Liz George

Montclair’s Grace Presbyterian Church is looking ahead, with plans to rebuild, after the historic church suffered significant damage from a fire Tuesday, said Pastor Robin Miller Currás at a press conference Friday, where Currás expressed gratitude toward first responders and firefighters who put out the blaze. “I’ve always prayed for the people who run towards the danger instead of away from it,” said Currás.

The Montclair High School football team’s 2023 season opening kickoff is less than two weeks away, and according to the district, last season’s issues have been resolved. The Mounties 2022 season came to an abrupt halt when the school district reported to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association that it had played with an academically ineligible student during the 2022 season.

Montclair officials are reviewing a proposal to approve short-term rental units in a building currently under construction, originally approved as rental apartments. The Township Council introduced, by a vote of 4-2, an ordinance at their July 18 meeting to amend the Montclair Center Gateway Redevelopment Plan to permit short-term rental units.