Montclair Girls JV Soccer Dominates West Essex 3:1 at Home 9-18-2017

Montclair Girls JV Soccer Dominates West Essex 3:1 at Home 9-18-2017

Montclair Girls JV Soccer under the leadership of Coach Creg Kalata dominated the venerable powerhouse West Essex 3:1 at Montclair on Monday, September 18, 2017. Postgame Coach Kalata reflected on this important win over West Essex, ” [This] win over West Essex was helpful because it helped the team bounce back from a tough loss. […]

September is the right time to join the Scouts

September is the right time to join the Scouts

The Montclair Boy Scouts have been teaching preparedness and personal resilience since 1909. In an autumn season during which many Montclair residents remember very personally the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, we can also refresh our commitment to doing our best to be prepared for what life hands to us, whether with supplies, […]

Dance On The Lawn Is Back to Make Montclair Move

Dance On The Lawn Is Back to Make Montclair Move

Dance On The Lawn, an annual celebration of dance and community in Montclair, is back again on September 9, 2017.  Montclair has historically been extremely supportive and encouraging when it comes to the performing arts. Places like Glenfield Middle School, where there is an emphasis on expression and performance, plant the seeds of showmanship within […]

Senior Class President Kennedy, MHS’17 Commencement Speech, “..Do Good, Be Kind and Very Brave.”

Senior Class President Kennedy, MHS’17 Commencement Speech, “..Do Good, Be Kind and Very Brave.”

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 […]

Montclair Dispatch Student-Writer Reflects on Local Media’s Accountability Role

Montclair Dispatch Student-Writer Reflects on Local Media’s Accountability Role

Montclair Dispatch student-writer Joe Michalitsianos reflects on the accountability role of local media in keeping the community informed.   A journalist’s job is hard. It is not the deadlines, the writing or the uncomfortable conversations needed to occur in the pursuit of information. No, a journalist’s job is hard because a journalist must hold everyone […]

Walter Springer presents his BOE petition to a divided community

Walter Springer presents his BOE petition to a divided community

Walter Springer presented his petition with 1045 signatures to the Montclair Board of Education on June 7th. Through the petition members of the community expressed their outrage at the controversial personnel decisions made by the Board of Education on May 15th. Walter Springer’s Petition calls for a full and complete public review of the former Interim […]

Montclair Police Gather for Annual Torch Run for Special Olympics NJ

Montclair Police Gather for Annual Torch Run for Special Olympics NJ

The Montclair Police Department assembled for the Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey. Friday morning, June 9, 2017, members of the Montclair Police Department gathered together for the 34th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey. At 9:45 AM a group of members of the department, as well as family and […]

Maiya Blaney Earns Senior Spotlight

Maiya Blaney Earns Senior Spotlight

Senior Maiya Blaney directs her own show, putting together a concert version of Spring Awakening.    Montclair High School Senior Maiya Blaney has taken the reigns on her own production. Having been in a number of productions with the School of Visual and Performing Arts (SVPA) at Montclair High School, she has taken the opportunity […]

Skylar Podvey Earns Senior Spotlight

Skylar Podvey Earns Senior Spotlight

MHS senior Skylar Podvey interns at Compass Real Estate for the Career Internship Program.   Skylar Podvey does more than the average teenager between her many sports and alternating high schools. The Montclair High School and North American Hockey Academy (NAHA) senior has recently interned with Compass Real Estate. The Career Internship Program at Montclair […]