Steer clear of traffic during parade Dan Prochilo | Friday, July 3, 12:15 p.m. Find information about the route that will be taken during Saturday's annual Fourth of July parade, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., as well as the several streets that will be closed.
Katie Gifford, a rising Montclair High School junior, held up a candle in a paper cup burning brightly against an orange poster she created that stated: “Save Iran.” As thousands of people marched in the streets of Tehran, Iran, protesting that nation’s recent presidential election results, Gifford and other people gathered near the Montclair Center Stage last Wednesday evening, June 24. Read more
For Montclair photographer Jay Seldin, the world is indeed a wondrous place.
Seldin’s travels have taken him to many of the grand cities and picturesque villages and countrysides of Asia, Africa and Europe. And for the discriminating eye of a photographer like Seldin, they all held unbelievable visual treasures.
Always in pursuit of exotic locales, Seldin’s latest photo journey has taken him to the Caribbean — to the island of Cuba, and its famed city — Havana. Read more
Marielle Higgins attends a university thousands of miles away from her Montclair home. She came back to New Jersey, however, to win the grandest title in collegiate women’s rowing.
Narrowly edging out rival Cal, 88-85, Higgins and her Stanford Cardinal teammates won the NCAA Women’s Rowing National Championship this past spring in Cherry Hill’s Cooper River Park. Stanford’s best finish prior to this season was ninth. Read more
With three straight come-from-behind victories, the Montclair Stars 14U travel-softball team launched its summer season by winning the Beach Bum Classic Tournament in Stafford this past Sunday.
The Stars swept their six games in the tourney and carried a 40-7 record heading into play this week.
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