YES! Empowers Students with Consent Education

YES! Empowers Students with Consent Education

YES!, “Your Empowered Sexuality, Inc.” of Montclair empowers students to consent or not through on-site educational workshops and self awareness group discussions. Recently, kindergarteners at the Montclair Cooperative School, locally known as The Co-Op, had the opportunity to participate in a special event. They were joined by “Yes!”, a non-profit organization that is aimed at […]

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, […]

2017 Montclair African-American Heritage Festival

2017 Montclair African-American Heritage Festival

On June 3, 2017, the Montclair African-American Heritage Foundation held their 28th annual parade and festival. The Montclair African-American Heritage Foundation serves as an outreach to broaden minds and spirits, preserve history and culture, and to recognize and promote cultural resources as an essential element of Montclair’s economic and social well-being. The MAAHF is a […]

Spring Clean Up By UMBA Was A Success

Uptown Beautification event organized by UMBA on Apr. 8 2017 brought together neighbors and friends in the name of community spring cleanup.

Spring Clean Up By UMBA Was A Success

UMBA keeps Montclair fresh and clean through their Spring Clean-Up! Spring is around the corner, and with that comes the inevitable spring cleaning. Rather than sitting around the house and recycling old papers, the Montclair community went outside to have fun with friends at UMBA’s Spring Clean Up! On April 8, UMBA hosted a Spring […]

Rose Garden in Brookdale Park

The rose not even Hurricane Katrina could wipe out blooms at the Brookdale Park Rose Garden.

Rose Garden in Brookdale Park

Brookdale Park Rose Garden determines the sweetest-smelling rose. The Brookdale Park Rose Garden (BPRG) has planted a new rose bush that tells an especially inspiring story: the Katrina Survivor Rose. This is just one of the 120 different rose varieties rooted in the garden that packs over 700 roses altogether. BPRG’s upkeep is the result of a […]