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School Budget Passes, 2 Plead Not Guilty in Murder Case, Tentative Teachers Union Contract
Check out the stories that made headlines this week in Montclair

Check out the stories that made headlines this week in Montclair

Recreation Department, Fire Department, Code Enforcement and township attorney will present their 2013 budget requests to the council.
Board member Angelica Allen-McMillian will not seek reappointment.
The Montclair Township Animal Shelter has a plethora of dogs and cats ready for adoption.
The Board of School Estimate also approved $116,000 in bonds to help pay for $2.7 million worth of districtwide capital projects.
The residence on Marquette Road has sat vacant since 2010, and upkeep has been irregular.
'We thought and hoped they would come out and rally around a film festival, and they really did,' said Chairman of the festival’s board Robert Feinberg.
The meeting will take place in the George Inness Annex at 7 p.m.
The council hears budget presentations from Municipal Court, Planning and Community Development, and Water Bureau and Sewer Utility.
'HOMECorp continues to preserve our community by providing housing choices for all residents. We have much to celebrate," says Executive Director Beverly Riddick.
The union will now vote to ratify or reject the contract.
Ernest Williams, 21, and James Pitts, 22, were arraigned in the murder case of Brian Schiavetti in 2012.
The two-story home is going for $625,000 in Upper Montclair.
Montclair Police saw multiple incidents involving stolen packages, as well as a stolen car and an attempted burglary on Elmwood Avenue last week.
The community is invited to help build a blueprint for Montclair Public School's strategic plan.
You can see the upcoming agenda in the photo gallery of this article.
Local artist and Montclair resident Jeniffer Levine and singer/songwriter Scott Massarsky will bring their unique painting and musical show to The Art Garage/StudioKids Art.
Montclair's Michael Greene points his camera at the daily comings and goings in town.
Mayor Robert Jackson said he didn't want the vacant building to be used as a homeless shelter and hoped 'more visionary heads prevail.'
Leaves must be placed in biodegradable paper pages and loose leaves will not be collected if they are deposited into the street.