Follow local news and events in West Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for May. 2, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
West Orange library to host “World Exploration: Japan” for grades K-5 on May 4. The event, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., will celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Add to 📅.
West Orange Public Library
West Orange Arts Council showcases “Untitled Small Works” exhibit through May 18. The exhibit features 23 artists and is available for viewing on Saturdays from 12-4 p.m. by appointment. Add to 📅.
West Orange Arts Council
West Orange library plans a “Weekend Board Games” for grades K-5 on May 4. There will be a variety of board games for participants at 3 p.m. in the youth services programming room. No registration required. Add to 📅.
West Orange Public Library
PSE&G customers can receive support to manage costs or lower their bills. Customers can contact the company’s payment assistance outreach team for reduced costs and available services. Programs include deferred payment arrangements, utility bill assistance, and services for seniors and disabled adults.
PSE&G
Family Promise of Essex County plans a 5K run and walk on May 5 in Bloomfield and Montclair. Participants will run from 8:30 a.m. and can join a group stroll at 10:30 a.m. at Brookdale Park. Admission fees will fund Family Promise, a nonprofit that assists unhoused people. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
Family Promise of Essex County
Essex County cultural affairs plans free, virtual “Attracting Target Audiences: A Step-by-Step Guide” workshop on May 7. Sessions are available at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. Attendees will learn how to turn customers into donors. Add to 📅.
Essex County
Family Connections, an East-Orange based social services organization, plans its “A Toast to Hope” spring 2024 fundraising event on May 8 in Maplewood. There will be speeches, food, and an auction from 6-9 p.m. at Maplewood Country Club, 28 Baker St. Tickets are $175. Add to 📅.
Family Connections-NJ4S Essex
Rutgers-Newark students, faculty, and community members set up encampment this week in solidarity with Palestine. Newark Solidarity Coalition members are outside of Rutgers Law School, following Rutgers-New Brunswick’s encampment earlier this week. Demands include a divestment from Israel, a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, reinvestments in Newark’s communities, among several others. The protest is part of a global student movement demanding institutions end investments and endowments that fund or profit from Israel’s human rights violations.
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Regional news
New Jersey voters can select “uncommitted” on the Jun. 4 primary election ballot, where the slogan reads “Justice for Palestine, permanent cease-fire now.” Voting uncommitted is part of a nationwide movement that protests the Biden administration’s funding and support for the genocide in Palestine. The initiative in N.J. is led by local chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America, which collected over 3,500 signatures from registered Democrats to get their delegates on the ballot. An uncommitted vote indicates the voter is selecting a delegate who isn’t bound to any single candidate. If a sufficient number of uncommitted votes are cast, the party can send their delegates to the national convention, where its presidential candidate is nominated.
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