Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Mar. 5, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Columbia High School library seeks monetary donations to purchase digital test preparation materials and flashcard sets. for the SAT and Advanced Placement courses. The library’s 2023-24 budget was reallocated to a district initiative.
Columbia High School Library
Maplewood library’s “Tween and Teen Chess Group” will meet on Mar. 7 at the Hilton Branch. The group is designed for students in grades 6-12 and all skill levels. Registration is recommended but not required. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
South Orange to host “EmpowerHer Music Series” with Kate Baker Trio on Mar. 7. The performance is from 7-9 p.m. at Village Hall Restaurant, 101 S. Orange Ave. in South Orange. The performance will include jazz, Brazilian, and original music. Add to 📅.
South Orange Village Township
South Orange library plans a virtual talk with Maplewood resident and Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update producer Scott Weinstein on Mar. 7. The event begins at 7 p.m. Add to 📅.
South Orange Public Library
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
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
Programs for Parents, a Newark-based service for families and children, plans a virtual workshop on Applied Behavior Analysis on Mar. 7. The workshop starts at 6 p.m. and includes the basics of ABA, key terminology, and how to implement ABA strategies at home and school. The program will be presented in Haitian Creole. Add to 📅.
Programs for Parents
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.
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