Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Nov. 21, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
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
Maplewood police officer Chian Weekes-Rivera files suit against township, police department and captain alleging violation of state laws against discrimination on the basis of hair. Weekes-Rivera wore her hair in Bantu knots, a traditional African hairstyle and her and her supervisors were reprimanded for it. Maplewood’s township committee ordered the police department to review its policies to ensure compliance with the law.
NJ Advance Media
Maplewood-South Orange Municipal Alliance is accepting new members to volunteer to promote youth activities and programs on alcoholism and drug abuse awareness. Interested area residents can contact the Maplewood Health Department by phone or email.
Maplewood Township
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
South Orange Downtown to host a 2023 “Small Business Saturday Street Fair” Nov. 25. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Village Plaza. The event includes local holiday market vendors, music, food, and a Santa arrival. Add to 📅.
South Orange Downtown
East Orange Animal Alliance seeks an adoptive family for Nabi, a female cat. Adoption applications accepted online.
East Orange Animal Alliance
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
