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By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Following a fatal accident on Grove Street, a county road, in June, the Township Council will discuss lowering the speed limit on that street to 30 mph at its first meeting in October. The limit is currently 35...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Hot dogs and soda don’t belong in schools, says one healthy-food advocate, who criticized the board of education at its Sept. 18 meeting for what he sees as a lack of effort in encouraging nutritious eating and providing healthy food in the school cafeterias. “...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair is continuing to investigate an incident in which a section of conjoined lockers fell on a Hillside student. The student had to be taken to the hospital following the Sept. 16 incident, which prompted a districtwide locker inspection...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Montclair has launched a collection drive to assist help those affected by Hurricane Maria, which has devastated Puerto Rico, the township said Wednesday. Mayor Robert Jackson, the Township Council, the Montclair Police, Fire and Health departments, the Montclair Public Library, Bloomfield, Newark and Essex County of Essex are seeking donated items to send to

A woman was taken to the hospital following a motor vehicle accident, which also knocked over a light pole, in Montclair Wednesday morning. Police Lt. David O’Dowd said that a 65-year-old Montclair man was traveling east on Union Street when his vehicle collided with one driven by a 33-year-old woman from East Orange, who was traveling north on South Fullerton Avenue. T...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news  Montclair may soon set guidelines for community gardens on municipal property, establishing regulations for such sites. The Township Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Advisory Board has compiled a list of requirements and parameters that it would like mandated by the township for community gardens, Fourth Ward Councilwoman Renée Baskerville said Tuesday

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The line literally stretched around the block — and well beyond — for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s book signing at Watchung Booksellers Tuesday evening. The former secretary of state, first lady and presidential candidate was in Montclair as part of the book tour for “What Happened,” her account of the results and aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. Watc

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Montclair's zoning ordinance is undergoing an overhaul to update it, eliminating its confusing sections and inconsistencies. A draft of the new ordinance is under review by members of two township bodies, the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news A Montclair man, described by authorities as a soldier "of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street gang," was sentenced Monday to 264 months -- 22 years -- in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that involved attempted murder and conspiracy to distribute heroin...

Renderings of the redevelopment of Seymour Street that the Township Planning Board was given during hearings on the project. LINDA MOSS/STAFF By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news A project by the Wellmont Theater that's envisioned as a regional arts and entertainment mecca, and as a boon to downtown Montclair, got the final go-ahead it needed on Monday night from the Township Planning Board... R