Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Jul. 11, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Free family game night planned by Maplewood library on Jul. 15 in the Hilton Branch. The drop-in event is from 6-7:45 p.m. for families with children ages 5+.
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Maplewood Public Library
Adults can pick up a jute basket craft from Maplewood library Jul. 15-20 in the Main Branch. Kits are available to summer reading program participants.
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Free “Get Out of Your Comfort Zone” talk with public speaker Chris McCormack planned by Maplewood library on Jul. 16 in the Hilton Branch. The talk is from 6:30-7:45 p.m. Registration is not required.
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Free “DIY Soup in a Jar” cooking class for youth planned by Maplewood library on Jul. 16 in the Hilton Branch. The class begins at 3:30 p.m. and attendees will make lentil soup to take home. Registration is required.
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“Comic Club” meeting for children age 5-12 planned by Maplewood library on Jul. 16 at the Hilton Branch. The meeting is scheduled from 3:30-4:30 p.m., will include drawing, writing, and creating graphic novels. Caregivers must remain in the building.
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Newark 2024 Pride Parade planned by Newark LGBTQ Community Center on Jul. 14. It begins at 11 a.m. at Lincoln Park.
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Newark LGBTQ Community Center
Online volunteer information session planned by CASA Essex County, a social service for youth in foster care, on Jul. 15. The session begins at 9 a.m. Registration by email required.
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Butterfly tent safari experience planned by Essex County Environmental Center starting Jul. 13. The butterfly tent experience will be available Monday through Friday from 12-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Preregistration is required.
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Essex County Environmental Center
REGIONAL NEWS
In Essex County, the number of reported COVID cases have doubled since early June from 87 to 176 as new variants spread throughout the U.S., state data from Jun. 8 and Jul. 6 shows. The group of strains is a subvariant of Omicron known as “FLiRT,” and can show up in a broad range of symptoms, including nausea, runny nose, and a cough, according to Stephanie Silvera, epidemiologist at Montclair State University. Silvera said that this strain is more contagious than others and people should mask to reduce transmission.
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