West Orange Daily Buzz: Apr. 10, 2024

Local news

East Orange YMCA plans “Empowered Parenting: Nurturing Communication and Self-Care” for families on Apr. 13. The workshop is from 1-2:30 p.m. at 159 North Munn Ave. There will also be a program available for children. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
East Orange YMCA

West Orange library plans a “Weekend Board Games” for grades K-5 on Apr. 13. There will be a variety of board games for participants at 4 p.m. in the youth services programming room. No registration required. Add to 📅.
West Orange Public Library

West Orange Downtown Alliance plans “Restaurant Week” from Apr. 13-21. Participating restaurants will offer special menus and offers for patrons during the week. A complete list of participating restaurants available online. Add to 📅.
West Orange Downtown Alliance

Arc of Essex County plans “Puppet-Making Class” for ages 6-12 starting Apr. 13 in Fairfield. The series runs through May 4 from 2-3 p.m. at 10 Kingsbridge Rd. Registration available online. Add to 📅.
The Arc of Essex County

Essex County Environmental Center to host “Family Dinosaur Discovery Field Trip” on Apr. 13 in Roseland. The event, scheduled from 5-7 p.m., starts at the end of Locust Avenue and participants can hike one mile to explore historic dinosaur tracks. Tickets available online for purchase. Add to 📅.
Essex County Environmental Center

Regional news

New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities closed proposal bids last Thursday from interested developers seeking to connect offshore wind turbines to the grid. In 2019, N.J. estimated that offshore wind will supply close to 20% of the state’s electricity by 2050. Last year, Orsted, a contract developer, walked away from two projects due to high borrowing costs and supply chain issues, which stalled that progress. The state anticipates the winner of the latest solicitation to begin work in 2029 and maintains its goal of 11 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040.
NJ Spotlight News