Follow local news and events in Montclair with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Mar. 3, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” screening by The Ordinary Kids planned with Montclair Film on Mar. 7. The show begins at 9:30 p.m. at The Clairidge, 486 Bloomfield Ave. Tickets available online for purchase.
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Montclair Film
Montclair board of education’s special school district election is scheduled for Mar. 10. Voters will answer two questions for a referendum to raise taxes. If voters elect to raise taxes, the funds will be used to address the school district’s $19.6 million budget gap. In-person voting is from 3-8 p.m. Polling locations available online.
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Pokémon meet-up for youth in grades 7-12 planned at Bloomfield library on Mar. 10. Participants can bring trading cards or games between 4:30-6 p.m. Registration is not required.
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Bloomfield Public Library
West Orange Planning Board recently approved an application to open Trader Joe’s in the township. It will be located at 457 Mount Pleasant Ave. An opening date is not yet announced.
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East Orange seeks contractors for its Housing Rehabilitation Program. Contractors can attend a workshop on Mar. 10 at 6 p.m. at 44 City Hall Plaza to learn about program requirements and the application process. People can RSVP by calling Amber Montgomery at 973-266-5411, ext. 5314 or emailing amber.montgomery@eastorange-nj.gov.
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Family game night planned with Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ on Mar. 10 in Irvington. It is from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at 50 Union Ave. There will be board and card games. Registration is required. Free admission.
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Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
REGIONAL NEWS
Families can attend a webinar discussing N.J.’s curriculum and standards for grades K-12 on Mar. 10 with SPAN Parent Advocacy Network. It is from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will discuss academic instruction, ways to interpret progress report and test scores, and how to support children at home. Registration is required. Free admission.Add to 📅.
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
Gateway Development Commission said construction has continued after it received $200 million in federal funding towards the Gateway Tunnel, a series of rail infrastructure projects to improve transit reliability along the Northeast Corridor. The funds were released after having been frozen by the Trump administration since October 2025. It released funding after N.J., N.Y., and the Gateway Development Commission sued the federal government in two separate lawsuits for freezing project funds. There is no final ruling on whether the federal government can withhold congressionally approved funding for the Gateway project.
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