Local History, Home Discoveries, and Last-Minute Summer Camps

About this episode

The episode explores local history at the Montclair History Center, discusses summer camp options, and provides updates on school budget issues.

Is history just a boatload of fun, or a series of anxiety-inducing tests? This week, we argue it’s the former as we take a field trip to the Montclair History Center. We explore 250 years of township secrets—from the "Montclair Situation" at the segregated YWCA to the names of the people who slept in our bedrooms 100 years ago. We tackle our inboxes, including a high school hibachi lunch that hit a rain delay right in the middle of a $20 million budget deficit. We also have your final guide to summer camps and a heavy-hitting news update on why your school taxes are officially going up. The Hibachi Fiasco Montclair High School scheduled an outdoor hibachi dining event—sponsored by Sodexo—amidst massive staff layoffs and budget cuts. The Montclair History Center We sat down with Angelica Diggs, Executive Director of the Montclair History Center, to tour a site that is a "treasure trove" of our town’s identity. A Last-Minute Summer Camp Guide If you haven't booked by February, options are slim—but not gone. We have a whole breakdown of day camps within a 5-mile radius here. Local News: The school budget, new hyperlocal podcasts, and the latest from MESH Resources & Mentions…

People in this episode

Guest: Angelica Diggs

Topics covered

• local history
• summer camps
• school budget
• community news
• Montclair

Keywords

• Montclair History Center
• summer camps
• school taxes
• Hibachi Fiasco
• local news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montclair History Center

Places: Montclair

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