Follow local news and events in Nutley with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Mar. 4, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Bloomfield Animal Shelter seeks dog walker and cat room attendant volunteers. Walkers are needed weekdays and weekends, and attendants are needed weekends. Volunteer applications accepted by email. Applicants must be 18+.
Bloomfield Animal Shelter
Mental Health Association plans a parent and caregiver free virtual support group meeting starting Mar. 6. Meetings are the first and third Wednesday each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. A one-time registration is required online. Add to 📅.
Mental Health Association
Oranges and Maplewood NAACP plans to create a youth council by the end of 2024. The youth council will be open to young adults under the age of 25. Interested participants can contact the chapter by phone or email.
Oranges & Maplewood: NAACP
Essex County Payne School of Technology students can now earn college credits through a new dual enrollment program with Bloomfield College of Montclair State University. Eligible students can take up to six credits in game design, with coursework counting towards both their high school diploma and a Bloomfield College of Montclair State University degree. Bloomfield’s Game Design program offers training in game design methodology, computer imaging, and 2D and 3D design.
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Atlantic Federal Credit Union is accepting scholarship applications from Essex County students entering college this fall through Mar. 31. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to three students. Applications accepted online. Add to 📅.
West Orange Chamber of Commerce
Regional news
New Jersey Senate candidate and current member of the House of Representatives Andy Kim filed a lawsuit on Feb. 26 challenging the “county line,” a design that gives primary ballot placement to candidates with county party endorsements. If successful, a judge would expel the line in time for the June primary election and push back against the support that Kim and Tammy Murphy had recently received from powerful party leaders.
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