Teachers Union Talks Stall, Liquor License for Hotel, State Aid Remains Flat and $111M School Budget

Montclair’s teachers union and school board are expected to resume contract negotiations Friday. 

Board of Education: Union Demanding Unsustainable Contract

The Board of Education accused the union of demanding excessive salary increases and an unsustainable contract for Montclair taxpayers Tuesday, the first day of a "work to contract" tactic in which teachers walked off school grounds at precisely 2:52 p.m., refusing to stay after hours. 

Hundreds Pack School Board Meeting As Mediation Looms

More than 250 Montclair teachers and other staffers packed into a tense and often raucous Board of Education meeting Monday night, as union officials said teachers would not perform any duties beyond the letter of their contract until a new deal is reached with the district.

Montclair Police are looking for a 22-year-old resident who led officers on a car chase and escaped into West Orange. 

State Aid Remains Consistent for Montclair School District

The Montclair school district will receive the same amount of state aid in 2013-14 as it did this year.  

No Tax Increase in $111M School Budget

The Montclair Board of Education's 2013-14 preliminary budget includes no tax levy increase and seven new positions.  

Council Votes to Raise Attorney's Salary

The Montclair Council voted Tuesday to give the township attorney a pay raise, bumping his salary from $86,000 to $125,000. 

Construction is expected to being Monday on Edgemont Park to dredge the pond and update other areas of the park -- such as the playgrounds and storm drainage.

Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's New York Times food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen.

Based on Yelp!'s star ranking, we count down the highest rated Italian restaurants from #5 to #1. (Click here for the top five reviewed restaurants.)

Top Brooklyn Prosecutor Flouts NY State Law by Living in Montclair

A top prosecutor in Brooklyn and Upper Montclair resident is violating New York state law by living west of the Hudson River, the New York Post reports.  

Liquor License Created for Potential Hotel in Montclair [Poll]

If the Montclair Center Gateway Project includes a hotel, the owners will have a liquor license waiting exclusively for them.

Montclair Police Dept. Traffic Unit Recognized With Award

The Montclair Police Department's Traffic Unit was recognized for outstanding service last week. 

February was a busy month in Montclair. Here are the top 10 most read stories last month. 

A resident returned to her Pine Street apartment last week to find it burglarized, according to Montclair Police.

Montclair High Swimmers Move on to NJ Meet of Champions

Swimmers from Montclair High School are heading to the New Jersey Meet of Champions this weekend. 

Early Voting Reform Needed Now [Op-Ed]

State Sen. Nia H. Gill (D-Essex) sponsor's legislation to establish statewide early voting that would give residents the ability to vote in person prior to Election Day.

Adopt This Cat: Miller

Meet Miller: a nine-year-old stray cat taken in by the Montclair Township Animal Shelter. Miller has given up the streets for good, preferring daily treats and a warm lap to rest on while being pet.