Follow local news and events in Belleville with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Mar. 13, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Bloomfield library to host a free one-woman play about Emily Roebling with Carol Simon Levin on Mar. 16. The play begins at 2 p.m. and will depict Roebling’s contribution to the Brooklyn Bridge. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Public Library
Newark plans a St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Mar. 15. It begins at 1 p.m. at the corner of Mulberry Street and Raymond Boulevard. It will continue past NJPAC and end on Washington Street. Add to 📅.
Patch Newark
Newark public schools to host “District-Wide Hiring Fair” for elementary and high school teachers on Mar. 16. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Science Park High School. Teachers in all subject areas are needed. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Newark Board of Education
Turtle Back Zoo plans job fair for seasonal jobs for the 2024 spring and summer season on Mar. 16 in West Orange. The fair is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Applicants must be 18+, able to work outdoors, and pass a background check. Add to 📅.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.
Essex County plans its “2024 Teen Arts Festival” for ages 13-19 on Mar. 23 in Newark. Students can sign up for workshops and meet other artists throughout the day at Essex County Payne Tech. Register online. Add to 📅.
Essex County
New Jersey residents can register to vote by May 14 in time for the Jun. 4 primary elections. Voters can change their party affiliation by Apr. 10. Unaffiliated voters will not be able to participate in the June primary election.
Vote.org
Regional news
Theodore Stephens II has been appointed as Essex County’s first official prosecutor in over five years, after serving as acting prosecutor since Sep. 2018 and being confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on Feb. 12 for a five-year term. Stephens is an East Orange resident and previously held positions as Corporation Counsel for the City of East Orange, a judge of the East Orange Municipal Court, a judge of the City of Orange Municipal Court, and Essex County Surrogate.
West Orange Patch
