Follow local news and events in South Orange with The Jersey Bee. Here is The Daily Buzz for Mar. 23, 2026 from The Jersey Bee.
LOCAL NEWS
South Orange’s public works will collect leaves and branches placed at the curb starting Mar. 30. Leaves and branches are collected through Apr. 27.
South Orange Village
South Orange police closed two pedestrian crossings after a recent fire at 51 South Orange Ave. The east and north crosswalks at Vose Avenue and South Orange Avenues are closed. People are advised to use the crosswalk at South Orange Avenue and Village Plaza instead.
South Orange Police Department
Ambiance Jewelers in South Orange seeks monetary donations to support its reconstruction after a recent fire damaged the store. Donations accepted online.
South Orange Downtown
Transgender Day of Visibility celebration planned with SOMA Action on Mar. 26 in Maplewood. it is from 6-7 p.m. at Maplewood Town Hall.
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TAPinto SOMA
Story time celebrating women in local government planned for children on Mar. 26 at Maplewood library’s Hilton Branch. It is from 4-4:45 p.m. Registration is not required.
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Maplewood Public Library
People can attend a talk discussing ways to care for heirlooms and collections with Durand-Hedden House on Mar. 29 in Maplewood. It begins at 1 p.m. at 523 Ridgewood Rd. Free admission. Registration is required.
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Durand-Hedden House and Garden
Maplewood and South Orange children in grades 2+ can register for South Orange recreation department’s soccer program. Registration is available online.
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South Orange Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Financial literacy workshop for women and girls planned on Mar. 26 in East Orange. Financial educator Keila P. Catching will lead the course from 6-7 p.m. at Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts. Free admission. Registration is required.
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East Orange City
Free theater reading of “With A Capital C” by Lawrence Paone planned with Nutley Little Theater on Mar. 29. The reading begins at 7 p.m. at 47 Erie Pl. It is rescheduled from January.
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TAPinto Nutley
Montclair Zine Fest is scheduled for Mar. 28-29. It is from 12-4:30 p.m. at Fletcher Hall, 67 Church St. on Mar. 28 and from 12-4 p.m. at Lackawanna Plaza on Mar. 29. Free admission.
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Indie Arts Montclair
AAPI-NJ’s 2026 “Color Run” is scheduled for Apr. 26. It is from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Brookdale Park. There will be a 5K race and a 1-mile run, where colored powder will be thrown along the route in celebration of Holi and Songkran. Registration required. Early bird pricing ends Mar. 29.
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AAPI New Jersey
Sunrise Clinical Lab in Irvington must repay N.J. more than $3 million after violating Medicaid regulations by routinely billing for drug tests without doctors’ signatures. The clinical laboratory violated Medicaid rules in 52 of 183 drug testing instances audited between July 2017 and April 2021, according to the N.J. Office of the State Comptroller. Sunrise did not perform at least one drug test ordered by a doctor in 44 other instances, the comptroller’s office said. In addition to repayment, the comptroller’s office made eight recommendations to Sunrise, including training staff on Medicaid compliance practices.
Asbury Park Press
REGIONAL NEWS
People can attend a webinar discussing paid leave in N.J. and doulas on Mar. 27. It is from 12:30-1:45 p.m. Led by New Jersey Citizen Action and NJ Time to Care Coalition. A workshop on paid leave will follow. Registration is required. Free admission.Add to 📅.
New Jersey Citizen Action
