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MontClairVoyant: Independence for Women Yanked Prior to Independence Day

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, With our town's Independence Day parade next Monday, do you even feel like celebrating when women now have little independence over their bodies after the far-right Supreme Court's June 24 ruling...
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MontClairVoyant: Library and Council Are This Column’s Protagonists

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Our town's library system basically returned to pre-pandemic hours starting Monday, June 20. Comment? Sincerely, New Jersey Woolf, Not Virginia Woolf So THAT'S why Montclair's libraries renamed "The Hours" book "The Pre-Pandemic...
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MontClairVoyant: Over the Moon About a Pride Day in June

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Could you describe last Saturday's Pride Festival in five words? Sincerely, Adjectives R Us P for phenomenal, r for remarkable, i for incredible, d for delightful, e for exceptional. Yes, my thesaurus is...Out. ...
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MontClairVoyant: There’s No Sesame Street in Montclair. Or Is There?

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, A 125th-anniversary party for what's now Glenfield Middle School is being held this Sunday, June 12. Comment? Sincerely, Educational Staple on Maple That school -- so important to Montclair's history in general and...
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MontClairVoyant: Local Action or Inaction Is Not an Abstraction

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, With horrific recent gun massacres spurring a local "Gathering for Remembrance and Action" tomorrow, June 3, are Councilor-at-Large Bob Russo's comments at a recent Township Council meeting relevant? Sincerely, Rhea Marks They are....
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MontClairVoyant: Guns and Rent in This Column’s Tent

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, In the wake of the ghastly school massacre in Texas, Gov. Murphy announced there'll be an increased police presence at New Jersey schools -- presumably including those in Montclair. Helpful? Sincerely, More Blue in...
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MontClairVoyant: After Awful School Layoffs, You Could Hear a Spin Drop

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Eighty-three school staffers -- including teachers and paraprofessionals -- have reportedly received "non-renewal" letters as our district tries to close a possible 2022-23 budget gap. Comment? Sincerely, Dismayed in May First of all,...
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MontClairVoyant: Events in May and June Might Make You Swoon

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, There's so much to do in Montclair during the spring. Where to start? Sincerely, May B. June Spring started this year on March 20 -- the date in 1916 when Albert...
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MontClairVoyant: News That’s Heartening and Frightening for Montclair

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Wasn't that a great Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence fundraising event at Lackawanna Plaza on Saturday, April 30? Sincerely, Pre-May Day It was! Many talented township residents performed. It was exactly like...
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MontClairVoyant: File It Under ‘Didn’t Honor PILOT’?

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, You promised last week to discuss rent control this week, but could you first talk about how The MC hotel reportedly stopped giving money to Montclair under their PILOT (Payment in Lieu...
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MontClairVoyant: Asking and Answering Softball Questions

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, You often "play hardball" in your column, so why not talk softball for once? Sincerely, Change-up Okay, my 9th-grade daughter is on Montclair High's softball team (she pitches for the junior-varsity squad) so...
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MontClairVoyant: Developers Can Go Too Far with an ANR

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Developers often want to overdevelop and gentrify sites -- because, you know, maximizing profits. It's especially annoying when they seek not-merited Area in Need of Redevelopment (ANR) status, right? Sincerely, Swarming and...
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MontClairVoyant: In April, You ‘May’ Read June and July News

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, As I write this early on April 6, I heard Montclair residents might be asked in a November referendum to start approving $190 million in school repairs and upgrades -- bonded in...
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MontClairVoyant: Does ‘Rent, Lackawanna, and Bellevue’ Sound Like a Law Firm?

Dave Astor -
DEAR MONTCLAIRVOYANT, Today's column will cover rent control, Lackawanna Plaza, and the Bellevue Theatre. How will you get from one to the other? Sincerely, Go Your Own Way From the theatre, I'll head east down...
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  • Bridge & Tunnel Alert The Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) to NY is now closed due to the low volume of traffic. (08:53 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • Bridge & Tunnel Alert The Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) to NY is planned to close at 9:00 am due to the low volume of traffic. (08:52 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • Bridge & Tunnel Alert The Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) to NY is planned to close at 9:30 am due to the low volume of traffic. (09:08 AM) (sent Tue 07/05/22)
  • MBT Advisory - NJ Transit Gate Changes Please be advised that several NJ Transit bus routes have been relocated to new gates, effective Saturday, June 25th. For more info, please visit https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1522067 (03:02 PM) (sent Fri 07/01/22)
  • MBT Advisory - NJ Transit Gate Changes Please be advised that several NJ Transit bus routes have been relocated to new gates, effective Saturday, June 25th. For more info, please visit https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1522067 (03:01 PM) (sent Thu 06/30/22)
  • Bridge & Tunnel Alert The Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) to NY is planned to close at 09:30am due to the low volume of traffic. (09:16 AM) (sent Thu 06/30/22)
  • Newark-World Trade Center Service Update - Resuming Normal Service Trains from Newark are once again departing from Track 1 after an earlier service adjustment. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.---ResourcesRidePATH App  (Use Real-Time over Schedule for train departures.)PATHAlertsTwitter Trains from Newark are once again departing from Track ... (03:02 PM) (sent Wed 06/29/22)
  • MBT Advisory - NJ Transit Gate Changes Please be advised that several NJ Transit bus routes have been relocated to new gates, effective Saturday, June 25th. For more info, please visit https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1522067 (03:02 PM) (sent Wed 06/29/22)
  • Bridge & Tunnel Alert The Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) to NY is planned to close at 09:30 am due to the low volume of traffic. (09:47 AM) (sent Wed 06/29/22)
  • MBT Advisory - NJ Transit Gate Changes Please be advised that several NJ Transit bus routes have been relocated to new gates, effective Saturday, June 25th. For more info, please visit https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1522067 (03:01 PM) (sent Tue 06/28/22)
  • Bridge & Tunnel Alert The Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) to NY is planned to close at 9:45 am due to the low volume of traffic. (09:40 AM) (sent Tue 06/28/22)
  • Bridge & Tunnel Alert The Exclusive Bus Lane (XBL) to NY is planned to close at 9:30 am due to the low volume of traffic. (09:08 AM) (sent Mon 06/27/22)
  • PABT Advisory - NJ Transit Gate Changes Please be advised that several NJ Transit bus routes have been relocated to new gates, effective Saturday, June 25th. For more info, please visit https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1522067 (09:01 AM) (sent Mon 06/27/22)
  • PABT Advisory - NJ Transit Gate Changes Please be advised that several NJ Transit bus routes have been relocated to new gates, effective Saturday, June 25th. For more info, please visit https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1522067 (10:02 AM) (sent Sun 06/26/22)
  • PABT Advisory - NJ Transit Gate Changes Please be advised there are several permanent NJ Transit gate changes effective today (June 25th). For more info, please visit https://www.njtransit.com/service-advisory/1522067 (09:01 AM) (sent Sat 06/25/22)
  • Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 20-minute delays due to an Amtrak track cond (09:31 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 2/2 NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are no longer being cross honored by PATH at Newark Penn, Hoboken and 33rd Street. (09:11 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • The 814 from Watchung to Penn Station arrived at 8:29. Supposedly, the 825 to Hoboken is right behin (08:32 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • NJT #6210 arrived NYP at 8:30 am, 11 minutes late, due to earlier system track delays. (08:31 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 1/2 Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is on or close to schedule with residual delays to trains alre (08:21 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • So far so good on the 7:43 - running smooth in the tunnel on time. (I might have jinxed the train ;) (08:19 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • The 814 from Watchung to Penn station has not yet arrived at 8:16. (08:16 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • NJT now says NYP delays up to 30 min. Please challenge or verify via the Participate option to help other and get a free week of Premium (08:00 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • NJT 7:25 train left Upper Montclair at 7:29 am. (07:29 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 2/2 NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are being cross honored by NJ TRANSIT bus, private carriers and PATH at Newark (07:26 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 2/2 NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are being cross honored by NJ TRANSIT bus, private carriers and PATH at Newark (07:26 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 1/2 Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 30-minute delays due to earlier Amtrak t (07:26 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 1/2 Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 45-minute delays due to a disabled train (07:01 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 2/2 NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are being cross honored by NJ TRANSIT bus, private carriers and PATH at Newark P (06:56 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 2 of 2 NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are being cross honored by NJ TRANSIT bus, private carriers and PATH at Newa (06:21 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 20-minute delays due to an Amtrak track cond (09:31 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 2/2 NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are no longer being cross honored by PATH at Newark Penn, Hoboken and 33rd Street. (09:11 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • Crawling through tunnel but so far only a few minutes late. (09:05 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 8:37am from SO pulling in at 8:51am (08:51 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • Train 6320 no show at Short Hills even though departurevision claims its enroute (08:35 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 1/2 Rail service in and out of Penn Station New York is on or close to schedule with residual delays to trains alre (08:21 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • Slow in the tunnel, pulling into NYP about 15 min late (08:16 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • Slow through tunnel but pulling into Penn less than 10 min late. (08:10 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • NJT now says NYP delays up to 30 min. Please challenge or verify via the Participate option to help other and get a free week of Premium (08:00 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • Running only about 6 min late out of Millburn (07:30 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • NJT 7:25 train left Upper Montclair at 7:29 am. (07:29 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 1/2 Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 30-minute delays due to earlier Amtrak t (07:26 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 2/2 NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are being cross honored by NJ TRANSIT bus, private carriers and PATH at Newark (07:26 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 1/2 Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is subject to up to 45-minute delays due to a disabled train (07:01 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
  • 2/2 NJ TRANSIT rail tickets/passes are being cross honored by NJ TRANSIT bus, private carriers and PATH at Newark P (06:56 AM) (sent Thu 07/07/22)
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