Follow local news and events in Montclair with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Feb. 17, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Black History Month reading with author Alliah Agostini planned on Feb. 21 at Montclair library’s Main Branch. It is from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Montclair Township
“Collage Extravaganza” planned at Lackawanna Station on Feb. 22 in Montclair. It is from 12-4 p.m. Admission is $40. Supplies provided. Registration is required.
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Lackawanna Station
Families can attend a performance and reading with author and violinist J Read on Feb. 22 at Montclair library’s Main Branch. It is from 3-4 p.m. and will include a reading of “Chickadee.” Registration is required. Library card not required. Free admission.
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Montclair Public Library
Montclair residents can share feedback on ways to improve Canterbury Park during a public hearing, scheduled for Feb. 24. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Building. A community input survey is also available online.
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Montclair Township
Montclair residents can visit the Landlord-Tenant Advisory Committee during office hours. It is open the first Tuesday of each month from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the third Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. at 205 Claremont Ave. The committee can answer rent-related questions, provide information about rights and obligations, and direct landlords and tenants to additional assistance.
Montclair Township
Mobile office hours with Rep. LaMonica McIver planned on Feb. 24 in Hillside. McIver and her team will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hillside Senior Center to provide casework and passport assistance, share resources, and answer questions.
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Rep. LaMonica McIver
Cookbook club meeting for adults planned with Bloomfield library on Feb. 25. The group will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Varitage Brew Works, 58 Washington St. Attendees will share dishes and swap recipes. Registration is required. Library card not required.
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Bloomfield Public Library
Family Support Organization of Essex County’s open house is scheduled for Feb. 21 in East Orange. Attendees will meet its youth partnership team, which is responsible for youth programs. It is from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at 60 Evergreen Pl.
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Family Support Organization of Essex County
Families can attend SOMA summer camp fair on Feb. 22 in Maplewood. It is from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Registration is required online.
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South Mountain YMCA
Youth in grades 6-12 can attend South Mountain YMCA’s Future Makers Entrepreneurial Program, scheduled to start Feb. 24. It meets Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. through May 5. Attendees learn about financial literacy, leadership, and problem solving. Registration is required. Free enrollment.
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South Mountain YMCA
REGIONAL NEWS
New Jersey utility customers will see little change in their electricity costs when new rates take effect in June, the N.J. Board of Public Utilities said. Electric bills will decrease by a monthly average of $3.23 for PSE&G customers and $1.17 for Rockland Electric customers. It will increase by a monthly average of $0.22 for Atlantic City Electric customers and by $2.23 for JCP&L customers. The new rates come after electric bills increased by an average of 20% in 2025. Market rates are determined at an annual auction based on overall energy costs.
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