Follow local news and events in Maplewood with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Jul. 18, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
“Storm Chasing” weather presentation with Karen Rome planned at Maplewood library on Jul. 23 in the Hilton Branch. Rome will discuss severe weather, tornadoes, and storm chasing at 6:30 p.m. Registration is not required.
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Maplewood Public Library
Chess group meeting for youth planned by Maplewood library on Jul. 23 in the Hilton Branch. The group is designed for students in grades 6-12 and all skill levels. It will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration is recommended.
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Maplewood Public Library
Free performance from the Maplewood Community Band on Jul. 23 in West Orange. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at South Mountain Recreation Complex.
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Essex County Parks
Maplewood Village Alliance is restoring all teak benches in town with Flowerboxjoe, a local woodworker. The benches will be removed a few at a time, cleaned, sealed, and repaired before being reinstalled.
Maplewood Village Alliance
Maplewood and South Orange residents ages 21+ can register for Maplewood recreation’s 2024 Laura Holtz Tennis Tournament to Fight Epilepsy. The tournament is scheduled for Sep. 7-8 at Memorial Park and Walter Park Tennis Courts. Registration is $50 per team and available online.
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Maplewood Recreation Division
Tickets are available for South Orange Downtown’s Beer Fest for ages 21+ scheduled for Sep. 14. The event is from 2-6 p.m. at Sloan Parking Lot. Tickets range from $15-40.
South Orange Downtown
Free concert with Nadine Simmons planned by Essex County Parks on Jul. 23 in Newark. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at Vailsburg Park. Attendees should bring a blanket or lawn chairs.
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Essex County Parks
Free talk on gardens in Essex County parks planned by Montclair library on Jul. 22 in the Main Branch. Maressa McFarlane will lead the talk from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and discuss which parks had gardens and which still do. Registration is required.
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Montclair Public Library
Free virtual author talk with Elizabeth Acevedo planned by Glen Ridge library on Jul. 23. Acevedo will discuss “The Poet X” at 2 p.m. Registration is required.
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Glen Ridge Public Library
New Jersey Historical Commission is accepting marker nominations to be featured in the state’s Black Heritage Trail, with letters of intent due by Jul. 22. Applications and guidelines available online. Applications are due Sep. 16 at 2 p.m.
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New Jersey Historical Commission
REGIONAL NEWS
Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty of accepting bribes and using his political influence to benefit three N.J. businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar. Gov. Phil Murphy is calling on Menendez to resign, and if he refuses, that the Senate should remove him. Despite being found guilty, Menendez filed to run as an independent in June for his U.S. Senate seat. The deadline to withdraw from the ballot is Aug. 16. His sentencing is scheduled for October.
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