Follow local news and events in East Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Feb. 4, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Children in grades pre-K-7 can attend a Valentine’s-themed painting session at East Orange library on Feb. 11. It is from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Registration is not required.
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East Orange Public Library
New Jersey Office of New Americans will table at East Orange library on Feb. 11 to connect immigrants and refugees with resources. Resources include healthcare, pro bono immigration legal support, public benefits, and more. The tabling is from 12-2 p.m. on the first floor lobby.
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East Orange Public Library
Families with children in grades 2-5 can attend a performance and reading with author and violinist J Read on Feb. 11 at South Orange library’s Baird Branch. It is from 4-4:45 p.m. and will include a reading of “Chickadee.” Registration is required. Library card not required. Free admission.
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South Orange Public Library
South Mountain YMCA is hiring a full-time director of day camp and youth sports. Responsibilities include leading and managing the camp, designing camp activities, and recruit and train staff among other tasks. Applications are available online.
South Mountain YMCA
Montclair Area Solidarity Network seeks repair and non-repair volunteers to support its free repair event, scheduled for Mar. 21 in Orange. It is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The HUUB, 35 Cleveland St. Interested volunteers should message MASN online.
Montclair Area Solidarity Network
People can attend a job-searching workshop with La Casa de Don Pedro on Feb. 9 in Newark. It is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 23 Broadway. There will be employment resources, job search assistance, and interview preparation. Free admission. Registration is required.
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La Casa De Don Pedro
Tickets are on sale for CASA Essex County’s tricky tray fundraiser, scheduled for Feb. 27 in North Caldwell. It is from 6-8 p.m. at 131 Gould Ave. Attendees must be ages 21+. Proceeds support CASA Essex County.
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CASA Essex County
Montclair is hiring a chief financial officer and township attorney. Applications are available online.
Montclair Township
Families with children ages 1-4 can attend a guided stroll around Turtle Back Zoo on Feb. 11 in West Orange. It begins at 10 a.m. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Turtle Back Zoo
People can ice skate at the Essex County Codey Arena this winter in West Orange. Public skating sessions are Fridays from 4:45-6:15 p.m. and weekends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and from 2-3:30 p.m. Reserve a session online.
Essex County Parks
REGIONAL NEWS
NJ Transit will temporarily operate on a modified train schedule from Feb. 15 to Mar. 14 as Amtrak works on the Portal North Bridge. The bridge will replace the 114-year-old swing bridge over the Hackensack River, and is meant to improve long-term reliability and capacity along the Northeast Corridor. Trains will only operate on a single track between Newark and Secaucus, and there will be less trains to New York Penn Station on weekdays on the Northeast Corridor and the North Jersey Coast Line. There will be no Midtown Direct train service to New York Penn Station on weekdays along the Morristown Line, Gladstone Branch, and the Montclair-Boonton Line. All train schedules are available online.
NJ Transit
