Health

The owner of Black Beauty in East Orange, Epps Rose has been styling wigs at Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake’s “Covered With Compassion” events in the 34th Legislative District office for three years.

The Montclair Education Association (MEA) and Restorative Justice Montclair (RJM) will host a Pop-Up Shop Wellness Festival, a free event open to the greater Montclair community, on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Montclair High School’s main gymnasium. “...

Whole Foods is recalling a cheese sold at nine stores across the country, including Montclair, due to Listeria concerns. According to the Food and Drug Administration, Whole Foods is voluntarily recalling Explorateur French Triple Creme cheese, due to concerns that the cheese could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair students caught vaping on school grounds will now be subject to the same treatment as students suspected of being high on drugs or alcohol. Students will be sent to the nurse’s office to have their vital signs checked and, after calling parents, will immediately be sent to off-site clinic for drug screening. Upon...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Three Montclair women have made it their mission to help families work through the grief of losing a baby to stillbirth or miscarriage. Denise Cante, Erin Truxillo and Jennifer Brown are the founders of Pockets of Light, a Montclair-based support group that helps parents and families deal with the loss of a baby, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth or fail

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news How should Montclair be teaching its students about health and sexuality? The school district is in the process of overhauling its curriculum for health and sexual education. As part of that process, the district hosted a “think tank” at the George Inness Annex Thursday night, Nov. 30. Th...

'All the Rage' Directed by Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley and David Beilinson Wednesday, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m. Bow Tie Clairidge Cinema, 486 Bloomfield Ave. http://gathr.us/screening/20532 By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Ten-year-old Claudette Johnson is a Hillside student. She’s on the school’s swim team, enjoys gymnastics and plays the piano. She is also coping with scleroderma. Claudette and her family — mom Christine Loccke, dad Tom Johnson and siblings Mirabelle, Spencer and Cora — are going to be lacing up their walking shoes for “Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma:” a wal

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Spinners have come to Montclair, and at least one school in town has already banned them. The miniature three-pronged metal and plastic toys — originally marketed as helpers for children with anxiety and attention deficit issues — are becoming a must-have item for kids (and more than a few adults) in Montclair. School ...