Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Jul. 22, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Pickle spice mix available for pick-up Jul. 22-27 at Maplewood library in the Main Branch. The spice blend is limited to summer reading participants. Supplies are first-come, first-served.
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Maplewood Public Library
Free concert with The Local Heroes planned by South Orange on Jul. 24. The Local Heroes will perform a mix of rock, county, and americana music at 7:30 p.m. at Flood’s Hill. Food trucks available on site.
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South Orange Village
Free concert with Steelpan Music planned by Essex County Parks on Jul. 24 in Newark. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at Riverfront Park. Attendees should bring a blanket or lawn chair.
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Essex County Parks
Online volunteer information session planned by CASA Essex County, a social service for youth in foster care, on Jul. 24. The session begins at 11 a.m. Registration by email required.
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CASA Essex County
Screening of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” for families planned by Turtle Back Zoo on Jul. 24. The film begins at 6 p.m. at the zoo picnic area. Zoo admission is required.
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Turtle Back Zoo
REGIONAL NEWS
The pedestrian death rate in Essex County between 2017 and 2021 was 46 percent of all fatal car crashes, according to a study by Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers. According to data National Highway Traffic Safety Administration there were 229 fatal car crashes total with 106 pedestrian deaths during the five year period. Overall Essex County ranked had the seventh highest rate of pedestrian death across the country.
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