Follow local news and events in Irvington with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Jul. 21, 2025 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
College students can apply to intern at Rep. LaMonica McIver’s N.J. district office in Newark or in Washington D.C. by Aug. 1. Interns will conduct research, attend hearings and briefings, work with residents, and perform administrative tasks. Internships begin in the fall. Application guidelines available online.
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Rep. LaMonica McIver
Soul in the City music event for families planned by East Orange on Jul. 23. There will be music from 6-9 p.m. at Elmwood Park. The event is free and will be held every Wednesday until Aug. 20.
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East Orange City
“R&B in the City” planned with East Orange on Jul. 26. It is from 1-8 p.m. at Elmwood Park. Rain date is Jul. 27. Free admission.
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East Orange City
“Holding the Center at the Confluence of Crises” course planned with University of Orange starting Jul. 28 online. Attendees will learn resources and tools they can use to navigate crises within their networks and communities. The course will discuss how to deploy strategies to support community recovery and rebuild political power. It meets from 6-7 p.m. on Mondays through Aug. 18. An optional walking tour in Orange is scheduled for Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. Registration is available online.
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University of Orange
Demonstration against federal funding cuts planned with N.J. Citizen Action on Jul. 26 in Newark. It begins at Military Park at 10 a.m. It advocates for universal healthcare, food equity, affordable childcare, and universal paid leave. There will be activities for children and families. Registration is required.
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New Jersey Citizen Action
Festival Del Pueblo for families rescheduled to Jul. 26 in Newark. The event begins at 9 a.m. at Branch Brook Park. There will be food, music, children’s activities, and activities.
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Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc.
Night tour of Turtle Back Zoo for families planned on Jul. 26 in West Orange. The tour is from 8-9 p.m. and will feature nocturnal animals. Registration is $10. Children younger than 2 enter for free.
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Turtle Back Zoo
Community members and immigrant rights groups will attend the Union County Board of Commissioners’ Jul. 24 meeting to urge commissioners to halt potential plans to reopen the county jail as an ICE detention center. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza in Elizabeth. Residents have attended previous meetings urging commissioners to oppose bids from private prison companies and reject proposals for an ICE detention center. Meeting attendees, including groups like Make the Road NJ and NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice, proposed different ways to repurpose the jail to meet community needs: a homeless shelter, mental health office, workforce development site, or educational programming space. The county must release a request for proposals, which will define the limits of the facility’s use for bidders and will require public input under state law.
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Make The Road NJ
REGIONAL NEWS
Ironbound Community Corporation is suing the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission over its approval to construct a fourth power plant in Newark’s Ironbound section. The board voted on the application in June despite years of concerns raised by community members, environmentalists, and municipal leaders. The lawsuit against PVSC was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of ICC. It claims that the power plant will further pollute Newark and that the PVSC failed to consider alternatives to the power plant and community feedback. 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.
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