Follow local news and events in West Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Jun. 11, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Mountain Top League, a West Orange-based sports program, opens summer 2024 hockey registration for students entering grades K-12. Sessions are weekday evenings at the O’Connor Park. The program starts July and ends in August. Admission is $90. Registration is available online.
Mountain Top League
Youth cabaret performance with Gas Lamp Players hosted by Women’s Club of Glen Ridge on Jun. 14. The event begins at 7 p.m. at 219 Ridgewood Ave. It includes songs from musicals Hadestown, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, and SIX. Tickets available online for purchase. Add to 📅.
Women’s Club of Glen Ridge
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
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
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.
Patch Newark
