About 25 nearby residents and business owners attended the meeting to voice opposition to the project, arguing it would worsen traffic and create safety concerns in an already congested area.

The district may also still be eligible to recover approximately $2 million in unclaimed state grant funding, but the business office has not had sufficient staffing or time to pursue the funds.

The student-led show, funded through an MFEE grant, gives Glenfield students hands-on experience in podcasting.

Artists painting murals on the Bellevue Theater will pay homage to Montclair legends and beautify the historic structure

"And although the structural deficit remains the central issue, we believe that the budget reflects that we are not dealing with a one-time problem,” Superintendent Ruth B. Turner said.

When other businesses in the plaza started to close down, the Popeyes at 1 Lackawanna Plaza faced significant challenges, but it persevered.

“This budget reflects difficult choices, but also necessary ones — choices that will begin to stabilize our system and position us to serve every student,” Superintendent Ruth B. Turner said.

Four Montclair educators have filed an appeal with the New Jersey Department of Education, alleging the Montclair Public School District violated tenure laws when it conducted a reduction in force in October.

With the elimination of freshman sports at Montclair High School proposed for the 2026-2027 budget, one group of parents is stepping up to the plate to stop this from happening.

The Montclair Special Education Parents Advisory Committee (SEPAC), in conjunction with the district’s Department of Pupil Services, hosted the special education town hall.

"Montague Place wasn’t just her address; it was her community, her history, and her home in the truest sense..."

Project architect Gregory Switzer presented revised plans reflecting feedback from residents and board members. Updates include a wooden fence around the rear trash enclosure, additional site plan details, a parapet wall, a bicycle rack and added lighting to support security cameras.

Firefighters entered the store, which is adjacent to Church Street Apartments, a five story mixed use building.

With all votes counted, the outcome of Montclair’s $17.6 million school funding referendum has held to the same it was on the day of the March 10 election with voters approving a one-time tax increase raising $12.6 million and rejecting a permanent $5 million tax increase.

The event gave students an opportunity to learn more about Luca Di Benedetto, a Buzz Aldrin Middle School student and Northeast Elementary graduate who was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth.

The board approved a resolution to submit an application to the New Jersey Department of Education to convert Renaissance Middle School into a pre-K school beginning in the 2026-27 school year.

“We just want to make sure that the district has really done their homework, and that they have looked at every possible alternative...”

Districtwide middle school enrollment has declined from roughly 1,600 students in the 2014–2015 school year to 1,365 today, according to the district. Renaissance enrolls 234 students, compared with 511 at Glenfield and 620 at Buzz Aldrin.

“They are someone’s father, someone’s sister, someone’s brother,” she said. “They aren’t just statistics.”

“The right-sizing will take place districtwide,” Turner said. “Renaissance is today, but there will be more.”