Follow local news and events in Nutley with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Oct. 16, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
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
Registration is open for Nutley recreation’s contemporary dance classes for children age 6-8. Classes are held on Wednesdays Nov. 1 through Dec. 13 at recreation department annex at 65 Bloomfield Ave. Registration is available online and in-person at the recreation department. Add to 📅.
Nutley Parks and Recreation Department
Nutley launches weekly “Fun for All” integrated recreation program offering seasonal sports and social activities for students with and without disabilities age 5-21. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Radcliffe Elementary School with sessions for different age groups. The program fee is $75 for the first family member and $25 for each additional. Add to 📅.
Nutley Township
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
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
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
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
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
