Follow local news and events in Glen Ridge with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Mar. 5, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Sherman Avenue and Glenridge Avenue in Glen Ridge may be closed for repairs, including an underground stormwater installation, ADA ramp reconstruction, and repaving. Residents should follow traffic control while projects are ongoing.
Glen Ridge Borough
Human Needs Food Pantry of Montclair seeks donations of diapers and wipes. Donations can be dropped off at 9 Label St. on Tuesdays and Thursdays or sent directly from Amazon.
Human Needs Food Pantry
Montclair Community Farms plans “Plant Sale Fundraiser” pre-sale on Mar. 7. Plants can be pre-ordered online. Add to 📅.
Montclair Community Farms
Montclair Film plans a special advanced screening of “FRIDA” on Mar. 7 in Montclair. The film starts at 7 p.m. at The Clairidge, 486 Bloomfield Ave. A Q&A with director Carla Gutierrez will follow. “FRIDA” will play at The Clairidge through Mar. 14. Tickets available online for purchase. Add to 📅.
Montclair Film
NJSDA is accepting enrollment for its youth summer theater program for grades 3-12 n Montclair. Programs run from Jul. 22 to Aug. 16 and will include classes in acting, improv, television and film, and musical theater. All classes are at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Registration is available online. Add to 📅.
New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts
CASA Essex County, a social service for local youth, to host virtual information sessions on Mar. 7. The session begins at 2:30 p.m. will discuss the work that CASA Essex County does. Registration by email required. Add to 📅.
CASA Essex County
East Orange public library is hiring a youth programming librarian and a grant writer and community engagement coordinator. Applications accepted by email.
East Orange Public Schools
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network, a social services program in Newark, to host a virtual “Parent Involvement in Special Education: Overview of Rights” on Mar. 7. The workshop begins at 7 p.m. and will discuss caregivers’ responsibilities under federal and state law. It will be available in English and Spanish. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
Essex County College to host “Black Women as Revolutionaries: A Women’s History Month Celebration” on Mar. 7 in Newark. The event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be an African marketplace from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Add to 📅.
Essex County College
Regional news
A federal appeals judge recently ruled that students at Rutgers do not have a “fundamental right” to refuse a COVID vaccine for reasons that are not medical or religious. The decision follows a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen Rutgers students after the university added the vaccine to its list of required vaccinations. A federal court in N.J. dismissed the suit in 2022.
Patch Newark
