Follow local news and events in Belleville with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Jul. 28, 2025 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Soul line dancing planned with Branch Brook Park Alliance on Aug. 4 in Newark. It begins at 6 p.m. at Branch Brook Park. Registration is required. Free admission.
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Branch Brook Park Alliance
Women’s International Film Festival planned at Newark library on Aug. 2 in the Main Branch. It begins at 10 a.m. and will screen four films. Breakfast provided. Registration is required. Free admission.
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Free mammogram and pap smear screenings for eligible Essex County residents planned with Ironbound Community Corporation on Jul. 31 in Newark. It is form 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 317 Elm St. Registration required by phone. English- and Spanish-speaking staff available.
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Ironbound Community Corporation
Montclair Film will reopen The Bellevue Theatre, which closed in 2017. It will operate as a non-profit theater similar to The Clairidge, also owned by Montclair Film. It is expected to open by fall 2025 at 260 Bellevue Ave.
Montclair Film
Maplewood Village Alliance’s annual outdoor summer market is scheduled for Aug. 3. It is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Maplewood Avenue, Highland Place, and Baker Street. There will be vendors, live music, and food. Free admission. Rain date is Aug. 10.
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Maplewood Village Alliance
Lakay Accès Santé offers virtual community forums for recent immigrants in N.J. every other Friday. It is from 9:30-11 a.m. Attendees can practice speaking in English, share experiences, and access information about health and social services. Registration is required online.
Lakay Acces Sante
Eligible Essex County non-profits can apply to the county’s arts and history grants by Aug. 15. Grant money must be used towards general operations and special projects in cultural and historical programs. Funds are for 2026 budgets. Applications and eligibility guidelines are available online.
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Essex County Parks
‘Running with the Devils 5K and Walk” planned with RWJ Barnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils hockey team on Nov. 2 in West Orange. Discounted pricing is available through Sep. 1. Proceeds will support RWJBarnabas Health. Registration available online.
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RWJ Barnabas Health
REGIONAL NEWS
Three N.J. State Police unions filed lawsuits against state Attorney General Matt Platkin to block his investigation into whether officers intentionally slowed traffic enforcement upon the release of a report that revealed racial profiling in stops. A December 2024 New York Times report found that traffic violation enforcement dropped 61% while motor vehicle crashes increased 16% between July 2023 and March 2024. Traffic enforcement slowdown began one week after a July 2023 analysis found evidence that N.J. police were more likely to stop Black and Latino motorists, search their vehicles, and ask them to leave their vehicles between 2009 and 2021. State Police union officials are requesting a state judge to dismiss the five subpoenas Platkin issued in April that ordered the agency’s documents and court appearance.
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New Jersey residents can participate in Revolution NJ’s “History Hero Challenge” by Oct. 31. Participants must collect buttons from five historical sites throughout the state in order to win and must submit a form to receive a prize. Sites are Cape May MAC, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum and Gardens, Morven Museum and Garden, Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, and Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum. Add to 📅.
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