New Jersey
Football: Public playoff brackets with one week left in regular season
There’s one week left in the New Jersey high school football season for public-school teams, but the playoff picture is becoming clear.
Below is a complete look at what the public school brackets would look like if the season ended today. The brackets are determined by the United Power Rankings, a formula that combines power points and opponents’ strength index.
There are 32 teams that make the playoffs in each of the five groups. Those 32 are made up of the top 16 in each half of the state.
The top 16 teams in the North are “snaked” into either North 1 or North 2, while the top 16 teams in the South are “snaked” into either Central or South. So, teams currently listed in North 1 may end up in North 2 when the official brackets come out, and vice versa. Same with teams currently listed in Central or South.
The season concludes with the North champions playing Central/South champions in five state championship games in the days following Thanksgiving.
North 1, Group 1
(8) Belvidere at (1) Butler
(5) Boonton at (4) Glen Ridge
(6) Mountain Lakes at (3) New Providence
(7) Lenape Valley (2) New Milford
North 2, Group 1
(8) Weehawken at (1) Cedar Grove
(5) Pompton Lakes at (4) Wood-Ridge
(6) Park Ridge at (3) Verona
(7) Wallkill Valley at (2) Hasbrouck Heights
Central Group 1
(8) Clayton at (1) Woodstown
(5) Pennsville at (4) Riverside
(6) Woodbury at (3) Haddon Township
(7) Point Pleasant Beach at (2) Shore
South Group 1
(8) Audubon at (1) Glassboro
(5) Burlington City at (4) Middlesex
(6) New Egypt at (3) Schalick
(7) Manville at (2) Paulsboro
North 1, Group 2
(8) Lakeland at (1) Glen Rock
(5) Newton at (4) Becton
(6) Waldwick/Midland Park at (3) Ramsey
(7) Rutherford at (2) Hanover Park
North 2, Group 2
(8) Shabazz at (1) Westwood
(5) Caldwell at (4) Pequannock
(6) Madison at (3) High Point
(7) Lyndhurst at (2) Bernards
Central Group 2
(8) Gloucester City at (1) Rumson-Fair Haven
(5) Delaware Valley at (4) Willingboro
(6) Hillside at (3) Haddonfield
(7) West Deptford at (2) Wall
South Group 2
(8) Spotswood at (1) Camden
(5) Delran at (4) Johnson
(6) Metuchen at (3) Manchester Township
(7) Middle Township at (2) Point Pleasant Borough
North 1, Group 3
(8) Dwight Morrow at (1) Old Tappan
(5) Summit at (4) Passaic Valley
(6) Snyder at (3) Mendham
(7) River Dell at (2) West Morris
North 2, Group 3
(8) Weequahic at (1) West Essex
(5) Cranford at (4) Montville
(6) Wayne Hills at (3) Sparta
(7) West Milford at (2) Pascack Valley
Central Group 3
(8) Absegami at (1) Somerville
(5) Timber Creek at (4) Allentown
(6) Triton at (3) Ocean City
(7) Nottingham at (2) Burlington Township
South Group 3
(8) Barnegat at (1) Hopewell Valley
(5) Seneca at (4) Holmdel
(6) Oakcrest at (3) Ocean City
(7) Delsea at (2) Mainland
North 1, Group 4
(8) Watchung Hills at (1) Phillipsburg
(5) Westfield at (4) Wayne Valley
(6) Randolph at (3) Ramapo
(7) Nutley at (2) Morris Knolls
North 2, Group 4
(8) Colonia at (1) Ridge
(5) Newark Central at (4) Chatham
(6) Mount Olive at (3) Northern Highlands
(7) Rahway at (2) Woodbridge
Central Group 4
(8) Red Bank at (1) Millville
(5) Jackson Memorial at (4) Marlboro
(6) Northern Burlington at (3) Shawnee
(7) Steinert at (2) Brick Memorial
South Group 4
(8) Princeton at (1) Winslow
(5) Pennsauken at (4) Manalapan
(6) Toms River South at (3) Central
(7) Middletown South at (2) Middletown North
North 1, Group 5
(8) Passaic at (1) Ridgewood
(5) Irvington at (4) Piscataway
(6) Montclair at (3) Bridgewater-Raritan
(7) Plainfield at (2) Elizabeth
North 2, Group 5
(8) Newark East Side at (1) Union City
(5) East Orange at (4) Bayonne
(6) Morristown at (3) West Orange
(7) Linden at (2) Passaic Tech
Central Group 5
(8) Eastern at (1) Toms River North
(5) Kingsway at (4) Cherokee
(6) Cherry Hill East at (3) Hillsborough
(7) Edison at (2) Rancocas Valley
South Group 5
(8) Hunterdon Central at (1) Washington Township
(5) Old Bridge at (4) Southern
(6) Freehold Township at (3) Howell
(7) Franklin at (2) Atlantic City
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New Jersey
On June 1, electricity bills for most New Jersey residents will go up
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Most New Jersey residents will spend more on electricity starting June 1. The state’s annual electricity auction for basic generation service, or BGS, is driving the uptick. According to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, electric bills for most residents and small to medium-sized businesses served by the four electric distribution companies will increase on an average by at least $20.
Why is there an auction?
Per state law, electric companies are required to buy at market rate the energy they need to serve customers, who do not switch to a third-party supplier.
The companies submit proposals on how they will buy electricity through the auction. Unlike the online marketplace eBay, the prices at the auction start high and decrease with each bid until suppliers are no longer willing to offer a lower bid at which they can provide adequate service.
The cost decided at auction is sent directly to ratepayers.
Who is PJM Interconnection and how much of a factor are they?
PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization, or RTO, that coordinates the movement of electricity in 13 states and the District of Columbia. They are also charged with maintaining the electrical grid.
The grid operator held a capacity auction last July that saw record totals, which BPU President Christine Guhl-Sadovy said was the main driver behind the auction results.
“[The] results are the culmination of several issues: rapidly increasing demand for electricity, coupled with limited supply growth due to lagging new generation interconnection, and flawed market dynamics in the PJM region,” she said.
New Jersey
These NJ grocery stores are making it harder to buy eggs; see why
Egg prices soar in the US due to bird flu outbreak
Shoppers in the U.S. are seeing egg prices soar and purchase limits imposed due to a bird flu outbreak affecting supply.
Grocery stores across New Jersey are making it harder to snag extra eggs by enacting a purchase limit as a deadly outbreak of avian flu has caused a strain in supply, leaving grocery store shelves empty and driving up prices.
Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Costco, which have several locations across the Garden State, are the latest in a handful of retailers scrambling to keep eggs in stock while limiting purchases to curb customer hoarding.
Trader Joe’s is limiting egg purchases to one carton per customer, per day, to ensure shoppers who need eggs are able to purchase them when they shop, the grocery store said in a Monday statement to USA TODAY.
The egg crisis has been documented heavily on social media, with customers disheartened by empty shelves and skyrocketing prices. Here’s a list of the stores that are limiting their customers’ purchasing powers, or enacting slightly different rules.
Are there egg limits at Trader Joe’s?
Trader Joe’s is limiting egg purchases to one dozen per customer per day in all stores across the U.S., the grocer confirmed with USA TODAY.
Are there eggs limits at Costco?
Costco, which has over 20 locations in New Jersey, said it is limiting customers to three cartons of eggs per visit, aiming to prevent individuals from buying excessive amounts to ensure others have access to eggs, CNN reported. The store typically sells two- and four-dozen cartons.
Are there egg limits at Walmart?
Walmart said they are not imposing purchase limits nationally, except on 60-count cartons, which have been limited to two per purchase, a spokesperson for the retailer told USA TODAY on Tuesday.
Are there egg limits at Whole Foods?
Several media outlets including Tasting Table have reported Whole Foods is limiting customers to three cartons per customer.
Are there egg limits at Aldi?
Aldi, which has 63 locations in New Jersey, has not announced a company-wide policy regarding egg shortages, although egg availability appears to affect certain stores. For example, a customer turned to Reddit on Sunday to share a sign at the Aldi in Edison that limited customers to two cartons.
Why is there an egg shortage?
Eggs are becoming difficult to find due to the rise in highly pathogenic avian influenza, a strain of what is known as the bird flu. The strain has decimated the supply of egg-laying poultry since January 2022.
That, combined with factors including inflation, has directly impacted the average price of eggs. As of the end of January, the wholesale price of a large carton on eggs in the New York market rose to an average an average of $7.63 per dozen, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team.
New Jersey
Track school closings, delays in NY and NJ for Wednesday, Feb. 11
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How much snow NYC can expect tonight, tomorrow
Nick Gregory has the forecast.
NEW YORK – Schools across New York and New Jersey announced delayed openings for Wednesday morning as a winter storm is expected to bring 1 to 3 inches of snow to the Tri-State area.
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School closings and delays
New York
- Central Islip School District: 2 Hour Delay
- Deer Park School District: 2 Hour Delay
- East Islip School District: 2 Hour Delay
- Half Hollow Hills School Dist.: 2 Hour Delay
- Huntington School District: 2 Hour Delay
- Islip School District: 2 Hour Delay
- L.I. School For The Gifted: 2 Hour Delay
- Marlboro Central School District: 2 Hour Delay
- Wyandanch School District: 2 Hour Delay
New Jersey
- Barnegat Township School District: 2 Hour Delay
- Middletown Township School District: 2 Hour Delay
- Somerset Co. Educational Svcs. Comm. Sch. Dist.: 90 Minute Delay
- The Children’s Center Of Monmouth County: 2 Hour Delay
- Totowa School District: 1 Hour Delay
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