Follow local news and events in South Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Nov. 9, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Jewelry sale fundraiser benefitting South Orange library planned on Nov. 14-15. Jewelry pieces will be available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. at the Baird Center.
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Friends of South Orange Public Library
Free walking tour of Roosevelt Park planned with Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission on Nov. 14. It begins at 1 p.m. at the corner of Curtiss Place and Ridgewood Road. Registration is not required.
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Maplewood Township
Maplewood’s Record Fair is scheduled for Nov. 15. It is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 60 Woodland Rd. There will be vinyl records, cassettes, 8 tracks, CDs, and more. Admission is $3 ages 18+, people younger than 18 enter for free.
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Poetry salon planned with Maplewood arts and culture on Nov. 15. It is from 12-1:30 p.m. at 10 Burnet Ave. Free admission.
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Maplewood Division of Arts and Culture
Pixel art craft night for ages 7+ planned at Maplewood library on Nov. 16 in the Main Branch. It is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Registration not required.
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Maplewood Public Library
Fermented honey demonstration planned at East Orange Family Success Center on Nov. 16. It begins at 2 p.m. at 132 South Harrison St. Registration required online.
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East Orange Family Success Center
Solidarity potluck planned with University of Orange on Nov. 16 in Orange. The potluck is from 6-8 p.m. at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland St. There will be a screening of the Thomas Edison Film Festival.
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University of Orange
COVID vaccine clinic planned with Nutley health on Nov. 10. It is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the health building. People must bring their Medicare card or prescription insurance card. Register online.
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Nutley Township
Fundraiser concert benefitting Montclair library’s Jazz Library planned on Dec. 5. It begins at 6 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 67 Church St. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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REGIONAL NEWS
A federal judge recently blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to fund immigration enforcement through law enforcement grants, court documents show. New Jersey joined 22 states in the lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts, claiming the U.S. Justice Department lacked authority to impose spending conditions. The judge’s ruling affects the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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