Follow local news and events in South Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for May. 6, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Columbia High School’s Home and School Association seeks sponsorship donations for “Midnight Madness.” The sponsored event is for graduating high school students and planned to follow commencement on Jun. 19.
Columbia High School Home and School Association
South Orange library plans story times on May 7-8. Sessions begin at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Baird Center. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
South Orange Public Library
Columbia High School’s Home and School Association plans a fundraising event on May 8 in South Orange. Tito’s Burritos and Wings, 6 W. S. Orange Ave., will donate 15% of sales from 5-9 p.m. to CHS Midnight Madness. Add to 📅.
Columbia High School Home and School Association
Maplewood library plans a library catalog virtual information session on May 8. Assistant Director Amanda Eigen will host the session starting at 7 p.m. and will discuss searching for materials and placing holds. Registration is not required. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
Luna Stage plans a summer theater camp for children in grades 2-5 starting Jul. 8. The program includes improv, acting, theater games, collaborative storytelling, and playwriting. It is separated into four week-long sessions. Registration available online. Add to 📅.
Luna Stage
Montclair Film to join the North to Shore Festival from June 10-30. The festival will take place June 10-16 in Asbury Park, June 17 – 23 in Atlantic City, and June 24 – 30 in Newark. This festival will host events at over 100 venues and showcase New Jersey’s arts, film, and technology sectors. As part of the festivities, Montclair Film will host a summer showcase from June 27-30 at The Clairidge.
Montclair Film
National Center for Advocacy and Recovery for Behavioral Health to host “Fentanyl Awareness Day Webinar” on May 7. The event, scheduled to start at12 p.m., and will discuss substance abuse resources and fentanyl use. Add to 📅.
National Center for Advocacy and Recovery for Behavioral Health
Branch Brook Park plans free “Women’s Health Event” on May 8 in Newark. The event is from 1-6 p.m. in the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center. There will be sexual assault and violence education resources, HIV test kits, child and maternal health resources, and screenings, including mammogram, pap smear, and blood pressure. Registration is not required. Add to 📅.
Branch Brook Park Alliance
Eligible undergraduate and graduate students can apply for NAACP scholarships through Jun. 2. Applications accepted online.
Oranges & Maplewood: NAACP
Regional news
New Jersey’s incarcerated population is being denied fair phone call access, according to a report by state watchdog. The report states that phone access can be revoked as disciplinary punishment for not following orders or assault, reasons unrelated to behavior while using the phone, for an arbitrary amount of time. The report recommends that lawmakers lift this disciplinary policy and comes amid pending legislation to suspend all telecommunication charges. Prison telecommunications services rake in $1.4 billion annually, and providers like JPay charge incarcerated people nearly $10 for a 30-minute video visit and 35 cents per email.
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