Follow local news and events in Belleville with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Nov. 21, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Belleville library plans teen advisory board meeting Nov. 27. The meeting is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Belleville library. Members will discuss library programs and services for the teen community. Participants are eligible to receive volunteer credits. Add to 📅.
Belleville Public Library
Bloomfield Center Alliance to host 2023 “Small Business Spectacular: Holiday Hunt” Nov. 25. The event is from 1-4 p.m. and features a scavenger hunt, free hot chocolate, coffee, snacks from select restaurants, and a chance to win a holiday prize basket. There will be DIY ornaments, live music, and a live ice carving demo at Six Points Plaza. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Center Alliance
Nutley’s Chamber of Commerce plans the 2023 “Annual Santa’s Arrival” at Nutley High School Park Oval Nov. 24. Families can arrive at 1 p.m. and the event starts at 2 p.m. Children can send letters to Santa in a mailbox outside the Oval. A rain date is scheduled for Nov. 25 at 10 a.m. Add to 📅.
Nutley Chamber of Commerce
Montclair Center to host 2023 “Small Business Saturday and Winter Wonderland” Nov. 25. The event starts at 12:30 p.m. at the Wellmont Arts Plaza. It will include a holiday market, children’s crafts, carolers, raffles, festive holiday photo stations, and a tree lighting at 6 p.m. Add to 📅.
Montclair Center
Rumi Mediterranean Café and Grill to host its grand opening event Nov 25. at 11 a.m. The new restaurant opened Nov. 11 at 265 Glenwood Ave. in Bloomfield. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Center Alliance
East Orange Animal Alliance seeks an adoptive family for Nabi, a female cat. Adoption applications accepted online.
East Orange Animal Alliance
Town Pub of Bloomfield to host 2023 “Free Thanksgiving Dinner” buffet Nov 23. Dinner is served from 12-4 p.m. at 378 Broad St. Add to 📅.
Town Pub of Bloomfield
Newark’s AHS seeks an adoptive family for Isolde, a one-year-old litter-trained female cat. Adoption applications accepted online.
Newark Associated Humane Shelters
Essex County College is accepting students for its spring 2024 semester. Late registration and the first day of classes are held Jan. 10. Prospective students can register online.
Essex County College
Regional news
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “plant hardiness zone map” shows 2.5 degree Fahrenheit warming trend across U.S. in last 11 years. New Jersey gardeners are more likely to experience warmer extreme minimum temperatures, changing which plants can be grown outdoors. Essex County has warmed by one zone, with extreme minimum temperatures up to 10 degrees warmer.
NPR
