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Letters to the Editor

To The Editor:I am writing to express my outrage that we are being asked to pay for what looks at best like a criminal degree of negligence — and at worst, like an actual criminal cover-up on the part of the Montclair Board of Education. The special election is a sham. Parents have been ...

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To The Editor:The website www.friendsofwoodmanfield.com documents the futile efforts of a neighborhood group to stop the Montclair Board of Education, then led by an intransigent superintendent and abetted by a business manager of questionable skill and integrity, from squandering eight million ...

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Our region has a big decision to make by February 5: together, we must decide who we send to Congress to replace Mikie Sherill. While we were initially supporters of a different candidate, after meeting and observing several of the candidates, we have concluded that John Bartlett is our choice to ...

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Starting July 10, 2025, New Jersey’s revised “mansion tax” requires sellers (not buyers) to pay:1% on $1M–$2M sales2% over $2MUp to 3.5% for higher bracketsThis sounds like a way to make wealthier homeowners contribute more. But in Montclair, $1M no longer means “mansion.” The median sale price ...

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