Follow local news and events in Bloomfield with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Feb. 5, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Bloomfield students in grades K-12 can enter in Bloomfield DEI’s 2026 “MLK Poster and Essay Contest” by Feb. 13. Winners will be recognized at a brunch on Feb. 16. Guidelines and entry form available online.
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Bloomfield DEI
“Valentine’s Comedy Cabaret” planned with Women’s Club of Glen Ridge on Feb. 13. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. at 219 Ridgewood Ave. Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Women’s Club of Glen Ridge
“Hearts in Action” fundraiser benefitting Montclair Emergency Services for Hope planned on Feb. 12 in Montclair. It is from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church. There will be music and a silent auction. Funds will go towards MESH’s respite programming. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Montclair Emergency Services for Hope
Montclair Story Salon is scheduled for Feb. 12 at Montclair Art Museum. There will be storytelling, music, and live art around the theme “Bring It Back” from 7-9 p.m. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Montclair Art Museum
Bowling planned with Out Montclair on Feb. 13 in Belleville. It is from 7:30-9 p.m. at Bowlero, 679 Washington Ave. Tickets are $35 and include shoe rental, pizza, fries and drinks.
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Out Montclair
Human Needs Food Pantry seeks donations of non-perishable food and fall and winter clothing on Feb. 14 in Montclair. Donations can be dropped off between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. at 9 Label St.
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Human Needs Food Pantry
Youth in grades 8-12 can attend East Orange library’s Teen Crafting Circle on Feb. 14. It is from 1-4 p.m. Self-led session. Registration is not required.
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East Orange Public Library
Stage production of “A Raisin In The Sun” planned with Maplewood arts and culture starting Feb. 13. Showtimes are 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. through Feb. 28 at Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Maplewood Division of Arts and Culture
Early bird tickets to West Orange African Heritage Organization’s “Denim and Diamonds” scholarship fundraiser ends Feb. 14. The event is from 7-11:30 p.m. at 52 Eisenhower Parkway in Roseland. Admission is $50 and funds will support West Orange High School students.
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The West Orange African Heritage Organization
Students in grades 5-9 can design and build paper circuits at East Orange library on Feb. 14. It is from 1-2 p.m. Registration is required. Free admission. Library card not required.
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East Orange Public Library
Dr. Martin Luther King memorial program planned at Essex County College on Feb. 12 in Newark. IT is from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mary Burch Theater. There will be choir performances and a speech from international human rights attorney Raymond Brown. Free admission.
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Essex County College
Sensory hike for ages 1-5 and caregivers planned with Essex County Environmental Center on Feb. 14 in Roseland. It is from 10-11 a.m. Registration is required. Tickets are available online for purchase.
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Essex County Environmental Center
REGIONAL NEWS
CVS Pharmacy will no longer be a part of Horizon NJ Health, N.J.’s largest health insurance provider, starting Apr. 30 because of a contract dispute. CVS will be out-of-network for more than 800,000 publicly insured children and adults in N.J. under the Medicaid and NJ Family Care programs. Affected patients should seek new in-network pharmacies at horizonnjhealth.com/findadoctor, according to Horizon NJ Health. The failed agreement comes after Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield announced it will lay off 242 workers, or 5% of its workforce, by Apr. 26, according to the insurance company. That includes workers at both the Newark and Hopewell headquarters. The layoffs follow a recent $100 million settlement with N.J. over alleged over-billing.
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