Follow local news and events in Glen Ridge with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Oct. 23, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Glen Ridge library plans book discussion of poetry collection “Truth, Love & the Lines In Between,” with author Paul Rabinowitz on Oct. 25 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Add to 📅.
Glen Ridge Public Library
Tickets are on sale for 2023 Montclair Film Festival. The festival host screenings and panels to discuss dozens of films. View their calendar of events and purchase tickets online. The festival runs until Oct. 29. Add to 📅.
Montclair Film Festival
Bloomfield health department plans free glucose screening on Oct. 25 from 12-2 p.m. at Bloomfield library. Screenings are open to all and no registration is required. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Department of Health and Human Services
Belleville-based Matty D’s Rubber Ducky Organization, a nonprofit that works to provide harm reduction and addiction recovery education, plans 2023 fundraiser dinner and tricky tray on Oct. 25 at Nanina’s in the Park in Belleville. Advanced ticket purchase is required. Add to 📅.
Rubber Ducky Organization
Newark Emergency Services for Families plans monthly community grocery distribution Oct. 26 at 982 Broad Street in Newark from 9:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. All Essex County residents are welcome and a photo ID is required. Add to 📅.
Newark Emergency Services for Families
Essex County Environmental Center plans “S’mores n’More Night Hike” on Oct. 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. Open to families, programing will focus on fire building and fire safety skills. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Essex County Environmental Center
Regional news
N.J. department of environmental protection announces start of Liberty State Park cleanup to restore 235-acres of unused parkland. Development plans for the park include natural habitat restoration, a new athletics hubs and amphitheater, and community repurposing of historic train sheds.
NJ Spotlight News
