Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Jul. 3, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Independence Day celebration planned by Maplewood on Jul. 4. There will be a 5K race, bike parade, relays for children, ice cream eating contest, and pet parade from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fireworks scheduled for 9 p.m.
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Free family game night planned by Maplewood library on Jul. 8 in the Hilton Branch. The weekly drop-in event is from 6-7:30 p.m. for families with children ages 5+.
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Maplewood Public Library
Maplewood library is hiring a substitute librarian. Applicants must have an MLS degree and NJ State Certification or be currently enrolled in a MLIS program. Resume and cover letter accepted by email.
Maplewood Public Library
Free downtown Newark walking tour for all ages planned by Have You Met Newark on Jul. 8. The tour is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Robert Treat Hotel, 50 Park Pl. It will include early Newark history, industrial history, art and cultural impacts.
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Have You Met Newark
Children and adults can attend University of Orange’s steel pan music sessions starting Aug. 12 and Aug. 19. Workshops are taught by local steel pan musician and educator Jevaun Grant at The HUUB, 35 Cleveland St. Register by Jul. 5.
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University of Orange
Free credit building workshop planned by NJ Citizen Action on Jul. 9 in Newark. Participants will learn about what makes up a credit score and how to build a positive credit history from 10-11:30 a.m. at 570 Broad St.
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New Jersey Citizen Action
REGIONAL NEWS
New Jersey is expected to supply more than 1 million homes with energy from two offshore wind farms that received federal approval for construction by Atlantic Shores, 10 miles from Atlantic City. This effort is part of Gov. Phil Murphy’s goals for N.J. to draw all of its power from renewable sources by 2035.
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