Follow local news and events in Montclair with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Nov. 21, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Montclair health department seeks community survey responses to inform opioid misuse and abuse prevention programing funded by state’s legal settlement with opioid manufacturers and pharmacies. The survey is open to anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Montclair. All responses will remain confidential.
Montclair Health Department
Montclair Center to host 2023 “Small Business Saturday and Winter Wonderland” Nov. 25. The event starts at 12:30 p.m. at the Wellmont Arts Plaza. It will include a holiday market, children’s crafts, carolers, raffles, festive holiday photo stations, and a tree lighting at 6 p.m. Add to 📅.
Montclair Center
Town Pub of Bloomfield to host 2023 “Free Thanksgiving Dinner” buffet Nov 23. Dinner is served from 12-4 p.m. at 378 Broad St. Add to 📅.
Town Pub of Bloomfield
East Orange Animal Alliance seeks an adoptive family for Nabi, a female cat. Adoption applications accepted online.
East Orange Animal Alliance
Newark’s AHS seeks an adoptive family for Isolde, a one-year-old litter-trained female cat. Adoption applications accepted online.
Newark Associated Humane Shelters
Essex County College is accepting students for its spring 2024 semester. Late registration and the first day of classes are held Jan. 10. Prospective students can register online.
Essex County College
Regional news
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “plant hardiness zone map” shows 2.5 degree Fahrenheit warming trend across U.S. in last 11 years. New Jersey gardeners are more likely to experience warmer extreme minimum temperatures, changing which plants can be grown outdoors. Essex County has warmed by one zone, with extreme minimum temperatures up to 10 degrees warmer.
NPR
