Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Nov. 28, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Maplewood Township Committee members Nancy Adams and Jamaine Cripe were unanimously elected as mayor and deputy mayor for 2024. Adams is entering her ninth year on the committee and will serve as mayor in the final year of her third term. Cripe will be entering the final year of her first term. They will be sworn into their new roles at the reorganization meeting on Jan. 1.
The Village Green
South Orange-Maplewood Adult School to offer “Transform Your Home: Secrets from a Home Stager” class Nov. 30. The class will feature ways to declutter, update decor, and restyle homes through staging techniques from 7-8:30 p.m. at Columbia High School. Preregistration required. Add to 📅.
South Orange-Maplewood Adult School
South Orange and Maplewood Chamber of Commerce plans 2023 “Meet the Mayors” event for its members Nov. 30. The program will feature a question and answer session from 7-9 p.m. with South Orange Village President Sheena Collum and Maplewood Mayor Dean Dafis. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at The Woodland in Maplewood. Preregistration is required.
SOMA Chamber of Commerce
Maplewood library to host a Zoom webinar Nov. 30 discussing updates to FAFSA, a federal student aid program for college students. Families will learn about the updated application at 7 p.m. This workshop is available to non-library cardholders. Register online. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
Maplewood library plans “Anime and Manga Drawing Tutorial for Teens” Nov. 30. Artist Doug Baron will facilitate the 4 p.m. class at the Hilton Branch. Middle school and high school students must register online. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
Grounded Music Education to host 2023 “A Night of Music: #GroundedGiving Holiday Party” on Nov. 30 in Newark. The DJing education collective’s event begins at 7 p.m. and will feature music and networking for adult creatives at 505 Clinton Ave. Tickets are available for purchase online. Add to 📅.
Grounded Music Education
Out Montclair to host free online workshop, “Medicare Simplified: Demystifying the Program,” Nov. 30 for adults age 65+. The workshop is from 9-12 p.m. and will discuss Medicare enrollment periods, Medicare supplements, prescription plans, and working beyond age 65. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Out Montclair
N.J. School of Dramatic Arts plans “Introduction to TV Commercials” class starting Nov. 30. The class will be Thursdays from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Montclair. Adults interested in the commercial industry will learn about the field and prepare audition material with actor Mick Gyure. Register online. Add to 📅.
New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts
Regional news
More than 1,700 nurses are continuing their 115-day long strike against Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. The nurses, represented by Steelworkers Local 4-200, are seeking a contract that will establish strict patient-to-nurse ratios to address chronic understaffing they’ve testified worsens patient care. Hospital officials say such ratios would limit management’s flexibility during peak patient volume. The hospital is part of RWJBarnabas Health, which includes medical centers in Belleville and Newark.
NJ Advance Media
New Jersey’s health department has suspended admissions at Limecrest Subacute and Rehabilitation Center in Sussex County due to a COVID-19 outbreak. 66 residents and staff have been infected, and seven residents have died since September. The facility must hire consultant to manage the center and its nursing and infection control departments before admissions can resume.
NJ Advance Media
