Follow local news and events in West Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Nov. 28, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
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
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
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
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
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
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
