{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6753786ea8461f164e67bf3a/699683f94a6b6137bf5c01f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Town and the School District: It's Complicated. (1:1 With Town Manager Stephen Marks)","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@themontclairpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch and subscribe on Youtube!</a></p><p><br></p><p>This week, we welcome back Township Manager <strong>Stephen Marks</strong> to discuss how the town might intervene in the school budget crisis and the latest on Lackawanna Plaza. Then, we take a trip back in time with <strong>Lonnie Brandon</strong>—historian, former Parks &amp; Rec director, and Montclair High football alum—who shares a powerful story from the 1960s involving legendary coach Clary Anderson.</p><h3><br></h3><p>We also cover the \"Cutover\"—the month-long disruption to the Montclair-Boonton train line as work begins on the Portal North Bridge (hope you like the ferry!). We also break down the latest MPACT report on what a State Monitor actually <em>does</em> (spoiler: nobody really knows).</p><p><br></p><h2>Links &amp; Resources</h2><ul><li><strong>MPACT report: </strong><a href=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/68fd137ff3876f7b7bd79be2/t/698e00815c5fe643377845bd/1770913921728/MPAC%2BExplainer%2B-%2BState%2BMonitors%2BWhat%2BWe%2BKnow%2Band%2BWhat%2BWe%2BDon%25E2%2580%2599t.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read about state monitors</a></li><li><strong>Mike Crowley's coverage of the recent </strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/montclairmdp/posts/4506506072953713/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">School Budget Town Hall</a></li><li><strong>YMCA History:</strong><a href=\"https://www.montclairhistory.org/all-events/the-park-street-ymca-celebrating-100-years-of-service\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Join the Zoom on March 26th</a></li><li><strong>Event:</strong><a href=\"https://www.lunastage.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Saturday Night Bard at Luna Stage</a></li><li><strong>Newsletter:</strong> Subscribe at<a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=http://montclairpod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"http://montclairpod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">montclairpod.com</a>.</li><li>The History of Our Magnet System on <a href=\"https://montclairpod.com/montclairs-magnet-schools-at-a-crossroads/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Montclair Pod</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Montclair Pod LLC"}