Follow local news and events in Nutley with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Mar. 17, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Nutley-area residents can join the library on a trip to visit Hyde Park, the Vanderbilt Mansion, and lunch at the Culinary Institute of America on Apr. 2. Tickets are $125 per person and include transportation, lunch, and guided tours. Bus leaves from Nutley library at 8:00 a.m. Registration is required.
TAPinto Nutley
Film screening of “Tokyo Story” planned with Montclair Film on Mar. 22. It begins at 2 p.m. at The Clairidge, 486 Bloomfield Ave. There will be a special introduction and a Q&A with Anne Giblin Gedacht associate professor at Seton Hall on Japanese culture after the screening. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Montclair Film
Free author talk with Mary Clare Jalonick will discuss her book “Storm at the Capitol” at [words] Bookstore, 179 Maplewood Ave., on Mar. 24. The conversation will be facilitated by Deputy Mayor Malia Herman. from 6:30-8 p.m. Preregistration is required.
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Maplewood Public Library
Networking and business enrichment event planned with South Orange Downtown on Mar. 24. The event is from 6-8 p.m., at Giorgio’s Ristorante, 52 Vose Ave. Business owners can meet to connect and learn more about how tehy can participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Preregistration is required.
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South Orange Downtown
Free book fair planned with Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ on Mar. 24 in Irvington. The event is scheduled for 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Unity Family Success Center of Irvington, 50 Union Ave. Open to all ages, preregistration is required.
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Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
Free virtual “Smart Homebuyer Workshop” planned by Urban League Essex County on Mar. 24-25. The event, scheduled from 5:30-8:30 p.m. each day, will feature workshops on mortgages, inspections, and financial planning. Preregistration is required.
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Urban League of Essex County
Children and youth in grades pre-K-12 can submit projects to Essex County Environmental Center’s “gARTbage Art Contest” through Apr. 11. 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
Registration is open for the 2026 Cherry Blossom Challenge Bike Race on Apr. 4 in Newark. The race will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Branch Brook Park. Registration is available online.
Essex County Parks
REGIONAL NEWS
Submissions are open for 2026 Garden State Art Weekend to be held Apr. 17-19. Art galleries, art museums, artists’ studio complexes, visual pop-up art displays, and public art installations are eligible to participate. Application forms are available online.
Garden State Art Weekend.
