Local Montclair restaurant, Cuban Pete's, Hangs Banner to Support Black Lives Matter
As protests supporting the Black Lives Matter movement spread across the country, Dominick Restaino, owner of restaurant Cuban Pete’s, felt moved to do something. “Cuba is actually 68% African descent so that is a big indication of why I put my banner up”, Restaino says. His large banner that spans the front of the restaurant […]
On May 25th, an unarmed Black man named George Floyd was killed at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, igniting protests across the country, and around the world, calling for justice and amplifying the message that Black Lives Matter.
On May 25th, an unarmed Black man named George Floyd was killed at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, igniting protests across the country, and around the world, calling for justice and amplifying the message that Black Lives Matter. These weeks of protests also come after the March 13th killing of Breonna Taylor, an […]
A plastic bag ban introduced and pushed by the Montclair Environmental Commission has passed its first hearing. Well on its way to becoming law, Montclair merchants are still unaware of the implications of the legislation and the changes it will bring. On Tuesday, June 25th, both the town council and town residents alike began a […]
Within the past week, an ordinance addressing the ban on single-use plastic bags, put forth by the Montclair Environmental Commission (MEC) was released. Under the proposed ordinance, the MEC is attempting to limit the use of plastic bags that do not comply with certain criteria. The proposed ordinance is now looking to require that all […]
52 years ago, during a firey time in the United States and around the world, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made a controversial visit to this very town, possibly at the peak of his notoriety. Just two years prior to his assassination and untimely death, King arrived in Montclair, making town history by stopping into […]
Montclair Residents and the Rest of Essex County Took to Their Polling Places in Droves This Past Tuesday. June 5th marked the primary election for many races in New Jersey, and around the country, just ahead of the much anticipated 2018 Midterm elections in November. Across the state, many were closely watching the New Jersey […]
On July 17, 2017 the carriage house at The George Inn was moved on wheels from behind the Inn to Claremont Avenue. This video is created from 16,000 HD still images and was created by The Montclair Dispatch photo editing department. To see the video, click here. To subscribe to The Montclair […]
Montclair’s Food and Wine Festival 2017 featured the very best that New Jersey has to offer. On July 15th, the Wellmont Theater in Montclair was transformed into an eloquent dining hall for the Bourbon and Biergarten celebration of Montclair’s Food and Wine Festival. The event displayed the finest restaurants and beverage companies from around the […]
Montclair Celebrates July 4th with 67th annual parade. The town of Montclair celebrated Independence Day with the 67th annual parade through town. As expected, the parade was filled with live entertainment for all ages to enjoy. The parade started at 11:00 AM at Bloomfield Avenue and South Fullerton Avenue, with a picnic in Edgemont Park […]
Cristi Kennedy, President of the Montclair High School class of 2017 delivered her speech during the commencement ceremony on June 22, 2017 to a standing room only crowd of 2500 guests, faculty and graduates. The six-minute speech, the first large public speech by Kennedy, was delivered with confidence, inflection […]