Montclair News

In three-part harmony, a group of more than 50 people - mostly women, mostly middle-aged and older - began chanting a verse from Leviticus: Aish tamid tukad al hamizbei'ach; lo tichbeh .

NEWARK - A Montclair doctor accused of writing illegal prescriptions for painkillers was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy that put some 70,000 pills on the streets, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said.

After receiving a tip, cops - with guns drawn - busted a man with a silver handgun with a fully loaded 15-round magazine tucked in his waistband, police said.

Three armed men robbed a Verona Subway Monday night in a manner similar to several other incidents in the area, according to the Essex County Sheriff's Office.

Montclair's police chief told a room of concerned residents Tuesday night the only suspect in last week's shootings at Canterbury Park died in a suicide .

Are you privy to the incredible fashion deals available on the far end of Church Street in Montclair? One Savvy Design , a boutique consignment shop, opened at 72 Church St.

S.O.F I.A., an advocacy group for victims of domestic violence, will hold a candlelight vigil for Shanae Howard on Tuesday, May 21, in Montclair.

The grieving mother of Shanae Howard spoke softly about her daughter as a group gathered in a Montclair park Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil in her memory.

The township has elected to join a group settlement of an environmental lawsuit, according to Township Attorney Ira Karasick.

The following update comes courtesy Bloomfield High School Athletics. Serhiy Kralka repeated as Shot Put Champion at the Essex County Championship.

Carol Kearney, left, program assistant at the YMCA of Montclair, and Pat Brechka, director of recreation & cultural affairs for the township of Montclair, are the co-organizers of the 31st Annual Montclair Run taking place Sunday, June 2. Organizers are expecting that as many as 1,400 people could be walking and running together in the 31st annual ... (more)

Here are some of the stories we're working on and what's happening this week in Montclair.

The cicadas are coming. The cicadas are coming - and in anticipation of their arrival adventurous chefs are digging up recipes for cicada dishes, snacks and cocktails and cicada trivia is all the buzz.

Lisanne Renner, the historian for the Friends of Anderson Park, will present "Olmsted's Anderson Park and How it Helped Shape Montclair " at the Wednesday, May 22 meeting of the Cedar Grove Historical Society.

A Montclair man shot his girlfriend several times in the head before turning the gun on himself in a Montclair park Thursday night, according to Essex County Acting Prosecutor Carolyn Murray.

The second annual Montclair Food and Wine Festival will once again team up the area's top chefs to create the ultimate meal.

As scandals from Benghazigate to the IRS-targeting of conservative groups shake our country, I think it's important for us to periodically re-focus on the beauty of America; the beauty of humanity and the beauty of life.

Mommies 24/7, the online community that has reached thousands of moms in just four New Jersey towns, is expanding to meet moms throughout the region.

Kenneth Miscia Jr. looked just like another suburban guy on a Saturday morning stroll, cradling a cigar in his fingers and clad in a button-down blue-and-white checked shirt and baggy cargo pants while waiting in a crosswalk for cars on Bloomfield Avenue to stop for him.

General Manager Meredith Ladov, left, Program and Operations Manager Dana Krieger, and Vice Chairman of the Board Warren Ross in the MFF office on Bloomfield Avenue.