Letters to the Editor
By CORDELIA SIPORIN
March 10, 2026
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
My name is Jeffrey Robert Grayson and I'm a 66 year old lifelong resident of Montclair. At a recent town council meeting I was stunned by the numbers attributed to traffic accidents, pedestrian injuries and deaths. As someone who took their first steps,crossed their first street, rode their first ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The following letter to the Editor was submitted by Dee Thompson, Glenfield PTA President:The Introduction For the past few years and a number of months, I have been a witness to many things that have long been considered the norm among close-knit friendship circles; the ugly that ...
Dear Editor,As a Latina writing during Hispanic/Latiné Heritage Month, I feel compelled to express my deep disappointment regarding the treatment of Latino citizens and employees in Montclair. Recent events have revealed a troubling pattern of discrimination and hostility that cannot go ...
In light of the recent anti-LGBTQIA+ events that have taken place in our community – the stealing of the Pride Flag and the bomb threat prior to Drag Story Hour at the Montclair Public Library – we, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, wanted to send out this letter as a reminder ...