Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Oct. 9, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Chess club meeting for youth of all skill levels planned by Maplewood library on Oct. 16 in the Hilton branch. Chess is from 6-7 p.m. There will be tutors and free chess boards for use. Registration is recommended.
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Maplewood Public Library
Free food truck festival planned by United Way of Greater Newark on Oct. 19 in Maplewood. The event is from 12-5 p.m. at Memorial Park. There will be food, activities, live entertainment, and a small business marketplace.
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United Way of Greater Newark
Free pop-up performance by Mark Murphy’s Music student band planned on Oct. 19 in South Orange. The performance is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Spiotta Park.
South Orange Downtown
“Ladies Night Out Downtown” planned by South Orange on Oct. 17. Stores and restaurants will be open between 6-9 p.m. for the town-wide event. Attendees can purchase raffle passports for $10 at Spiotta Park for a chance to win prizes. Sales will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Fund.
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South Orange Downtown
Food truck and craft beer festival planned by South Orange on Oct. 18. The event is from 5-10 p.m. at Irvington Avenue. There will be food trucks, live music, and a beer garden.
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South Orange Village
College fair planned at STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges on Oct. 16 in South Orange. The fair is from 5-7 p.m. There will be college and university representatives from schools in and around N.J.
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Orange Public Schools
“R.E.D. Gala” and fundraiser to support literacy in Newark planned by Urban League of Essex County on Oct. 16 in Belleville. The event, scheduled from 6 p.m. at Nanina’s in the Park, 540 Mill St., will discuss the Urban League’s plans to launch a literacy center to fill education gaps in Newark. The literacy center will offer free reading tutoring, interactive writing and theater training, and professional and parent resources. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Urban League of Essex County
Free teach-in discussing labor and union power planned by Newark Solidarity on Oct. 16. The teach-in begins at 6:30 p.m. at Rutgers-Newark. It will discuss ways unions and social movements build solidarity and explore intersections of labor movements, racial justice, and global solidarity with Palestine.
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Newark Solidarity Coalition
Free lecture with poet and Rutgers-Newark professor John Keene planned by Newark library on Oct. 16 in the Main Branch. Keene will discuss Newark writers Philip Roth and Amiri Baraka from 5:30-9 p.m. Registration is required.
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Newark Public Library
Free college application clinic planned by Make The Road NJ on Oct. 16 in Elizabeth. Clinics are from 3-5:30 p.m. at 42 Broad St. Attendees will learn about campus life, academic programs, extracurricular activities, college essay writing, application assistance, and financial aid. Registration is required.
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Make The Road NJ
Essex County residents can recycle computers and electronics on Oct. 19 in Cedar Grove. Items can be dropped off at Essex County public works building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A complete list of accepted items available online. Proof of residency required.
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Essex County
REGIONAL NEWS
Gov. Phil Murphy promised to advance a statewide bill lowering the voting age to 16 for school board elections at Vote 16 Youth Summit hosted by the N.J. Institute for Social Justice. Murphy first announced his support for the bill in January 2024, one day before Newark City Council passed a law allowing 16-year-olds to vote in school board races. State officials at the summit promised to the move the bill through the Legislature this year. If passed, N.J. would be the first state to extend voting rights to people younger than 18.
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