Follow local news and events in Bloomfield with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Mar. 11, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Bloomfield school board appointed Joseph Fleres to district superintendent. Fleres is the school district’s current assistant superintendent and director of curriculum. He will begin on Jul. 1 following Salvatore Goncalves’s retirement.
Bloomfield Public Schools
Registration is open for NJSDA’s youth summer theater camp in Montclair. Classes begin in July and August at St. John’s Church. It includes acting, improv, and musical theater programs. Registration available online.
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New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts
“Montclair Bee City Kick-Off” planned on Mar. 18 with Northeast Earth Coalition. It begins at 7 p.m. at 1 Pine St. Attendees will learn about Montclair’s recent designation as a “Bee City” and ways to get involved in local pollinator garden projects. Free admission.
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Northeast Earth Coalition
Film screening of “The Woman of Stars and Mountains” planned with Montclair Film on Mar. 18. It begins at 7 p.m. at The Clairidge, 486 Bloomfield Ave. A Q&A session will follow. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Montclair Film
Record club meeting planned with Glen Ridge recreation on Mar. 18. It begins at 7 p.m. at the Glen Ridge Train Station. Participants will discuss “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You” by Aretha Franklin. Free admission.
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Glen Ridge Borough
Irvington is hiring a keyboarding clerk and recreation program coordinator. Applications are accepted online.
Irvington Township
Overdose prevention workshop for youth and adults planned by Newark library on Mar. 18 in the Main Branch. The Newark Community Street Team will lead the workshop at 11 a.m. Attendees will learn how to use naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose. Registration is recommended. Library card not required.
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Newark Public Library
People can attend a virtual information session discussing doula support and neurodivergence with Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ on Mar. 18. It is from 6-8 p.m. It will discuss communication, sensory needs, and practical strategies for affirming care. Free admission.
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Partnership for Children of Essex
Children and youth in grades pre-K-12 can submit projects to Essex County Environmental Center’s “gARTbage Art Contest” through Apr. 8. Participants are required to create art from single-use plastic garbage. Team or individual projects are accepted. Prizes will be awarded. Register by Apr. 8. Drop projects off at the Center on Apr. 11 between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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Essex County Environmental Center
Flowers purchased through Essex County 4-H’s “Flower Power Fundraiser” will benefit 4-H youth scholarships. Purchases must be made by May 15.
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Essex County 4-H
REGIONAL NEWS
More than 1,000 people protested against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s purchase of a Roxbury warehouse on Feb. 28 along Route 46. The 470,000-square-foot warehouse at 1879 Route 46 will be used as an immigrant processing center, marking the third detention facility for migrants in N.J. The other two are privately-owned jails in Elizabeth and Newark. The warehouse’s current owner, Dalfen Industrial, made the sale despite township and community opposition. Roxbury town officials said it offered Dalfen Industrial tax breaks to redevelop the property as a way to avoid the sale. Council members say an ICE facility will strain sewer and water lines, and place more burden on fire, police, and EMS personnel. Roxbury town officials said they plan to challenge the purchase in court in an attempt to halt its development.
New Jersey Monitor
Nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals can attend a webinar discussing perinatal hepatitis C and syphilis management on Mar. 18. It is from 12-1 p.m. and is led by Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ. Attendees will learn about current clinical guidance and strategies to improve care coordination. Registration is required. Free admission.Add to 📅.
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
Social workers and health professionals can attend a webinar on trauma planned with Rutgers on Mar. 18. It is from 1-4 p.m. Attendees will learn about ways to assess and identify signs of trauma and burnout among their staff. There will also be information for self-care tools. CE credit available. Free admission. Registration is required.Add to 📅.
Rutgers University
