Follow local news and events in Montclair with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Nov. 19, 2025 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Montclair will hold preliminary budget meetings for 2026 on Nov. 24-25. Meetings are from 1-3:30 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. at the Council Chambers. Open to the public. Meetings will be streamed on Montclair’s YouTube channel and TV34.
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Montclair Township
Montclair residents can participate in the township’s “Adopt-a-Drain” program. Participants who adopt a nearby storm drain commit to removing leaves, litter, and debris. Sign up online.
Montclair Township
Bloomfield is hiring a full-time tax assessor. Responsibilities include managing tax records, handling appeals, and providing accurate tax information. Apply by Nov. 26.
Bloomfield Township
“Ashenfelter 8K Classic and the Tom Fleming 2K Run” fundraiser benefitting the Glen Ridge Educational Foundation planned on Nov. 27. It begins at 8:15 a.m. and 9 a.m. at Glen Ridge High School. Registration is required.
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Ashenfelter 8K Classic
Nutley Family Service Bureau pet pantry seeks monetary donations for purchasing dog and cat food. Donations accepted online.
Nutley Family Service Bureau
West Orange Chamber of Commerce is hiring an executive director. Applications accepted by email. job description available online.
West Orange Chamber of Commerce
Virtual volunteer information session planned by CASA Essex County, a social service organization for local youth, on Nov. 26. It begins at 2 p.m. and will discuss ways to volunteer. Registration by email required.
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CASA Essex County
Essex County to pay more than $8 million in a lawsuit settlement with an individual who was physically assaulted in Newark’s Essex County Correctional Facility, county documents show. Seven people assaulted the individual in September 2021, leading to brain injuries and permanent disabilities, according to the jail’s video surveillance. One correctional officer was on duty and testified to exiting the scene to call for assistance. The civil lawsuit was filed in 2024 and claims that unsafe and unsuitable jail conditions led to the assault. It names several jail administrators and the county’s medical contractor, CFG Health Systems, which contributed $1 million to the settlement.
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REGIONAL NEWS
New Jersey NAACP, Latino Action Network, and Latino Coalition of N.J. filed a lawsuit against N.J. to stop allowing car insurance companies to set rates based on education and occupation. It claims that associating risk with education and occupation gives insurers a loophole to increase rates for low-income and Black or Latino drivers, regardless of actual risk. The lawsuit says regulators violated state anti-discrimination laws, constitutional equal protection guarantees, and state law prohibiting racial and economic discrimination in insurance rates. In 2021, the Senate approved legislation that would have prohibited car insurers from setting rates based on occupation, education, marital status, and credit scores, but the bill did not advance to the Assembly.
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