Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Dec. 18, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Maplewood library plans “Digital Device Clinic” Dec. 21. There will be a free one-on-one support from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for adults needing assistance with electronic devices at 129 Boyden Ave. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
Maplewood library plans “Lapsit Storytime” for infants with a participating adult Dec. 21 at the Hilton branch. The event is from 10:30-10:50 a.m. and designed for children who are learning to crawl or are held. There will be songs, stories, and rhymes. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
Maplewood Township Committee conditionally approved a license for Bud and Leaf Delivery, a women and minority-owned cannabis delivery service. Full approval is contingent upon the State Cannabis Commission granting the business a license to operate. The service will function similarly to food delivery apps, allowing customers age 21+ to order cannabis through a mobile app or website.
TAPinto SOMA
Maplewood library’s “Imagining Tomorrow” teen book club plans meeting Dec. 21. The event will include a discussion of “Across a Field of Starlight” by Blue Delliquanti at 3:30 p.m. at Maplewood Middle School cafeteria. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
SOPAC to host 2023 “Holiday Gospel Concert” on Dec. 21. Broadway Inspirational Voices, a choir of Broadway artists, will perform at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Add to 📅.
South Orange Performing Arts Center
Essex County plans 2023 “Holiday Emergency Food Distribution” on Dec. 21 in West Orange. Distribution of 1,000 turkeys and food boxes begin at 9 a.m. at Essex County Codey Arena, South Mountain Recreation Complex. Food is supplied on a first-come, first-served basis. Add to 📅.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.
Turtle Back Zoo is accepting enrollment for its 2023 mini-camp Dec. 27-29 for ages 8-10. Registration is $90 per day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Berson Education Center. Register online. Add to 📅.
Turtle Back Zoo
Local educators can bring students to The Clairidge in Montclair for a field trip through Montclair Film. High school teachers can select from film that discuss social issues and history. Field trip prices vary by film, number of students, and speaker fees. Interested educators can fill out an inquiry online.
Montclair Film
Essex County Environmental Center has take-home youth eco-activity boxes for sale for children in grades Pre-K-7. Boxes are $40 and designed to promote active learning and nature exploration through crafts and projects. Boxes are available for pick-up only at the center.
Essex County Environmental Center
Essex County Environmental Center to host “Winter Wildlife Explorers Camp” starting Dec. 26 in Roseland for ages 6-10. There will be shared stories, crafts, campfires, and forest explorations from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Camp runs from Dec. 26-28. Three-day or one-day tickets are available online for purchase. Add to 📅.
Essex County Environmental Center
NJPAC to host a celebratory Kwanza performance by Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Dec. 23 in Newark. The performance starts at 3 p.m. at 1 Center St. The group combines martial arts, traditional West African and neo-African dance, hip hop, and ballet in its dance routine. Tickets are available online for purchase. Add to 📅.
NJPAC
NJPAC to host a performance of “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” on Dec. 23 in Newark. Show times are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at 1 Center St. Dance sequences reimagine ballet with hip hop choreography. Tickets are available online for purchase. Add to 📅.
NJPAC
Regional news
New Jersey health department seeks submissions for its 2024 “Step Up! Vax Up!” contest for N.J. college students. Videos, podcast episodes, or social media posts focusing on the importance of getting the COVID, flu, meningococcal, or HPV vaccines are accepted through April 30. The contest prize is $5,000. Submissions accepted online. Add to 📅.
New Jersey Department of Health
