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Montclair Story Salon will present “Lifted!”, a special fundraising event for Montclair Helps.
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Friends of the Howe House will commemorate Juneteenth with a weekend of “celebration, culture and community” in Montclair.
Annual kick-off of the Safe Boating Campaign leading into Memorial Day Weekend
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A Montclair resident has earned a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for her work helping in-need legal clients in North Jersey.
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The Montclair Interfaith Clergy Association hosted an "International Holocaust Memorial Service" that included a Bloomfield rabbi.
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The local advocacy group is celebrating its fifth year with the election of a new board and the advancement of a smartwatch program.
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The Foundation for Arab American Heritage is spearheading the festival, which will take place at the Montclair Art Museum.
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Trained experts will respond alongside police officers on calls involving people who are experiencing “mental health distress.”
“Unfortunately presentations like this one are increasingly relevant as antisemitism and Holocaust denial are on the rise.”
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Our 2025 Class and Exam schedule is now available for in Belleville, NJ
This walk will take you through a turn-of-the-century business district and commuter suburb, developed between 1900 and 1930.
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The Essex County commissioner board honored women from Bloomfield, East Orange, Montclair and Newark.
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“Their relics remind us that we can all follow their example — everyone has the potential to be holy.”
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Here’s what to know about this year’s Montclair Shred Fest, which is open to local residents.
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The Flow Initiative, in collaboration with AKA Rho Kappa Omega, will host a women’s health event focused on menopause awareness
Participants should meet at the Riverview Drive entrance to the preserve in Montclair and “dress for the mess.”
Pride Center of Montclair, in partnership with EDGE New Jersey, will host a “defiant celebration of trans literary voices.”
This year’s fundraiser holds urgency in light of an escalating wave of anti-trans, non-binary and LGBTQIA+ erasure, organizers said.
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