Follow local news and events in West Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for May. 28, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Essex County Parks plans a free fishing derby for youth under age 15 on May 30 in West Orange. The event is from 5-7:30 p.m. at South Mountain Recreation Complex. Children are encouraged to bring their own fishing poles, bait, and chairs. There is no rain date. Prizes will be awarded. Add to 📅.
Essex County Parks
South Orange-Maplewood Adult School is accepting golf camp enrollment for ages 8-14. Each one-week session introduces participants to the basics of golfing. The camp provides all equipment, snacks, and beverages. The first session begins Jun. 24. Registration is $450. Add to 📅.
South Orange-Maplewood Adult School
Maplewoodstock, a Maplewood based music and arts festival, seeks food vendors for its 2024 programs in July. Applications accepted online.
Maplewoodstock
Nutley Little Theatre seeks advertisements, sponsorships, and donations to support its 2024 productions. Payments made by Aug. 26 will guarantee advertisement space in the playbill.
Nutley Little Theater
Montclair Film plans a free screening of “Power to Heal,” a documentary about Medicare and the Civil Rights Movement, on May 30. The film begins at 7 p.m. at 505 Bloomfield Ave. A discussion will follow with panelists Barbara Berney, Gloria Essoka, Katherine Hempstead, and Denise V. Rodgers. Tickets available online. Add to 📅.
Montclair Film
Essex County plans a free job fair on May 30 in Newark. It is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Essex County College’s gymnasium. Online registration is recommended. Attendees should bring multiple copies of their resume. Add to 📅.
Essex County
New Jersey CARES, a division of the N.J. attorney general’s office that oversees statewide responses to drug addiction, plans a free “Treating Pain Without Opioids” webinar for healthcare professionals on May 30. The session begins at 11 a.m. and it will discuss the opioid epidemic. Continuing education credits available for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, athletic trainers, and EMTs. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
New Jersey Office of Attorney General
Regional news
N.J. school teachers and students are reporting facing threats and harassment for raising awareness of the U.S.-backed genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza by the Israeli government. Newark, West Orange, South Orange-Maplewood, Livingston, Teaneck, Camden, and other communities identified attempted book bans, contract cancelations, and threats of disciplinary action as attempts to suppress anti-apartheid literature and political action.
Truthout
