MONTCLAIR, NJ - Chelsea Handler will be speaking in Montclair at the First Congregational Church on September 19 during the Succeed2gether and S2G’s Montclair Literary Festival.

As part of the organization's fall fundraiser, Handler will discuss her #1 N​ew York Times​ bestseller, “Life Will Be the Death of Me”, in which she shares the funny, sad, super-honest, ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - In support of local public humanities projects and programming, officials from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) announced it has awarded two Montclair businesses a $5,000 incubation grant.

According to a NJCH news release, the Vietnamese Boat People, located in Montclair, received $4,850 to develop materials that will help members of the Vietnamese ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Local teen, Amelia Brubaker will debut her solo career at Trend Coffee and Tea House on September 13 at 7:30pm. 

According to a release, Brubaker has an eclectic musical palette, which she has developed since birth. With her velvety soprano voice, she recreates songs that have become the part of the soundtrack of many people’s lives, young and ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ – A thorough update by the Department of Equity, Curriculum and Instruction was at the forefront of the Montclair Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, September 4 at the George Inness Annex Atrium.

Interim superintendent Dr. Nathan Parker, who took over the helm on August 19, presided over the meeting on the eve of the 2019-20 school year.

Director of Humanities ...

Approximately 2,200 cases of Udi's Classic Hamburger Buns are being recalled by Conagra Brands due to the potential presence of small pieces of white plastic, announced the FDA.  The issue was discovered after a dough scraper inadvertently incorporated the pieces of plastic during the production process, announced the FDA in press release.

The product covered by this recall ...

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Shoppers will now have to pay 5 cents fee per paper bag they receive from stores in town.

The fee went into effect September 1 as part of a local law that bans the use of plastic bags for carry out purposes at local shops.

Plastic bags were banned in July as part of the law that was designed to encourage shoppers to use reuseable bags, which local ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Marking the 18th anniversary of the tragedies that occurred in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, Essex County residents, elected officials, local clergy members and more attended the “Essex County Remembers” ceremony held annually at the Eagle Rock Sept. 11 Memorial in West Orange.

Standing in front of a backdrop of the New York ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ – Montclair Planning Board member Martin Schwartz took a jab at township officials during the meeting on Tuesday night, criticizing them for "improper actions" and dropping the ball, which he alleged, resulted in an applicant potentially receiving more units per acre that what was intended in the redevelopment plan.

On Thursday, Township Officials responded, ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – As part of their ongoing Leadership Series program, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy spoke on a variety of statewide and national issued on Monday evening, September 9 at Temple Ner Tamid on Broad Street in Bloomfield.

In the third and final program at Temple Ner Tamid in 2019, the town hall forum titled ‘Governing with Social Justice’ was moderated by CBS ...

WorkFirst NJ Cash Assistance Benefits Increasing 20 Percent

(TRENTON) – Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson has announced WorkFirst NJ cash assistance benefits are increasing by 20 percent for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and General Assistance recipients. 

The announcement builds on the Murphy Administration's ongoing effort to build a ...

NEWARK, NJ - A water sample taken Saturday from one of Newark's luxury high-rise buildings and analyzed by a second independent lab did not show elevated levels of lead, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.

The sample, taken by the Newark Water Department from Eleven80 building, located at 1180 Raymond Blvd., has undetectable levels of lead/less than 5 parts per billion of lead. This ...

Montclair, NJ, - (August 29, 2019) – Mountainside Medical Group announced today that Marlyn Fernandez M.D., E.C.N.U.,F.A.C.E., has joined the practice to serve the communities growing need in the field of endocrinology.

Dr. Marlyn Fernandez completed her internal medicine residency and endocrinology fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry ...

NEWARK, NJ - Water testing conducted by an independent consultant found elevated levels of lead in one of Newark’s luxury high-rise buildings located in the business district, outside the perimeter city officials have maintained was not impacted by a lead crisis gripping New Jersey’s largest municipality.

Residents of the Eleven80 building, located at 1180 Raymond Boulevard, were ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Police Department (MPD)Traffic Bureau has been working all summer with the Montclair Board of Education and the New Jersey Department of Highway Traffic Safety to shift its School Bus Safety Awareness Campaign into high gear.

The MPD has also partnered with Jason Street of Applegate Farm to host several educational events during September and October.

Officers ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - A car pulled up alongside a pedestrian walking along Glenridge Avenue, a man jumped out and snatches the duffel bag the pedestrian was carrying, and jumped back into the car on August 29, according to police officials.

The victim contacted the police and reported that while walking east on Glenridge Avenue in the area of Baldwin Street, a white sedan with ...

NEW JERSEY – Aa A217 has become effective, New Jersey joins more than a dozen other states with red flag laws. Officially named the “Extreme Risk Protective Order Act of 2018,” the new law adds to New Jersey’s status as the state with the second strictest gun control laws in the nation.

The name of the act somewhat speaks for itself. The new law allows ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Chris Singleton lost his mother in 2015 at Charleston’s church shooting. On Saturday, he spoke to a room of more than 100 people at Montclair's Union Batist Church to discuss the power of forgiveness.

The former professional baseball player for the Cubs, says his work to impact lives will continue until he has exceeded his goal of reaching 100,000 ...