Follow local news and events in East Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Feb. 5, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Youth in grades 8-12 can attend East Orange library’s Teen Crafting Circle on Feb. 14. It is from 1-4 p.m. Self-led session. Registration is not required.
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East Orange Public Library
Students in grades 5-9 can design and build paper circuits at East Orange library on Feb. 14. It is from 1-2 p.m. Registration is required. Free admission. Library card not required.
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East Orange Public Library
Early bird tickets to West Orange African Heritage Organization’s “Denim and Diamonds” scholarship fundraiser ends Feb. 14. The event is from 7-11:30 p.m. at 52 Eisenhower Parkway in Roseland. Admission is $50 and funds will support West Orange High School students.
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The West Orange African Heritage Organization
Gnoochi cooking class planned with Kitchen a La Mode on Feb. 13 in South Orange. It is from 6-8 p.m. at 59 South Orange Ave. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Kitchen A La Mode
Stage production of “A Raisin In The Sun” planned with Maplewood arts and culture starting Feb. 13. Showtimes are 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. through Feb. 28 at Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Maplewood Division of Arts and Culture
Black History Month poetry jam planned with NAACP-Newark on Feb. 12. It begins at 6:30 p.m. at Priory Restaurant, 233 W. Market St.
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Newark NAACP
Montclair Story Salon is scheduled for Feb. 12 at Montclair Art Museum. There will be storytelling, music, and live art around the theme “Bring It Back” from 7-9 p.m. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Montclair Art Museum
Dr. Martin Luther King memorial program planned at Essex County College on Feb. 12 in Newark. IT is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mary Burch Theater. There will be choir performances and a speech from international human rights attorney Raymond Brown. Free admission.
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Essex County College
Sensory hike for ages 1-5 and caregivers planned with Essex County Environmental Center on Feb. 14 in Roseland. It is from 10-11 a.m. Registration is required. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Essex County Environmental Center
REGIONAL NEWS
CVS Pharmacy will no longer be a part of Horizon NJ Health, N.J.’s largest health insurance provider, starting Apr. 30 because of a contract dispute. CVS will be out-of-network for more than 800,000 publicly insured children and adults in N.J. under the Medicaid and NJ Family Care programs. Affected patients should seek new in-network pharmacies at horizonnjhealth.com/findadoctor, according to Horizon NJ Health. The failed agreement comes after Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield announced it will lay off 242 workers, or 5% of its workforce, by Apr. 26, according to the insurance company. That includes workers at both the Newark and Hopewell headquarters. The layoffs follow a recent $100 million settlement with N.J. over alleged over-billing.
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