Seniors

A $10,000 grant from Partners for Health — a foundation that invests in programs that strengthens health and wellness — is funding Montclair Gateway to Aging in Place’s Campaign for Digital Connectivity, specifically, its SmartSeniors/SmartPhones pilot project.

There have been several failed attempts to establish a dedicated senior center within Montclair’s borders — but now, Essex County might step in to build one.

The director of Senior Services/Lifelong Montclair for Montclair Township is moving on.

Montclair Senior Citizens Advisory Committee and Montclair Division of Senior Services will hold its annual Seniorama on Nov. 7. 

Connections at Home New Jersey (CAH) and the Montclair-based Human Needs Food Pantry have partnered to offer seniors and the homebound a social worker via video chat.

Starting Saturday, July 20, at the Montclair Farmers' Market (MFM), and for the rest of the summer season, senior vouchers are given double value or "Double Bucks". This means that when a senior redeems, say, $20 of their Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (F...

The Essex County Division of Senior Services will be distributing vouchers to eligible older residents. Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program vouchers will be distributed at the Montclair Farmers’ Market on Aug. 3. Please bring:  Proof of identification (age requirement 60+), Proof of residency – Essex County, Proof of income Eligible residents can earn no more than annual income of $22,459; mo

A Montclair law, around since 1980, creates another housing option for seniors to age in place.

Through a Community Impact Awards from the Partners for Health Foundation grant the township will revive its Seniors in Taxis program that ended the first of the year. With the $6,600 grant, the township will partner with the Ryde4Life program to offset Seniors in Taxis...

By Wilma Hurwitz for Montclair Local Over 40 Montclair seniors seeking a better quality of life on a fixed income attended “Living Your Best Life: Benefits that Support Your Lifestyle.” The seminar, held Jan. 24, was hosted by the Montclair-based nonprofit that advocates for the needs of Montclair seniors, Aging in Montclair (AIM). The gro...