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By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Could Montclair residents one day be able to put their organic food waste out for recycling pickup, or drop it in a designated recycling bin around town? The question has been posed on social media: “If New York can do it, why can’t we?” “It” r...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Public Schools’ central office claims that the school district has a six-figure lunch balance deficit. But many parents say that the balance is inflated because families are being repeatedly billed for meals that their children never ordered or billed on days when their children were not even in school. S...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Township Council members have two redevelopment plans in their hands for Lackawanna Plaza, including one that satisfies the cries of historic preservationists who want the landmark train station at the site incorporated into the project’s design. The ...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The Lewis Estates house is steeped in history. But it may not have much of a future. "The potential demolition of the Lewis residence at 44 Pleasant Ave. will be a true loss for the community," said Kathleen Bennett, chair of the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news A new tenant, an upscale restaurant and large catering facility, will be moving into the former Rascals Comedy Club, which has been vacant for a decade. A group led by an area attorney, Jason Miller, will be leasing the 15,000-square-foot space at 499-501 Bloomfield Ave ...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news After receiving complaints about The Crosby gastropub, claims of illegal parking and a street being blocked, the township is looking into what control it has over valet parking for local restaurants ...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news A Montclair man accused of animal cruelty after a road rage video went viral on the internet pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance on Tuesday. Marc Dionne, 22, appeared before Judge Sybil Elias in Essex County Superior Court in Newark on a charge of fourth-degree animal cruelty...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The historic Lewis Estates house is yours for $10 or less — if you're willing to move it. The house, designed by renowned Montclair architect Dudley S. Van Antwerp, is at 44 Pleasant Ave., a p...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news As an interim move until the Fourth Ward gets back its supermarket, Brookdale ShopRite will be joining the vendors at the new farmers’ market at Crane Park, the Montclair Center Business Improvement District said this week. The ...

Montclair State University has named Keith Strudler director of its School of Communication and Media, effective Monday. Strudler, founder and director of the Marist College Center for Sports Communication and associate professor of communication, will lead cross-disciplinary communication, television and digital media programs, including production and sound, film-making, journalism, public and o