Food and Nutrition

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 LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Roughly two dozen demonstrators, many chanting and carrying placards, on Sunday afternoon marched down Bloomfield Avenue and through Montclair's center business district to protest the delay in getting a supermarket to replace the closed Pathmark at Lackawanna Plaza...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news A Fourth Ward resident is organizing a demonstration and march for this Sunday to protest the delay in getting a supermarket to replace the closed Pathmark at Lackawanna Plaza. Daniel Cruz is also circulating a petition and attempting to conduct a survey relating to the Pathmark, which has been shuttered since November 2015, and how area residents are coping

The YMCA of Montclair will hold its annual Healthy Kids Day community event on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. Healthy Kids Day is a national YMCA initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families...

By William L. Hurlock Montclair offers a lot to its residents — great schools and libraries, beautiful parks and many wonderful recreational and cultural programs. I recently had the pleasure of participating in one such program through the township Health Department, the Mayor’s Wellness Challenge — a great way to get fit and healthy. I am a big fa...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news For families in Montclair, and elsewhere, shopping for fruits and vegetables tends to involve one of two options: the nearest grocery store or the Montclair Farmers’ Market when it’s in season, early June to mid-November. But a num...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news There is a new project taking root on Pine Street. With the closing of the Pathmark grocery store in Lackawanna Plaza, many nearby residents were concerned about the neighborhood having a local source of healthy, affordable food...