Follow local news and events in East Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Jan. 23, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Sojourner Truth Middle School plans a Parent University meeting on Jan. 25 in-person and on Zoom. The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. Attendees will learn about improved attendance awards, strengthening habits, and social work services. Add to 📅.
Sojourner Truth Middle School
East Orange public schools and N.J. School Jobs to host a virtual job fair for educators working in grades K-12 on Jan. 25. The fair is from 4:30-7:30 p.m. and will feature private one-on-one conversations with recruiters, including principals and supervisors. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
East Orange Public Schools
Productions filmed in West Orange, East Orange, and Orange will be shown at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Films include “I Saw the TV Glow,” “Your Monster,” “Rob Peace,” “Ponyboi,” “Presence,” “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” and “A Different Man.”
West Orange Patch
West Orange’s Turtle Back Zoo broke its attendance record in 2023 with 979,056 visitors, surpassing the previous record of 907,522 set in 2017. The attendance at the zoo has been showing a rising trend for the past 14 years, crossing over 500,000 in 2010, 600,000 in 2013, and 700,000 in 2015.
West Orange Patch
USPS Career Fair planned for Jan. 25 in Newark’s Ironbound. The fair is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Newark Post Office, 279 Ferry St. Immediate openings are available for city carrier assistants in Newark and surrounding towns. Bring a government-issued ID to fill out an application. Add to 📅.
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Newark Museum of Art is accepting applications for its 2024 camp program for ages 3-13. Attendees explore art and science at the art museum from July 8 to Aug. 16. Registration is available online. Add to 📅.
Newark Museum of Art
RWJ Barnabas Health to host a free, virtual “Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Support Group Meeting” on Jan 25. The group will meet again on Feb. 22. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
RWJ Barnabas Health
Regional news
State inspectors found Essex County Correctional Facility in non-compliance with a stipulation that requires inmate welfare funds be spent to their benefit. Monies designated for recreation equipment, books, movies, and the law library were instead used for individual LexisNexis accounts and the washing machines. Most N.J. county jails lack oversight and have received commendation from inspectors despite evidenced violations that led to lawsuits, investigations, and arrests of correctional staff.
New Jersey Monitor
