Follow local news and events in Glen Ridge with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Nov. 5, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Puzzle challenge planned at Glen Ridge library on Nov. 13. It is from 6:30-8 p.m. Registration is required.
Glen Ridge Public Library.
Stage production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” planned with The Maplewood Strollers starting Nov. 13. It runs through Nov. 22 at The Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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The Maplewood Strollers
Mobile mammogram screenings planned with Orange and University Hospital on Nov. 13. Free and low-cost screenings are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 231 Park Ave. Appointments can be scheduled online.
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Orange Public Schools
Author talk with Rossana Rosado planned at Newark library on Nov. 12 in the Main Branch. Rosado will discuss “Bronx Attitude” at 6 p.m. Q&A and book signing will follow.
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New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center
Small business expo planned with NJ Citizen Action on Nov. 12 in Newark. It is from 5-8 p.m. at 625 Broad St. Attendees can speak with financial institutions, business resource providers, and technical assistance experts. Registration is required. Free admission.
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New Jersey Citizen Action
Holiday wreath-making planned at Essex County Environmental Center on Nov. 14 in Roseland. It is from 2-4 p.m. Designed for ages 15+. All materials included. Registration is required.
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Essex County Environmental Center
REGIONAL NEWS
A panel of three appellate court judges recently heard claims from defendants and plaintiffs in the eight-year lawsuit challenging segregation in N.J.’s public schools. The court is expected to take several months to make its ruling.
The case began in 2018 when Latino Action Network, NAACP N.J. State Conference, and the Urban League of Essex County joined families of nine N.J. public school students in a lawsuit claiming segregation in N.J. schools violates the state constitution and deprives students of their right to a quality education. Mediation, or negotiations between legal parties, began in 2023 after a state Superior Court judge found racial segregation in N.J. schools, but said the plaintiffs failed to show that segregation is widespread across every district.
In N.J., students must attend schools in the municipality where they live, which results in segregated schools because of residential segregation and discriminatory housing laws and practices, according to the lawsuit and a 2017 study from the UCLA Civil Rights Project. Possible solutions include creating new magnet schools that enroll students from multiple districts, allowing students to transfer schools, and redrawing district boundaries.
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