“The spirit of those who endured slavery, who survived segregation, who challenged discrimination and marched for equality, tells us that we must march on," said Mayor Dr. Renee Baskerville. "Their courage calls us not to despair but to take action.”

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The Montclair Board of Education on Wednesday approved a new contract with a vendor the district’s superintendent earlier this month criticized for using an image depicting a racist stereotype of a watermelon for the date of Juneteenth on a lunch menu.

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Meet Bloomfield's Jen Scott, a realtor, in this week's Friday Profile. She loves a good latte and Brookdale Park's offerings.

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Two nights. Two major authors. Both are happening in Montclair.

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The Montclair Board of Education on Wednesday faced criticism over the school district’s use of a controversial definition of antisemitism, something the superintendent said was because of a federal legal settlement.

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Will a forensic audit ever happen? The Montclairvoyant ponders the delay.

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New Jersey's newest state park – a nearly nine-mile-long former rail line that connects eight communities across Essex and Hudson Counties – is getting a new name and you have a say.

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The 16 winning teachers and one school counselor – selected from hundreds of nominations – were recognized and celebrated.

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A historic Montclair enclave known for its thick tree canopy is losing old oaks because of what a township director said was a “major miscommunication” and longstanding structural issues in some of the growth.

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Members of ICE Out of Roseland and other residents told borough officials they feared the agency could eventually expand beyond the law office it opened earlier this year at 5 Becker Farm.

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