Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Jun. 11, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Maplewood library is accepting enrollment for its English for Speakers of Other Languages classes on Jun. 13 in the Hilton Branch. Registration is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. through Jun. 27 Classes are available for beginner and intermediate students online from July to September. Students must show two forms of ID and a Gmail account to register. Registration is $25. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
Free one-on-one electronic device support for adults hosted by Maplewood library on Jun. 13 in the Boyden Branch. The “digital device clinic” is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
Juneteenth pop-up shop planned by East Orange YMCA on Jun. 13 in Maplewood. There will be Black-owned business vendors selling clothing, jewelry, food, skin care, and more from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at South Mountain YMCA, 13 Jefferson Ave. Add to 📅.
East Orange YMCA
Free concerts and movies planned by South Orange recreation begin July 3. A Grateful Dead cover band, Trouble Ahead, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Flood’s Hill. Food trucks available on site. Add to 📅.
South Orange Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Free soundcheck concert with Winard Harper and Jeli Posse planned by Montclair Jazz Festival on Jun. 13. The event begins at 6 p.m. at The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. Tickets available online. Add to 📅.
Jazz House Kids
Jazz luncheon planned by Branch Brook Park Alliance on Jun. 13 in Newark. The event is from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Barbara Bell Coleman Welcome Pavilion. Luncheon includes organist performance and lecture about the park’s architect Fredrick Law Olmstead. Tickets available online for purchase. Add to 📅.
Branch Brook Park Alliance
Regional news
Newark police seized the Gaza solidarity encampment that spanned 38 days outside of Rutgers-Newark’s law school. Police blocked roads to enter campus and used force against demonstrators while removing the camp, according to Newark Solidarity Coalition video footage and Newark police. Protestors’ main demands remain unmet, including: divestment from companies supporting Israel’s genocide in Palestine and termination of Rutgers’ relationship with Tel Aviv University.
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