Photo Credit: Montclair High Football on Instagram
This week on The Montclair Pod, we dive into a surprisingly emotional episode about football, parking and civic spirit.
First: Montclair parking is officially getting more expensive. Meter rates are rising for the first time in eight years, evening enforcement hours are expanding until 10 p.m., and surge-style pricing is coming to parts of downtown Thursday through Saturday nights. Mike and Farnoosh unpack what’s changing, why residents are frustrated, and why the “after 7 p.m. is free” era is officially over.
We also get into the failed valet parking ordinance, the mysterious Warman Street overnight parking vote, and Farnoosh’s own parking ticket saga involving ParkMobile, the wrong car, and an upcoming possible Zoom court appearance.
Then: Montclair High School football enters a new era. New head coach Manj Singh — a Montclair native and member of the 1994 state championship team — joins the show to talk about restoring the spirit of Mountie football, building a new feeder system, creating a true home-field atmosphere at Woodman Field, and why sports matter far beyond wins and losses.
Plus:
- Freshman sports funding is officially saved after the Blue and White Club raised more than $176,000
- Farnoosh reports from freshman sports orientation night at MHS
- A new Uptown music festival is coming to Bellevue Avenue this fall
- Dan Campeas previews Farmhouse Fried Chicken, opening soon in Upper Montclair
- A disturbing assault involving a 14-year-old bicyclist
- Another attempted luxury car theft tied to a Bloomfield Avenue car wash
- MFEE’s “Minute to Win It” fundraiser returns to Lackawanna Plaza
Resources & Mentions
- Montclair parking ordinance updates and council meeting coverage
- Contesting a parking ticket in Montclair: Township parking portal
- Montclair Blue and White Athletics Club fundraising information
- MFEE “Minute to Win It” fundraiser: mfee.org
- Montclair Police Detective Bureau: 973-509-4721
- Montclair Police non-emergency line: 973-744-1234