The Montclair Township Council is considering an ordinance to encourage native plants to be planted on public property — a move intended to increase native pollinator populations, like butterflies and bees.
Marialena and Raffaele Marzullo, former Montclair Police Chief Thomas J. Russo and Jose German-Gomez arrived and began to put groceries on every available table in the community room.
The Northeast Earth Coalition (NEEC) in partnership with First Congregational Church installed the first little pantry in town. The free Little Pantry is based on a simple rule: Take what you need and donate what can. The NEEC is planning to install two more pantries.
By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.news
“The earth is not flat; the earth is round,” said Jerry Vorbach, one of the presenters at the Acting Locally for a More Sustainable World Conference.
“What?!” Gray Russell, the township sustainability officer, said in mock surprise as the audience laughed.
Jokes about flat-ea...