Follow local news and events in Bloomfield with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Oct. 16, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Bloomfield public schools plans free English as a Second Language classes for the parents and guardians of bilingual and ESL students. Classes are held every Tuesday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Bloomfield High School beginning Oct. 17. Registration by email is required. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Public Schools
AAngles NJ, a Montclair-based nonprofit that supports underserved and uninsured individuals and families who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, plan “80’s Dance Party” fundraiser on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at The Oakley in Nutley. Ticket purchase is required and proceeds from the event will go to AAngles NJ and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research. Add to 📅.
The Nutley Pulse
Bloomfield animal shelter has waived all dog adoption fees for the month of October in honor of “Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.” Interested adoptees can fill out an adoption application online.
Bloomfield Animal Shelter
Nutley Family Service Bureau plans volunteer open house on Oct. 17 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at 169 Chestnut Street. Potential volunteers will tour the food pantry and thrift shop and learn more about volunteer opportunities. Application will be available and light refreshments will be served. Add to 📅.
Nutley Family Service Bureau
Newark library plans viewing of “Walking the Old Boonton Line,” a video walkthrough and presentation of the abandoned train line set to become the Essex-Hudson Greenway. The presentation will take place at the Main Library on Oct. 18 at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to public. Light refreshments will be served. Add to 📅.
Newark Public Library
Registration is open for Outdoor Play Connection’s fall 2023 nature school programs for children age 5-12 at Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange including nature walks, survival skills, and monthly themes.
Outdoor Play Connection
Montclair Van Vleck Gardens’ “Scarecrows in the Garden” free community scarecrow exhibit is open from Oct. 16-31. Visitors can vote for their favorite scarecrow by Oct. 26. Winners will be able to direct a donation to a local nonprofit from The Montclair Foundation. Add to 📅.
The Montclair Foundation
Essex County officials marked the grand opening of the “Island Giants” habitat at Turtle Back Zoo on Sep. 20. The upgraded habitat will be home to alligators, crocodiles, tortoises and the zoo’s Komodo dragon.
West Orange Patch
Branch Brook Park’s baseball and softball fields are getting an upgraded drainage system, synthetic playing surface, bleachers, and covered dugouts in response to rainouts. The project is funded by Essex County Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund and the federal American Rescue Fund.
Belleville-Nutley Patch
Newark’s Technology High School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon for 2023 from the U.S. Department of Education. It’s among nine schools receiving the award in N.J. this year. Factors include standardized testing results, graduation rates, and programs variety.
Patch-Newark
Regional news
Registration for the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest, a national STEM competition for students in grades 4-12, will open Oct. 10.
Thomas Edison Pitch Contest
