Follow local news and events in Belleville with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Dec. 12, 2023 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Newark Arts seeks submissions for its 2024 Artfront Galleries exhibition “Lost and Found” by Dec. 15. Artists are encouraged to submit works using found objects to create assemblages, collages, jewelry, quilts, and banners. Submissions should be in theme of “reduce, reuse, and recycle.” Works that can be hung on the wall are preferred. Sculptures are accepted with limited room and artists must provide their own plinth or stand. Submit by email. Add to 📅.
Newark Arts
Newark Emergency Services for Families plans monthly community grocery distribution Dec. 14 at 982 Broad Street in Newark from 9:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. All Essex County residents are welcome and a photo ID is required. Add to 📅.
Newark Emergency Services for Families
Newark Water Coalition to host “One Struggle: Newark to Palestine” teach-in event Dec. 15 in Newark. The event will focus on the current genocide in Palestine and feature speakers from Jewish Voice for Peace at 6:30 p.m. at 373 South Orange Ave. There will be free food and an English-to-Spanish translator. Add to 📅.
Newark Water Coalition
Bloomfield recreation to host a “Drop and Shop” childcare event Dec. 15. Parents drop their children at the Bloomfield Civic Center from 6-9 p.m. for craft-making. Children in grades K-6 will make ornaments and write letters to Santa. Admission is $20 per child. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department
Maplewood library is accepting students for its English speakers of other languages class through Jan. 4. Students can register for beginner and intermediate online classes at the Hilton branch, 1688 Springfield Ave., from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday through Jan. 4. Students must pay a $25 fee and provide two forms of ID to register. Classes will be held online on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Jan. 9 to Mar. 28. Add to 📅.
Maplewood Public Library
Montclair Pickleball plans its 2023 Northeast Winter Open Dec. 15-17 in Randolph. The tournament includes brackets for doubles, mixed doubles, and singles for ages 19+ and 50+ at Randolph Pickle Center. Register online. Add to 📅.
Montclair Pickleball
Regional news
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill eliminating the skills test requirement for aspiring teachers to gain certification in N.J. Prospective teachers can obtain an alternative teaching certificate in place of the Praxis exam or scoring in the top third on the SAT, ACT or GRE. Standard teaching certificates will be issued to teachers after four years of work at a public, charter, or approved private school.
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