Follow local news and events in Newark with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Mar. 17, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
Free virtual “Smart Homebuyer Workshop” planned by Urban League Essex County on Mar. 24-25. The event, scheduled from 5:30-8:30 p.m. each day, will feature workshops on mortgages, inspections, and financial planning. Preregistration is required.
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Urban League of Essex County
Mobile office hours with Rep. LaMonica McIver planned on Mar. 24 in West Orange. McIver and her team will be available from 11 a.m. to 1np.m. at West Orange Public Library, 10 Rooney Cir., to provide casework and passport assistance, share resources, and answer questions.
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Rep. LaMonica McIver
Free book fair planned with Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ on Mar. 24 in Irvington. The event is scheduled for 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Unity Family Success Center of Irvington, 50 Union Ave. Open to all ages, preregistration is required.
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Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
Networking and business enrichment event planned with South Orange Downtown on Mar. 24. The event is from 6-8 p.m., at Giorgio’s Ristorante, 52 Vose Ave. Business owners can meet to connect and learn more about how tehy can participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Preregistration is required.
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South Orange Downtown
Free author talk with Mary Clare Jalonick will discuss her book “Storm at the Capitol” at [words] Bookstore, 179 Maplewood Ave., on Mar. 24. The conversation will be facilitated by Deputy Mayor Malia Herman. from 6:30-8 p.m. Preregistration is required.
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Maplewood Public Library
Children and youth in grades pre-K-12 can submit projects to Essex County Environmental Center’s “gARTbage Art Contest” through Apr. 11. Participants are required to create art from single-use plastic garbage. Team or individual projects are accepted. Prizes will be awarded. Register by Apr. 8. Drop projects off at the Center on Apr. 11 between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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Essex County Environmental Center
Registration is open for the 2026 Cherry Blossom Challenge Bike Race on Apr. 4 in Newark. The race will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Branch Brook Park. Registration is available online.
Essex County Parks
REGIONAL NEWS
Submissions are open for 2026 Garden State Art Weekend to be held Apr. 17-19. Art galleries, art museums, artists’ studio complexes, visual pop-up art displays, and public art installations are eligible to participate. Application forms are available online.
Garden State Art Weekend.
