* Montclair spring hydrant flushing began April 1st
* 05/04: Essex County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
* 05/18: Essex County Computer & Electronics Recycling Day
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| NJ.com | N.J.'s 33 best small towns, ranked, for the ultimate fall day trip |
| Only In Your State | Just 30 Minutes from NYC, Montclair Is The Perfect New Jersey Day Trip Destination |
| Patch.com | Montclair Earns Nod As 'Healthy Town' Amid Pandemic |
| PureWow |
· The 6 Best Places to Live in New Jersey · The 8 Best Commuter Towns to NYC Not one of the 8, but honorable mention to Montclair |
| Travel + Leisure | 12 Best Small Towns in New Jersey |
| Travel Awaits | How To Spend A Perfect Weekend In Montclair, NJ |
| Cable-based TV, phone & Internet connection |
Comcast Brand name: Xfinity |
800-XFINITY (800-934-6489) Local office: 495 Prospect Ave, Suite 509, West Orange (Essex Green) |
| Copper or fiber-based TV, phone & Internet connection |
Verizon Brand name for fiber service: FiOS |
800-VERIZON (837-4966) |
| Electricity & Gas | Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) Subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group |
800-436-PSEG (7734) Local Office: 59 Main St, West Orange Mon-Fri 8am-4pm |
| EMERGENCY | Police, fire, ambulance | 911 |
| Poison Help |
US Poison Center NJ Poison Control |
800-222-1222 (24/7) |
| Montclair Ambulance Unit | Non-emergency info |
95 Walnut St 973-783-7624 |
| Montclair Township | Municipal Building | 205 Claremont Ave 973-744-1400 |
| Police Department non-emergency |
647 Bloomfield Ave 973-744-1234 police@montclairnjusa.org https://www.facebook.com/MontclairPD/ Twitter @MontclairPD |
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| Fire Department non-emergency |
Headquarters: 1 Pine St Station #2: 588 Valley Rd Station #3: 151 Harrison Ave 973-744-5000 |
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| Fire Prevention Bureau |
1 Pine St 973-509-4769 FirePrevention@montclairnjusa.org |
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| Animal Control |
Animal Control 862-621-9113 Montclair Police non-emergency 973-744-1234 |
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| Board of Education |
22 Valley Rd 973-509-4000 |
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| Library |
Main: 50 S Fullerton Ave Bellevue branch: 185 Bellevue Ave 973-744-0500 |
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| Surrounding towns | Bloomfield | 973-680-4000 |
| Clifton | 973-470-5800 | |
| Cedar Grove | 973-239-1410 | |
| Glen Ridge | 973-748-8400 | |
| Verona | 973-239-3220 | |
| West Orange | 973-325-4100 | |
| NJ 211 |
"Human services" Housing, financial, child, mental health, employment, security, ... |
211 Twitter @NJ211 |
| 988 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline |
24/7, free, confidential |
211 Twitter @NJ211 |
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Mountainside Hospital 1.2 miles from LE 0.4 miles from MM |
1 Bay Ave, Montclair 973-429-6000 396 beds according to Wikipedia 02/2022 |
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St Barnabas Medical Center (St Barnabas) 7.6 - 8.5 miles from here (depending on how you go) |
94 Old Short Hills Rd, Livingston 973-322-5000 597 beds according to Wikipedia 02/2022 |
| Level 1 trauma centers |
University Hospital, Newark, NJ Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ |
| Level 2 trauma centers |
St Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ |
| Montclair |
125 Glenridge Ave M-F 10am - 7pm, Sat 10am - 4pm 973-744-9187 1.1 miles from LE, 0.2 miles from MM 128 Watchung Ave, Suite 2 (Upper Montclair) M-F 9am - 5pm, Sat 9am - noon 973-655-0172 1.5 miles from LE, 1.6 miles from MM |
| Glen Ridge |
225 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge M-F 8:00am - 5pm, Sat 8am - 2pm 973-743-3685 1.1 miles from MM |
| Verona |
682 Bloomfield Ave, Verona M-F 8:30am - 4pm, Sat 9am - noon 973-239-3481 1.6 miles from LE |
| Montclair Township | Municipal Building | 205 Claremont Ave 973-744-1400 info@montclairnjusa.org |
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| Essex County | The County of Essex, NJ | 465 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Newark, NJ 07102 |
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Board of County Commissioners Formerly known as Board of Chosen Freeholders freeholders.essexcountynj.org | ecfnj.com | nj-ecc.org |
465 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Rm 558, Newark 973-621-4486 |
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| Essex County Clerk | Office: 465 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Rm 247, Newark Mail: PO Box 690, Newark, NJ 07101 973-621-4921 |
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| Essex County Sheriff's Office | 50 West Market St, Newark 973-621-4111 crimestoppers at essexsheriff dot com |
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| Essex Vicinage NJ courts in Essex County |
50 West Market St, Newark 973-693-5700 |
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| Essex County Utilities Authority | 60 Nelson Place, 6th Floor, Newark 973-792-9060 info at ecuanj dot com |
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| New Jersey | The State of New Jersey | ||
| New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness | General inquiries: 609-584-4000, e-mail Tips & leads: 866-4-SAFE-NJ (866-472-3365) or 211, e-mail |
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| NJ Motor Vehicle Commission | 888-486-3339 | ||
| NJ Division of Elections | 877-NJVOTER (658-6837), 609-292-3760 | ||
| NJ Courts Online | |||
| Office of the Governor | Phil Murphy Since January 16, 2018 |
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| US Congress Federal government |
US Senate |
• Cory Booker Since October 31, 2013 • Robert Menendez Since January 18, 2006 |
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| House of Representatives 11th Congressional District |
Mikie Sherrill Since January 3, 2019 |
| Taxi | Yelp search: Taxi near Montclair, NJ |
| Lyft | |
| Uber | |
| Car sharing |
Zipcar Montclair Township: Car Sharing & Boxcar 866-494-7227 |
| Bus lines |
NJ Transit 800-772-2222 @NJTRANSIT @NJTRANSIT_NBUS NJ Transit: Decamp Alternate Service Info Montclair-Boonton Rail Line alternate services |
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Boxcar Montclair Township: Car Sharing & Boxcar 908-485-7275 support@boxcar.com @boxcartransit |
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DeCamp 973-783-7500 @DeCampBusLines Note: DeCamp shut down due to COVID-19 on August 7, 2020, resumed limited service June 14, 2021 expanded service November 1, 2021 shut down commuter service again as of April 7, 2023 (charter/shuttle/casino only) |
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| Train |
NJ Transit train stations:
Montclair-Boonton Rail Line alternative services @NJTRANSIT @NJTRANSIT_NEC @NJTRANSIT_MOBO |
| Airports |
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| Deron School | 130 Grove St 973-509-2777 |
Special needs |
| Immaculate Conception High School | 33 Cottage Pl 973-744-7445 |
Catholic |
| Lacordaire Academy | 155 Lorraine Ave, Upper Montclair 973-744-1156 |
Catholic |
| Montclair Community Pre-K | 49 Orange Rd 973-509-4500 |
Private non-profit preschool |
| Montclair Cooperative School | 65 Chestnut St 973-783-4955 |
Nursery - 8th grade |
| Montclair Jewish Workshop | mjwpresident@yahoo.com | Education cooperative |
| Montclair Kimberly Academy |
Primary PreK-3: 224 Orange Rd Middle 4-8: 201 Valley Rd Upper 9-12: 6 Lloyd Rd 973-746-9800 |
Private school |
| Montclair Public Library Adult School | 973-744-0500 x 2224 | Virtual classes available |
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Montclair Public Schools Wikipedia: Montclair Public Schools |
22 Valley Rd 973-509-4000 |
Public school system |
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Montclair State University Wikipedia: Montclair State University |
1 Normal Ave 973-655-4000 |
Public research university |
| School of Rock Montclair | 125 Valley Rd 973-337-5296 |
Music classes |
| YCS Sawtelle Learning Center | 973-744-0615 | Autistism-spectrum |
| Local newspapers | The Montclair Dispatch | 973-509-8861 |
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Montclair Local Montclair Local merged with Baristanet and went digital-only, you can subscribe to their newsletter |
https://montclairlocal.news/subscribe/ | |
| The Montclair Times/northjersey.com | 888-282-3422 | |
| NJ newspaper | The Star-Ledger | 888-STARLEDGER (782-7533) |
| NYC newspapers | The New York Times | 800-NYTIMES (698-4637) |
| New York Post | 800-552-7678 | |
| NY Daily News | 800-692-6397 | |
| The Wall Street Journal | 800-JOURNAL (568-7625) |
| Station | Description | Listen live |
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| Radio Free Montclair | radiofreemontclair.org | |
| 660 AM WFAN | Sports Radio (Mets, Giants, Nets, Devils games) | |
| 770 AM WABC | News Talk Radio, Jets games | |
| 880 AM WCBS | Newsradio 880, Yankee games | |
| 1010 AM 1010 WINS | 24/7 news on 1010 AM and 92.3 FM as of fall 2022 - Audacy | |
| 1050 AM WEPN | ESPN Radio | |
| 88.3 FM WBGO | Jazz 88 | |
| 89.5 FM WSOU | Seton Hall's Pirate Radio | |
| 92.3 FM 1010 WINS | 24/7 news on 1010 AM and 92.3 FM as of fall 2022 - Audacy | |
| 96.3 FM WQXR | Classical | |
| 100.3 FM WHTZ | Z100 | |
| 101.1 FM WCBS | WCBS-FM NY's greatest hits | |
| 101.5 FM WKXW | New Jersey 101.5 | |
| 101.9 FM WFAN-FM | Same as 660AM, but on FM | |
| 102.7 FM WNEW | New 102.7 - Adult Contemporary | |
| 104.3 FM WAXQ | Q104.3 - Classic Rock | |
| 105.5 FM WDHA | The Rock of New Jersey | |
| 106.7 FM WLTW | 106.7 Lite fm - Adult Contemporary |
| Network/Station | Air channel | FiOS | Comcast |
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| WCBS (CBS) - watch live | 2 | 2/502 | 2 |
| WNBC (NBC) - watch live | 4 | 4/504 | 4 |
| WNYW (FOX) - watch live | 5 | 5/505 | 5 |
| WABC (ABC) - watch live | 7 | 7/507 | 7 |
| WWOR (My9) - watch live | 9 | 9/509 | 9 |
| WPIX (UPN+WB=CW) - watch live | 11 | 11/511 | 11 |
| FiOS1 News - New Jersey - watch live | 1/501 | N/A | |
| NEWS 12 New Jersey - watch live | N/A | 62 | |
| TV34 - local access | 34 | N/A |
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Clairidge Cinemas Taken over by Montclair Film, will open October 2021 |
0.7 miles from Lord Essex, 0.5 miles from Montclair Mews | 486 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair |
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The Bellevue Theater Expected to re-open fall 2021 |
1.8 miles from Lord Essex, 2.7 miles from Montclair Mews | 260 Bellevue Ave, Upper Montclair |
| AMC Dine-in Theatres Essex Green 9 | 3.3 miles from here | 495 Prospect Ave, West Orange (in Essex Green) - 973-731-7755 |
| Allwood Cinemas | 5.5 miles from here | 96 Market St, Clifton - 973-778-9774 |
| AMC Loews Wayne 14 | 5.5 miles from here | 67 Willowbrook Blvd, Wayne - 973-890-0509 |
| Cinemark Willowbrook Mall and XD | 6.1 miles from here | 1400 Willowbrook Mall, Wayne |
| AMC Clifton Commons 16 | 8.2 miles from here | 405 Route 3, Clifton |
| AMC Loews East Hanover 12 | 12.0 miles from here | 145 State Route 10, East Hanover - 973-515-1160 |
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Bow Tie -> Cinepolis -> closed |
| Montclair Township Pools |
Essex Pool 973-783-9821 Mountainside Pool 973-744-5444 Nishuane Pool 973-746-0329 2023 registration begins April 5th |
Montclair Recreation & Cultural Affairs 973-509-4915 |
| YMCA Swimming Lessons |
Park Street YMCA, 25 Park St Geyer Family YMCA, 159 Glenridge Ave |
YMCA of Montclair Park St 973-744-3400 Geyer Family 973-783-7640 |
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Montclair Beach Club 2023-04-06: Their SSL certificate is expired, you may get an error |
725 Grove St, Upper Montclair ...or maybe Clifton? |
973-746-6228 |
| LifeCycle Swim School |
Montclair residential pools, Clifton Sports & Fitness Club |
908-827-1669 |
| Take Me To The Water Swim School | MSU weekends | 201-530-7200 |
| Montclair Art Museum | Art museum | Montclair |
| Charles S Schultz House | Historic house on Claremont Ave | Montclair |
| Van Vleck House & Gardens | Gardens open to the public Donations accepted, but costs $0 |
Montclair - short walk Walk left out of driveway, left on N Mountain Ave, left side = LE, nursing home, Van Vleck |
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montclaircenter.com montclairlocal.news northjersey.com baristanet.com |
Jerkface mural | 131 Glenridge Ave |
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baristanet.com |
Jerkface mural #2 | 6 Gates Ave |
| Edgemont Memorial Park | Park | Montclair |
| Anderson Park | Park | Montclair (Upper) |
| Yantacaw Brook Park | Park | Montclair (Upper) |
| Presby Memorial Iris Gardens | Living museum | Montclair (Upper) |
| Montclair History Center | Museums, archives, microfarm | Montclair |
| Kip's Castle Park | County park | Verona, Montclair |
| Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center | Yogi Berra the NY Yankee, Montclair resident | Montclair State University campus, Little Falls |
| Brookdale Park | Essex County park | Boomfield |
| Mills Reservation | County park | Montclair & Cedar Grove |
| Adventure Rooms | Escape Rooms | Montclair |
| Amazing Escape Room | Escape Rooms | Montclair |
| Grover Cleveland Birthplace | President Grover Cleveland Birthplace | Caldwell |
| Grover Cleveland Park | Public park | Caldwell/Essex Fells |
| Verona Park | Public park | Verona |
| South Mountain Recreation Complex | Turtle Back Zoo, ice scating, miniature golf, paddle boats, McLoone's Boathouse | West Orange |
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Eagle Rock Reservation Essex County Parks: Eagle Rock Reservation |
9/11 memorial, trails, NYC skyline, Highlawn Pavilion | West Orange/Montclair/Verona |
| The Newark Museum of Art | Museum | Newark |
| Essex Equestrian Center | Horseback riding | West Orange |
| Monster Mini Golf | Miniature golf | Fairfield |
| Newark Symphony Hall | Arts & entertainment venue | Newark |
| Essex County Parks | Web site for all 24 parks | Essex County |
| Paper Mill Playhouse | Musical theater | Millburn |
| Thomas Edison National Historical Park | His home and laboratory | West Orange |
| Greenwood Gardens | 28 acre public garden | Short Hills |
| Cora Hartshorn Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary | Woodlands garden | Short Hills |
| Montclair Pickleball | Pickleball | Montclair |
| Montclair Indoor Golf Club | ...Indoor golf club | Montclair |
Local Restaurants/Delivery:
See the Local Restaurants page