Follow local news and events in Glen Ridge with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Apr. 8, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Glen Ridge recreation plans free “Lunch with Mayor Debbie Mans” on Apr. 10. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Glen Ridge Senior-Community Center. Registration is required and can be completed by phone or email. Add to 📅.
Glen Ridge Borough
Glen Ridge library plans “Zentangle Blackout Poetry” for grades 6-12 on Apr. 10. Participants will create a poem by blacking out text with a marker starting at 5 p.m. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
Glen Ridge Public Library
Montclair Film is accepting 2024 Montclair Film Festival internship applications by Jun. 28. Interns will help with the festival’s day-to-day operations before, during, and after the event dates, scheduled for Oct. 18-27. Resumes and cover letters accepted by email. The internship is unpaid. Add to 📅.
Montclair Film
Arc of Essex County plans “Tumble Ninjas Class” for children ages 6-12 starting Apr. 9 in Fairfield. Participants will stretch, move, and jump through obstacle courses and build social skills from 4-5 p.m. at 10 Kingsbridge Rd. The group will meet again on Apr. 23. Register online. Add to 📅.
The Arc of Essex County
Eligible N.J. families can apply for the state’s Summer EBT program by Apr. 19. Qualifying families will receive a Summer EBT card for children to purchase $120 worth of food at participating stores. Confirm mailing address with the child’s school. Applications accepted online. Add to 📅.
Hunger Free New Jersey
Eligible N.J. students in the 11th congressional district can submit artwork to the “Artistic Discovery Contest” by Apr. 12. Submissions can include paintings, drawings, collages, prints, mixed media, computer-generated art, and photography. The winning piece will be displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol. Guidelines and submission form available online. Artwork must be dropped off at Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s office at 375 S. Livingston Ave. in Livingston. Add to 📅.
Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill
NJSDA is accepting enrollment for its youth acting, theater, and improv classes starting on Apr. 20 in Montclair. Classes are eight-week sessions every Saturday afternoon at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Registration is available online. Add to 📅.
New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts
Essex County Environmental Center plans a free county-wide “Earth Day Celebration” on Apr. 20 in Roseland. The event, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature guided nature walks, live music, a rock climbing wall, and local environmental groups. Registration required by phone for walking tours. Add to 📅.
Essex County Environmental Center
Regional news
New Jersey is contesting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed $15 per car congestion-pricing toll for vehicles entering Manhattan’s business district in federal court. N.J. officials argue that the plan will increase traffic in local neighborhoods, exacerbate air pollution, and does not include revenue sharing plans with N.J. Transit agencies. The state’s lawyers are asking for an environmental impact assessment to be ordered. If not overturned by the court, the MTA’s congestion pricing initiative will start in June.
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