered, please email Shelley@patch.com. Republican Group's "Obama's Failing Agenda" Bus Tour Hits Montclair Election season is in full swing and Americans for Prosperity, a free-market organization, announced that its "Obama's Failing Agenda" bus tour would stop in Montclair on Sept. 20. The bus tour paid a visit to Montlcair State University at 7 p.m. Montclair Slammed By Four Burglaries In Four Days Over a four-day period, four Montclair homes were targeted by burglars, according to Montclair Police. Residents reported burglaries on Prospect Avenue, Enfield Terrace, Greenwood Avenue, and Washington …
Sunday, September 16, 2012
A look at the top stories in Montclair this past week.
In case you missed them, here are the top five stories from the past seven days in Montclair. If you have any stories you'd like to see covered, please email Shelley@patch.com. Montclair Hit By Robberies, Burglaries Over a four-day period, two people were robbed and four homes were burglarized, according to Montclair Police. Montclair Focuses On Inclusion For Special Needs Students On July 1, Dr. Monty Helfgott took on the newly created position of Inclusion Facilitator for Montclair Public Schools. Since then, he's worked hard to develop ways to support the families of special needs students. In Montclair, he said that some 800 of the district's 6,000 students have been classified as special needs. Another 90 or so special needs …
Sunday, September 9, 2012
A look at the top stories in Montclair this past week.
This past week marked the start of a new school year in Montclair—and, in general, another busy week in town. In case you missed them, here are the top five stories from the past seven days in Montclair. If you have any stories you'd like to see covered, please email Shelley@patch.com. Montclair School Board Appoints Assistant Principal The Montclair School Board has chosen Major Jennings—the former head coach of the Montclair High School basketball team—to replace Samantha Morra as assistant principal of Mount Hebron Middle School. Jennings will serve in the position on an interim basis while the district seeks to first find a permanent principal to replace Guy Whitlock—who was transferred to the district's central office a few months …
Sunday, September 2, 2012
A look at the top stories on Montclair Patch this past week.
It may still be officially summer but there's still always something going on in Montclair. Can Nauna's Reputation Be Salvaged? The Food Network's reality show, Restaurant Stakeout, will feature Nauna's Bella Casa in Montclair next week. According to the blurb on the Food Network's website: "Willie comes to the aid of Tom, proud owner of Nauna's Bella Casa, who's spent the past 24 years building his restaurant into an established Montclair, N.J., eatery. Now, the married 45-year-old owner is looking to take a step back from his demanding business to start a family. Tom's enlisted Willie to help him figure out what his staff is doing when he's not around that's costing him customers, so he can salvage his restaurant's reputation before it…
Sunday, August 26, 2012
A look at the top stories in Montclair this past week.
It may be a quiet summer in some parts but it's been another busy week in Montclair. In case you missed them, here are the top five stories from the past seven days in Montclair. If you have any stories you'd like to see covered, please email Shelley@patch.com. Montclair High School Ranked 10th Among Essex High Schools In a new ranking of the Garden State's high schools published this past week by Inside Jersey, Montclair High School ranked behind Millburn, Glen Ridge, Livingston, James Caldwell, and Cedar Grove, among other high schools, when it comes to Essex County schools, despite the town of Montclair boasting one of the higher median home values ($601,100). Montclair High School came in 10th out of 35 ranked Essex public high …
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7:49 pm on Sunday, May 12, 2013
Truthsayer, you posed relevant questions to Mr. Miller and they should be responded to. Thank you. You did not raise any questions regarding Superintendent MacCormack's or the Board of Education members' actions and behavior during this incident. Perhaps you yourself do not have any, and that is fine. But concerned parents has some very deep questioning that needs to be posed. The community does … more ›