Follow local news and events in Montclair with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Nov. 8, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Porta in Montclair to host Rostafa and Company’s “The Band’s Last Waltz: A Tribute to Robbie Robertson,” a live music event with 50 musicians and performers on Nov. 10. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Toni’s Kitchen food pantry in Montclair. Add to 📅.
Rostafa
Human Needs Food Pantry of Montclair plans next weekend donation day on Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Add to 📅.
Human Needs Food Pantry
Varitage Brew Works in Bloomfield celebrated the grand opening of their brewery located at 58 Washington St. on Oct. 28.
Bloomfield Center Alliance
Belleville plans Veterans Day 5K run and walk on Nov. 12 at 9 a.m. starting at the Veterans’ Memorial on Union Ave. Proceeds from the event will go towards a scholarship for a graduating Belleville High School student and offset costs associated with the Veterans Parade. Add to 📅.
Belleville Township
New Jersey Council for the Humanities plans “From Military Trauma to Healing through Creative Arts,” a free in-person event at Newark Public Library on Nov. 10 from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event will include a conversation with former military chaplain James Yee, a Warrior Writers info session, and “Bridge Back Home from War,” a poetic theater performance. Lunch will be served. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
New Jersey Council for the Humanities
Applications are open for Newark’s affordable housing development initiative. The “Equitable Investments in Newark Communities” initiative seeks proposals from contractors, developers, and non-profits to acquire, manage, construct, rehabilitate, and maintain housing. Most available properties are in the West and South wards. A pre-submission Q&A will be held on Nov. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Nov. 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Applications are due Dec. 18.
Newark City Hall
Regional news
N.J. makes $5M available for grants to support new or existing apprenticeship programs in nontraditional fields. Grants of up to $12K per apprentice can reimburse up to half of their wages for 52 work weeks. Applications are due from eligible organizations by Dec. 8.
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