Montclair’s Resilience: Reflecting on Four Years Since the Global Pandemic Declaration

On this day, March 11th, four years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic. With unparalleled support, sacrifices, and heroic actions by Montclairions in healthcare, public safety, social services, food services, housing, human resources, education, counseling, our faith leaders, restaurateurs, transportation providers, and livery services, members of social, fraternal, and Greek Letter organizations, hundreds of other volunteers, our neighbor-to-neighbor networks, with acts of caring, Montclairions rose to become our better selves. We loved and lifted so many through a time of unprecedented challenge and pain. Always proud to be a Montclairion, we evidenced the brilliance and illumination of our collective light, and I was never prouder. Today, I again thank all Montclairions. I again acknowledge as my own the pain and suffering of our residents during those times and every day. I especially acknowledge our resilience as “Together Montclair”; we overcome obstacles and innovate tremendous new opportunities for a better Montclair for all.