Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Jul. 30, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Youth in grades 8-12 can register for Montclair Film’s directing class starting Aug. 19. The class meets from 2-5 p.m. at 505 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair through Aug. 23. Registration is available online and costs $337-375.
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Montclair Film
Free concert with rapper KRS-One planned at NJPAC on Aug. 1 in Newark. The performance begins at 6 p.m. at Chambers Plaza.
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New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
Youth and adults can submit projects related to gardening, food and nutrition, and produce to the 4-H Summer Harvest Showcase in Woodland Park. The showcase is from Aug. 15-18 during the Passaic County
Fair. All projects will be shown at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension tent. Submissions will be judged and cash prizes will be awarded. Guidelines available online.
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Essex County 4-H
Rutgers seeks community health assessment responses from LGBTQ+ individuals living in Essex County for a research study. The online survey will ask about quality of care, neighborhood safety, mental health around coming out, and experience with substance abuse. There is no payment for survey participation.
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REGIONAL NEWS
Nearly 40% of N.J. workers do not receive protections from the New Jersey Family Leave Act. A Rutgers University study shows that unprotected workers are often low-income, women, and working in education, healthcare, libraries, or service industries. The act only protects N.J. employees who work at organizations with 30 or more employees, have worked for the same employer for at least one year, and have worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous year. Advocacy groups are urging lawmakers to amend eligibility requirements and increase family leave protections for workers at firms with at least five employees and after 90 days of employment.
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