Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Aug. 1, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Free play for toddlers ages 1-3 planned by Maplewood library on Aug. 5 in the Hilton Branch. There will be unstructured play with scarves, instruments, a crawl tube, and crayons from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
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Maplewood Public Library
Chess group meeting for youth planned by Maplewood library on Aug. 6 in the Hilton Branch. The group is designed for students in grades 6-12 and all skill levels. It will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration is recommended.
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Maplewood Public Library
“Books Now and Then” reading group meeting planned by Maplewood library on Aug. 8 in the Hilton Branch and virtually. Members will discuss “The Edible Woman” by Margaret Atwood at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required.
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Free outdoor yoga class for ages 10+ planned by Seton Village on Aug. 3 in South Orange. Participants should bring their own yoga mat, straps, blocks, towels, water, and sunscreen. Class begins at 8:30 a.m. at 133 Fairview Ave. A minimum $5 donation is suggested.
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Seton Village South Orange
Free concert with Volara planned by Essex County Parks on Aug. 6 in Newark. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at Independence Park. Attendees should bring a blanket or lawn chair.
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Essex County Parks
Rutgers 4-H is accepting submissions for its Fall 2024 Harvest Contest held Oct. 6 in Roseland. People who grow tomatoes locally can enter in the contest and showcase their harvests for a chance to win a $50 cash prize. Projects must be dropped off by Sep. 27. Entry guidelines are available online.
Essex County 4-H
REGIONAL NEWS
N.J. approved a fourth fossil fuel plant in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood where 25% of children have asthma and where community members have long fought the high count of power plants. The $180 million backup power project is the first to be approved since N.J.’s 2023 environmental justice law that intends to block similar construction in communities burdened by polluting infrastructure. Newark community organizations like Ironbound Environmental Justice are demanding the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board votes against the power plant during its Sep. 19 virtual public meeting.
Ironbound Community Corporation
