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When does school start in NJ? Each district’s first day

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July 31, 2024

When does school start in NJ? Each district’s first day

Most public schools in New Jersey start the school year after Labor Day, though there are a few that will welcome students back in the last few days of August.

Here’s a list of the first day students will be in class at public schools across the state. All dates are as reported on the district’s website. Some districts have staggered starts for different grades, so please check your specific schedule to be certain.

When does school start in Atlantic County?

Here’s when public school districts in Atlantic County start, with most starting after Labor Day

Absecon Public School District – Sept. 5
Atlantic City School District – Sept. 5
Brigantine Public Schools – Sept. 4
Buena Regional School District – Sept. 5
Egg Harbor City School District – Sept. 3
Egg Harbor Township Schools – Sept. 5
Estell Manor School District – Sept. 4
Folsom Borough School District – Aug. 29
Galloway Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District – Sept. 3
Hamilton Township Schools – Sept. 5
Hammonton Public Schools – Aug. 29
Linwood Public Schools – Sept. 3
Mainland Regional High School – Sept. 6
Margate City Schools – Sept. 3
Mullica Township Schools – Sept. 5
Northfield Community Schools – Sept. 5
Pleasantville Public Schools – Sept. 5
Port Republic School District – Sept. 5
Somers Point Public Schools – Sept. 5
Ventnor City School District – Sept. 5
Weymouth Township School District – Sept. 5

When does school start in Bergen County?

Here’s when public school districts in Bergen County start. The vast majority start after Labor Day.

Allendale School District – Sept. 4
Alpine Public School District – Sept. 3
Bergenfield Public School District – Sept. 5
Bogota Public Schools – Sept. 5
Carlstadt Public Schools – Sept. 5
Cliffside Park School District – Sept. 5
Closter Public Schools – Sept. 5
Cresskill Public Schools – Sept. 3
Demarest Public Schools – Sept. 3
Dumont Public Schools – Sept. 5
East Rutherford School District – Sept. 5
Edgewater Public Schools – Sept. 5
Elmwood Park Public Schools – Sept. 5
Emerson School District – Sept. 4
Englewood Public School District – Sept. 3
Englewood Cliffs Public Schools – Sept. 5
Fair Lawn Public Schools – Sept. 4
Fairview Public Schools – Sept. 4
Fort Lee School District – Sept. 5
Franklin Lakes Public Schools – Sept. 5
Garfield Public Schools – Sept. 4
Glen Rock Public Schools – Sept. 3
Hackensack Public Schools – Sept. 4
Harrington Park School District – Sept. 5
Hasbrouck Heights School District – Sept. 3
Haworth Public Schools – Sept. 5
Hillsdale Public Schools – Sept. 3
Ho-Ho-Kus School District – Sept. 4
Leonia Public Schools – Sept. 5
Little Ferry Public Schools – Sept. 5
Lodi Public Schools – Sept. 4
Lyndhurst School District – Sept. 4
Mahwah Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Maywood Public Schools – Sept. 5
Midland Park School District – Sept. 5
Montvale Public Schools – Sept. 5
Moonachie School District – Sept. 5
New Milford School District – Sept. 5
North Arlington School District – Sept. 5
Northern Highlands Regional High School – Sept. 4
Northern Valley Regional High School District – Sept. 4
Northvale Public Schools – Sept. 4
Norwood Public School District – Sept. 5
Oakland Public Schools – Sept. 4
Old Tappan Public Schools – Sept. 5
Oradell Public School District – Sept. 4
Palisades Park Public School District – Sept. 5
Paramus Public Schools – Sept. 3
Park Ridge Public Schools – Sept. 3
Pascack Valley Regional High School District – Aug. 29
Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District – Sept. 5
Ramsey Public School District – Sept. 3
Ridgefield School District – Sept. 4
Ridgefield Park Public Schools – Sept. 5
Ridgewood Public Schools – Sept. 3
River Dell Regional School District – Sept. 4
River Edge Elementary School District – Sept. 4
River Vale Public Schools – Sept. 9
Rochelle Park School District – Sept. 5
Rutherford School District – Sept. 5
Saddle Brook Public Schools – Sept. 3
Saddle River School District – Sept. 5
South Hackensack School District – Sept. 5
Teaneck Public Schools – Sept. 5
Tenafly Public Schools – Sept. 3
Upper Saddle River School District – Sept. 4
Waldwick Public School District – Sept. 3
Wallington Public Schools – Sept. 4
Westwood Regional School District – Sept. 5
Wood-Ridge School District – Sept. 9
Woodcliff Lake Public Schools – Sept. 4
Wyckoff School District – Sept. 5

When does school start in Burlington County?

Here’s when public school districts in Burlington County start. None of the districts start before Labor Day.

Beverly City Schools – Sept. 5
Bordentown Regional School District – Sept. 5
Burlington Township School District – Sept. 3
Chesterfield School District – Sept. 5
Cinnaminson Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
City of Burlington Public School District – Sept. 6
Delanco Township School District – Sept. 5
Delran Township School District – Sept. 5
Eastampton Township School District – Sept. 5
Edgewater Park School District – Sept. 5
Evesham Township School District – Sept. 3
Florence Township School District – Sept. 5
Hainesport Township School District – Sept. 5
Lenape Regional High School District – Sept. 4
Lumberton Township School District – Sept. 4
Mansfield Public Schools – Sept. 5
Maple Shade School District – Sept. 5
Medford Lakes School District – Sept. 3
Medford Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Moorestown Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Mount Holly Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Mount Laurel Schools – Sept. 3
New Hanover Township School District – Sept. 5
North Hanover Township School District – Sept. 5
Northern Burlington County Regional School District – Sept. 4
Palmyra Public Schools – Sept. 5
Pemberton Township School District – Sept. 6
Rancocas Valley Regional High School – Sept. 3
Riverside School District – Sept. 5
Riverton School District – Sept. 5
Shamong Township School District – Sept. 3
Southampton Township Schools – Sept. 4
Springfield Township School District – Sept. 4
Tabernacle School District – Sept. 3
Westampton Township Schools – Sept. 5
Willingboro Public Schools – Sept. 6
Woodland Township School District – Sept. 3

When does school start in Camden County?

Here’s when public school districts in Camden County start. All districts start after Labor Day.

Audubon School District – Sept. 5
Barrington Public Schools – Sept. 4
Bellmawr School District – Sept. 5
Berlin Borough School District – Sept. 9
Berlin Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Black Horse Pike Regional School District – Sept. 4
Brooklawn Public School District – Sept. 5
Camden City School District – Sept. 6
Cherry Hill Public Schools – Sept. 3
Clementon School District – Sept. 5
Collingswood Public Schools – Sept. 5
Eastern Camden County Regional High School District – Sept. 3
Gibbsboro School District – Sept. 5
Gloucester City Public Schools – Sept. 3
Gloucester Township Public Schools – Sept. 6
Haddon Heights School District – Sept. 3
Haddon Township School District – Sept. 5
Haddonfield Public Schools – Sept. 3
Laurel Springs School District – Sept. 5
Lawnside School District – Sept. 3
Lindenwold Public Schools – Sept. 9
Magnolia School District – Sept. 4
Merchantville School District – Sept. 5
Mount Ephraim Public Schools – Sept. 5
Oaklyn Public School District – Sept. 4
Pennsauken Public Schools – Sept. 5
Pine Hill Schools – Sept. 4
Runnemede Public School District – Sept. 5
Somerdale School District – Sept. 4
Sterling High School – Sept. 3
Stratford School District – Sept. 5
Voorhees Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Waterford Township School District – Sept. 3
Winslow Township School District – Sept. 3
Woodlynne School District – Sept. 5

When does school start in Cape May County?

Here’s when public school districts in Cape May County start. Every district starts after Labor Day.

Avalon School District – Sept. 4
Cape May City School District – Sept. 3
Dennis Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Lower Cape May Regional School District – Sept. 3
Lower Township School District – Sept. 3
Middle Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
North Wildwood School District – Sept. 4
Ocean City School District – Sept. 3
Stone Harbor School District – Sept. 4
Upper Township School District – Sept. 5
West Cape May School District – Sept. 5
Wildwood Public School District – Sept. 3
Wildwood Crest School District – Sept. 3
Woodbine School District – Sept. 3

When does school start in Cumberland County?

Here’s when public school districts in Cumberland County start. No district stats before Labor Day.

Bridgeton Public Schools – Sept. 5
Commercial Township School District – Sept. 5
Cumberland County Vocational School District – Sept. 5
Cumberland Regional High School – Sept. 4
Deerfield Township School District – Sept. 5
Downe Township School District – Sept. 3
Fairfield Township School District – Sept. 5
Greenwich Township School District – Sept. 5
Hopewell Township School District – Sept. 3
Maurice River Township School District – Sept. 3
Millville Public Schools – Sept. 3
Stow Creek School District – Sept. 5
Upper Deerfield Township Schools – Sept. 4
Vineland Public Schools – Sept. 5

When does school start in Essex County?

Here’s when public school districts in Essex County start. Nearly every district starts after Labor Day.

Belleville School District – Sept. 5
Bloomfield Public Schools – Sept. 4
Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools – Sept. 4
Cedar Grove Schools – Sept. 4
East Orange School District – Sept. 5
Essex Fells School District – Sept. 5
Fairfield School District – Sept. 3
Glen Ridge Public Schools – Sept. 4
Irvington Public Schools – Sept. 4
Livingston Public Schools – Sept. 3
Millburn Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Montclair Public Schools – Sept. 5
Newark Public Schools – Sept. 3
North Caldwell Public Schools – Sept. 4
Nutley Public Schools – Sept. 4
Orange Board of Education – Sept. 6
Roseland School District – Sept. 4
South Orange-Maplewood School District – Sept. 5
Verona Public Schools – Sept. 3
West Essex Regional School District – Aug. 28
West Orange Public Schools – Sept. 4

When does school start in Gloucester County?

Here’s when public school districts in Gloucester County start. All of the districts start after Labor Day.

Clayton Public Schools – Sept. 3
Clearview Regional High School District – Sept. 5
Delsea Regional School District – Sept. 3
Deptford Township Schools – Sept. 5
East Greenwich Township School District – Sept. 5
Elk Township School District – Sept. 4
Franklin Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Gateway Regional School District – Sept. 5
Glassboro Public Schools – Sept. 5
Greenwich Township School District – Sept. 4
Harrison Township School District – Sept. 5
Kingsway Regional School District – Sept. 5
Logan Township School District – Sept. 5
Mantua Township School District – Sept. 5
Monroe Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
National Park School District – Sept. 5
Paulsboro Public Schools – Sept. 5
Pitman School District – Sept. 4
Swedesboro-Woolwich School District – Sept. 5
Washington Township Public School District – Sept. 3
Wenonah School District – Sept. 5
West Deptford Public Schools – Sept. 4
Westville School District – Sept. 5
Woodbury Public Schools – Sept. 5
Woodbury Heights School District – Sept. 4

When does school start in Hudson County?

Here’s when public school districts in Hudson County start. All districts start after Labor Day.

Bayonne School District – Sept. 5
East Newark School District – Sept. 3
Guttenberg Public School District – Sept. 5
Harrison Public Schools – Sept. 4
Hoboken Public Schools – Sept. 5
Jersey City Public Schools – Sept. 5
Kearny School District – Sept. 5
North Bergen School District – Sept. 5
Secaucus Public Schools – Sept. 4
Union City School District – Sept. 5
Weehawken School District – Sept. 5
West New York School District – Sept. 6

When does school start in Hunterdon County?

Here’s when public school districts in Hunterdon County start. Most of the districts begin before Labor Day.

Alexandria Township School District – Aug. 28
Bethlehem Township School District – Aug. 22
Bloomsbury School District – Aug. 26
Califon School District – Aug. 28
Clinton-Glen Gardner School District – Aug. 29
Clinton Township School District – Aug. 28
Delaware Township School District – Sept. 4
Delaware Valley Regional High School – Aug. 28
East Amwell Township School District – Aug. 28
Flemington-Raritan Regional School District – Sept. 5
Franklin Township School District – Sept. 3
Frenchtown School District – Aug. 28
Hampton School District – Aug. 29
High Bridge School District – Aug. 26
Holland Township School District – Aug. 28
Hunterdon Central Regional High School – Sept. 5
Kingwood Township School District – Aug. 28
Lebanon Borough School District – Aug. 28
Lebanon Township Schools – Aug. 29
Milford Borough School District – Aug. 28
North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District – Aug. 22
Readington Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
South Hunterdon Regional School District – Sept.3

When does school start in Mercer County?

Here’s when public school districts in Mercer County start. All of the districts begin after Labor Day.

East Windsor Regional School District – Sept. 5
Ewing Public Schools – Sept. 5
Hamilton Township School District – Sept. 5
Hopewell Valley Regional School District – Sept. 3
Lawrence Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Princeton Public Schools – Sept. 3
Robbinsville Public School District – Sept. 5
Trenton Public Schools – Sept. 5
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District – Sept. 5

When does school start in Middlesex County?

Here’s when public school districts in Middlesex County start. Nearly every district starts after Labor Day.

Carteret School District – Sept. 5
Cranbury School District – Sept. 3
Dunellen Public Schools – Sept. 3
East Brunswick Public Schools – Sept. 5
Edison Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Highland Park Public Schools – Sept. 8
Jamesburg Public Schools – Sept. 5
Metuchen School District – Aug. 28
Middlesex Board of Education – Sept. 5
Milltown Public Schools – Sept. 5
Monroe Township School District – Sept. 4
New Brunswick Public Schools – Sept. 5
North Brunswick Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Old Bridge Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Perth Amboy Public Schools – Sept. 5
Piscataway Township Schools – Sept. 4
Sayreville Public Schools – Sept. 5
South Amboy Public Schools – Sept. 5
South Brunswick Public Schools – Sept. 5
South Plainfield Public Schools – Sept. 4
South River Public Schools – Sept. 4
Spotswood Public Schools – Sept. 5
Woodbridge Township School District – Sept. 4

When does school start in Monmouth County?

Here’s when public school districts in Monmouth County start. Nearly every district starts after Labor Day.

Asbury Park Public Schools – Sept. 5
Atlantic Highlands School District – Sept. 5
Avon School District – Sept. 5
Belmar School District – Sept. 4
Bradley Beach School District – Sept. 5
Brielle School District – Sept. 4
Colts Neck School District – Sept. 5
Deal School District – Sept. 5
Eatontown Public Schools – Sept. 5
Fair Haven Public Schools – Sept. 5
Farmingdale School District – Sept. 5
Freehold Borough Schools – Sept. 5
Freehold Regional High School District – Sept. 5
Freehold Township Schools – Sept. 5
Hazlet Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Henry Hudson Regional High School – Sept. 4
Highlands School District – Aug. 27
Holmdel Township Public Schools – Sept. 4
Howell Township Public Schools – Sept. 9
Keansburg School District – Sept. 4
Keyport Public Schools – Sept. 5
Little Silver School District – Sept. 5
Long Branch Public Schools – Sept. 5
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District – Sept. 5
Manasquan Public Schools – Sept. 5
Marlboro Township Public School District – Sept. 4
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District – Sept. 5
Middletown Township Public School District – Sept. 3
Millstone Township Schools – Sept. 5
Monmouth Beach School District – Sept. 5
Monmouth Regional High School – Sept. 5
Neptune City School District – Sept. 5
Neptune Township Schools – Sept. 5
Ocean Township School District – Sept. 3
Oceanport School District – Sept. 5
Red Bank Borough Public Schools – Sept. 5
Red Bank Regional High School – Sept. 5
Roosevelt Public School District – Sept. 5
Rumson School District – Sept. 5
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School – Sept. 3
Sea Girt School District – Sept. 4
Shore Regional High School – Sept. 3
Shrewsbury Borough School District – Sept. 9
Spring Lake School District – Sept. 5
Spring Lake Heights School District – Sept. 5
Tinton Falls School District – Sept. 5
Union Beach School System – Sept. 5
Upper Freehold Regional School District – Sept. 4
Wall Township Public Schools – Sept. 4
West Long Branch Public Schools – Sept. 5

When does school start in Morris County?

Here’s when public school districts in Morris County start. Only a few districts start before Labor Day.

Boonton Public Schools – Sept. 5
Boonton Township School District – Sept. 3
Butler Public Schools – Sept. 5
School District of the Chathams – Aug. 26
Chester School District – Aug. 28
Denville Township School District – Sept. 3
Dover School District – Aug. 29
East Hanover School District – Sept. 4
Florham Park School District – Sept. 5
Hanover Park Regional High School District – Sept. 4
Hanover Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Harding Township School District – Sept. 3
Jefferson Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Kinnelon Public Schools – Sept. 5
Lincoln Park Public Schools – Sept. 5
Long Hill Township School System – Sept. 3
Madison Public Schools – Sept. 3
Mendham Borough Schools – Sept. 3
Mendham Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Mine Hill School District – Sept. 3
Montville Township School District – Sept. 3
Morris Hills Regional High School District – Aug. 27
Morris Plains Schools – Sept. 5
Morris School District – Sept. 3
Mount Arlington School District – Sept. 6
Mount Olive Township School District – Aug. 28
Mountain Lakes Schools – Aug. 28
Netcong School District – Sept. 3
Parsippany-Troy Hills School District – Sept. 3
Pequannock Township School District – Sept. 5
Randolph Township Schools – Aug. 28
Riverdale School District – Sept. 5
Rockaway Borough Public Schools – Sept. 3
Rockaway Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Roxbury School District – Aug. 28
Washington Township Schools – Aug. 28
West Morris Regional High School District – Aug. 21
Wharton Borough School District – Sept. 3

When does school start in Ocean County?

Here’s when public school districts in Ocean County start. All of the districts start after Labor Day.

Barnegat Township School District – Sept. 4
Bay Head School District – Sept. 5
Beach Haven School District – Sept. 4
Berkeley Township School District – Sept. 4
Brick Public Schools – Sept. 5
Central Regional School District – Sept. 4
Eagleswood Township School District – Sept. 5
Island Heights School District – Sept. 5
Jackson School District – Sept. 5
Lacey Township School District – Sept. 5
Lakehurst School District – Sept. 5
Lakewood School District – Sept. 6
Lavallette School District – Sept. 5
Little Egg Harbor Township School District – Sept. 5
Long Beach Island Consolidated School District – Sept. 4
Manchester Township School District – Sept. 5
Ocean Gate School District – Sept. 4
Ocean Township School District – Sept. 5
Pinelands Regional School District – Sept. 5
Plumsted Township School District – Sept. 5
Point Pleasant Beach School District – Sept. 5
Point Pleasant School District – Sept. 4
Seaside Heights School District – Sept. 4
Seaside Park School District – Sept. 3
Southern Regional School District – Sept. 4
Stafford Township School District – Sept. 5
Toms River Regional Schools – Sept. 5
Tuckerton School District – Sept. 5

When does school start in Passaic County?

Here’s when public school districts in Passaic County start. A few districts start before Labor Day.

Bloomingdale School District – Sept. 5
Clifton Public Schools – Sept. 4
Haledon School District – Sept. 5
Hawthorne Public Schools – Sept. 4
Lakeland Regional High School – Aug. 28
Little Falls Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Manchester Regional High School – Sept.
North Haledon School District – Sept. 5
Passaic City School District – Sept. 5
Passaic Valley Regional High School – Sept. 4
Paterson Public Schools – Sept. 5
Pompton Lakes School District – Sept. 3
Prospect Park School District – Sept. 6
Ringwood Public School District – Sept. 4
Totowa Borough Public Schools – Sept. 5
Wanaque Borough Schools – Sept. 5
Wayne Public Schools – Sept. 5
West Milford Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Woodland Park School District – Sept. 5

When does school start in Salem County?

Here’s when public school districts in Salem County start. All districts start after Labor Day.

Alloway Township School District – Sept. 5
Elmer School District – Sept. 5
Elsinboro Township School District – Sept. 4
Lower Alloways Creek Township School District – Sept. 4
Mannington Township School District – Sept. 4
Oldmans Township School District – Sept. 3
Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District – Sept. 5
Pennsville School District – Sept. 5
Pittsgrove Township School District – Sept. 5
Quinton Township School District – Sept. 5
Salem City School District – Sept. 5
Upper Pittsgrove School District – Sept. 4
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District – Sept. 6

When does school start in Somerset County?

Here’s when public school districts in Somerset County start. Nearly every district opens after Labor Day.

Bedminster Township School District – Sept. 5
Bernards Township School District – Sept. 5
Bound Brook School District – Sept. 5
Branchburg Township School District – Sept. 5
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District – Sept. 4
Franklin Township Public Schools – Sept. 3
Green Brook School District – Aug. 29
Hillsborough Township School District – Sept. 5
Manville School District – Sept. 3
Montgomery Township School District – Sept. 5
North Plainfield School District – Sept. 3
Somerset Hills Regional School District – Sept. 5
Somerville Public Schools – Sept. 4
South Bound Brook School District – Sept. 3
Warren Township Schools – Aug. 29
Watchung Borough Schools – Aug. 29
Watchung Hills Regional High School – Aug. 28

When does school start in Sussex County?

Here’s when public school districts in Sussex County start. Nearly every district opens after Labor Day.

Andover Regional School District – Sept. 5
Byram Township School District – Sept. 3
Frankford Township School District – Sept. 5
Franklin Borough School District – Sept. 3
Fredon Township School District – Sept. 5
Green Township School District – Sept. 5
Hamburg School District – Sept. 5
Hampton Township School District – Aug. 29
Hardyston Township School District – Sept. 6
High Point Regional High School – Sept. 5
Hopatcong Public Schools – Sept. 5
Kittatinny Regional High School – Sept. 5
Lafayette Township School District – Sept. 5
Lenape Valley Regional High School – Aug. 28
Montague Township School District – Sept. 3
Newton Public School District – Sept. 5
Ogdensburg Borough School District – Sept. 3
Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District – Sept. 3
Sparta Township Public School District – Sept. 3
Stanhope Public Schools – Sept. 3
Stillwater Township School District – Sept. 3
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District – Sept. 3
Vernon Township School District – Sept. 5
Wallkill Valley Regional High School – Sept. 3

When does school start in Union County?

Here’s when public school districts in Union County start. All districts open after Labor Day.

Berkeley Heights Public Schools – Sept. 3
Clark Public School District – Sept. 4
Cranford Township Public Schools – Sept. 5
Elizabeth Public Schools – Sept. 6
Garwood Public Schools – Sept. 5
Hillside Public Schools – Sept. 5
Kenilworth Public Schools – Sept. 5
Linden Public Schools – Sept. 5
Mountainside School District – Sept. 5
New Providence School District – Sept. 3
Plainfield Public School District – Sept. 5
Rahway Public Schools – Sept. 4
Roselle Public Schools – Sept. 5
Roselle Park School District – Sept. 5
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District – Sept. 5
Springfield Public Schools – Sept. 4
Summit Public Schools – Sept. 3
Union Public School District – Sept. 5
Westfield Public Schools – Sept. 5
Winfield Township School District – Sept. 3

When does school start in Warren County?

Here’s when public school districts in Warren County start. Only a few districts open before Labor Day.

Allamuchy Township School District – Sept. 3
Alpha School District – Sept. 8
Belvidere School District – Aug. 28
Blairstown Township School District – Aug. 28
Franklin Township School District – Sept. 5
Frelinghuysen Township School District – Sept. 3
Great Meadows Regional School District – Sept. 3
Greenwich Township School District – Aug. 26
Hackettstown School District – Aug. 28
Harmony Township School District – Sept. 3
Hope Township School District – Sept. 3
Knowlton Township School District – Sept. 3
Lopatcong Township School District – Aug. 28
Mansfield Township School District – Sept. 5
North Warren Regional High School – Aug. 28
Oxford Township School District – Aug. 28
Phillipsburg School District – Aug. 26
Pohatcong Township School District – Aug. 26
Warren Hills Regional School District – Aug. 28
Washington Borough Public Schools – Sept. 3
Washington Township School District – Aug. 28
White Township School District – Sept. 3

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Jack Hughes Leads New Jersey Devils To 6-3 Win Over New York Rangers

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March 19, 2026

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Jack Hughes Leads New Jersey Devils To 6-3 Win Over New York Rangers

If only it were always this easy.

The New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers tonight by a score of 6-3. If you’re experiencing some deja-vu reading that sentence, that’s because the Devils also beat the Rangers 6-3 less than two weeks ago. Jack Hughes was the story of that game, and Jack Hughes was the story of this game. His goal and two assists helped key a suddenly unstoppable Devils offense. Connor Brown chipped in with a goal and two assists of his own, and Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt each registered a pair of points themselves.

This was a thorough domination from start to finish. The scoreboard might not have reflected that until New Jersey scored a pair of late goals in the third to make this a blowout, but the Devils absolutely smashed the Rangers tonight. New Jersey outshot New York 39-18, including a bewildering 17-2 in the first period. According to Natural Stat Trick, the Devils finished the night with an Expected Goals For% just north of 69%. The power play kept rolling, scoring twice in four tries. The Devils skaters were doing whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted. I credit New Jersey for this, but I would be lying if I told you it was all them, as the Rangers played very uninspired hockey. There is such a lack of talent on that team, and they brought very little effort to tonight’s contest. New Jersey was the better team, and this was an impressive victory, but New York also made it extremely easy for them.

The only reason this was still a game for 55 minutes was because Jacob Markstrom was deeply, deeply awful this evening. He allowed three goals on those 18 Ranger shots, good for an .833 save percentage. Natural Stat Trick had New York at 1.54 xGF in all situations, meaning Markstrom gave up about a goal-and-a-half more than expected. At one point, the game was tied when shots were 16-2 and then 17-3 in favor of the Devils, which should be illegal. He was spraying room-service rebounds all over the place, he was swimming in his crease as always, and if the team in front of him didn’t idiot-proof the game, we would be talking about another dispiriting loss. To his credit, he made a big save on an Alexis Lafreniere breakaway (with help from a slash from Simon Nemec), but that was the beginning and end of the praise for Markstrom tonight.

But that’s all the complaining I will do about this game. If you put Markstrom aside, this was one of the most enjoyable Devils games of the season. It’s always good to beat the Rangers of course, but especially in a bloodbath like this. Watching Hughes continue his ownership of the Rangers is fun, watching Arseny Gritsyuk make Adam Fox and Jonathan Quick look like chumps is fun, watching Timo Meier maintain his reputation for being a March assassin is fun, and watching Brown and Hischier and Bratt all put up big nights is fun. Everyone up and down the lineup contributed.

The Devils have now scored six goals in two consecutive games. They have scored six goals three times this season (their only three times this season), all since that March 7 game against the Rangers. The offense overall has been humming since the Olympic break, and the wins are starting to pile up as a result. It’s still almost certainly too little too late, which is truly frustrating. But New Jersey has been playing inspired hockey lately. The product has been much more fun to watch, and not just because it has led to wins. The brand of hockey the Devils are playing is exciting, it’s compelling, and most importantly, it plays to this roster’s strengths. That it took them until the season was already lost to figure it out is such a shame.

But for tonight, the Devils beat the Rangers. It’s always a good night when the Devils beat the Rangers. It might have been over an empty husky of what used to be the Rangers, but for one night, the Devils gave us a reminder of the team they can be at their best.

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With his assist on Nico Hischier’s power play goal in the first period, Jesper Bratt reached the 500-point plateau. His goal later in the contest meant he finished the night at 501 career points. Reaching such a mark in the NHL is impressive enough, but for a sixth round pick to do so is something truly special. Bratt has pushed himself further than anyone except perhaps himself ever thought he could go, and he is without doubt one of the great homegrown Devils success stories. Tonight, a tip of the cap to the 162nd pick in the 2016 draft. Congratulations on your milestone, Jesper.

The Devils play one more game against the Rangers this season, and if you’re New York, the gameplan for that contest has to start with staying out of the box. New Jersey eviscerated the Rangers’ penalty kill in the first game of the season series, going 3-for-3 with the man advantage. Tonight wasn’t quite on that level, but 2-for-4 on the power play is still terrific production. Even in one of the advantages that didn’t yield a goal, the Devils (particularly the second unit) completely smothered the Rangers’ PK, including Luke Hughes ringing a shot off a post. According to my quick math, the Devils have gone 5-for-7 total on the PP over two games against New York. Simply put, the Rangers have no answers for New Jersey’s power play.

And it’s not just domination over the Rangers either. After tonight’s contest, over their last 17 power plays, New Jersey has converted nine times. That’s a 53% success rate, which is out of this world. It’s a small sample size of course, and it won’t continue. But for a unit that struggled so much through huge portions of this season, it’s nice to see it back at the height of its powers.

The Devils continue their road trip on Friday when they travel to Washington to battle the Capitals. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00pm.

What did you make of tonight’s game? Aside from the players we’ve already heaped praise on, what other Devils impressed you? What do you expect next time out against Washington? As always, thanks for reading!

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New Jersey parents say their baby was found with a marijuana vape pen in her mouth at Voorhees day care

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New Jersey parents say their baby was found with a marijuana vape pen in her mouth at Voorhees day care

How did a baby end up with a marijuana vape pen at day care? That’s what two South Jersey parents are asking after they say their 10-month-old was found with a vape pen in her mouth.

Stephanie and Sean Burns said the vape pen fell out of a staffer’s pocket in the infant room and their daughter was the one to pick it up. They shared their story exclusively with CBS News Philadelphia investigative reporter Liz Crawford.

This past July, Stephanie Burns said she received a shocking phone call from the director at the Malvern School in Voorhees, where two of her children were enrolled. She said the director, who was crying on the phone, told them their daughter was found with a marijuana vape pen.

“She goes, ‘It was in and out of her mouth a few times. We’re not sure which end of the vaper pen it was,’” Stephanie Burns said.

The parents said the director told them the vape pen fell out of one of the staffer’s pockets.

They said they decided to call their pediatrician, poison control and the police, and they requested to see the video footage of the incident. About a week later, Stephanie and Sean Burns said the day care allowed them to view the video at their location, but the parents were only permitted to view three minutes of footage, which showed their daughter with the vape pen in her mouth, crawling around and pulling up on furniture.

“She crawls over to that (shelf), pushes herself up and is banging her hands on the shelf with the pen wagging in her mouth,” Stephanie Burns said.

Sean Burns said the vape pen was in her mouth for almost the entire three minutes they were shown.

The parents said they were not allowed to receive a copy of the video of their child or record the three minutes the day care showed them.

The Burns family never returned to the Malvern School and had to quickly find a new day care for their two children. Stephanie Burns said she asked prospective day cares where teachers keep their belongings and whether they drug test their teachers.

“Things that I never thought we’d have to ask, because I thought that all this stuff was just taken care of and handled,” she said.

The parents have now filed a lawsuit and said they want others to know about their experience to prevent more incidents like this.

CBS News Philadelphia reached out to the Malvern School in Voorhees to ask about this situation. The person who answered the phone said they have no comment at this time.

The family says their daughter is OK and they are still monitoring her for any long-term issues.

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The Fight Over New Jersey’s Tough Environmental Justice Law Is Now in the Courts – Inside Climate News

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The Fight Over New Jersey’s Tough Environmental Justice Law Is Now in the Courts – Inside Climate News

When New Jersey’s landmark environmental justice law was enacted in September 2020, there was plenty to celebrate for activists who had fought so hard to prevent more of the unrelenting pollution that has long plagued the Ironbound section of Newark, the state’s largest city.

More than five years later, the fight is still going on—but the stage has shifted largely to the courts.

In January, the state’s intermediate appellate court unanimously upheld the rules implemented to enforce the law. The recycling and construction industries that challenged the rules have asked the state Supreme Court to hear an appeal, but the state’s highest court has not yet decided whether to accept the case.

There are other legal skirmishes too—all revolving around the plan to build yet another power plant in the Ironbound. This plant, which would be the fourth in the Ironbound’s expansive industrial zone, has been proposed as a backup source of power at the Passaic Valley sewage treatment plant, the state’s largest waste treatment facility.

“It’s a very important moment,” said Ana Baptista, a longtime activist in the Ironbound and an associate professor in the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management program at The New School in New York.

And it’s all unfolding against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s cutting and gutting of environmental policies and protections. The state’s new governor, Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, has signaled a willingness to go up against Trump. But her administration, which includes a new head for the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is just getting under way.

“I think this is going to be a very critical year,” said Baptista. “We’re paying very close attention.”

The new plant was proposed after the giant Passaic Valley sewage treatment plant lost power during Superstorm Sandy in 2012, spewing hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the streets. The sewage commission said it wanted the new natural-gas backup plant to prevent a repeat incident—and much to the disappointment of environmental activists, the DEP approved a permit for it, saying it was only for backup in case of emergency.

The Ironbound Community Corp., which provides educational, environmental and housing support to residents and advocated for the environmental justice law, is challenging the permit in the state’s Appellate Division. The ICC also has filed suit, along with the city of Newark, against the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission for approving the project in June. Two judges have ordered a halt in construction while the cases play out.

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Charles Lee, a former Environmental Protection Agency official who is recognized as one of the pioneers of the environmental justice movement, said New Jersey put considerable thought into how to proceed with what he said is now “an extremely strong law.”

“These are issues that have been crying out … to be addressed for decades,” said Lee, now a visiting scholar at the Howard University School of Law’s Environmental and Climate Justice Center.

Lee said the Ironbound, like Chicago’s South Side and Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, bears the burdens of pollution from an array of industries. “There’s just this incredible concentration of environmental burdens,” said Lee.

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The state’s business community has not embraced the law or the ensuing regulations.

In a statement in January after the appellate court affirmed the rules, the New Jersey Business and Industry Association expressed disappointment. The association’s deputy chief government affairs officer, Ray Cantor, said the rules have had “a chilling effect” on the business community because they go too far.

In its petition in February to the state Supreme Court, the New Jersey chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. called the rules an “existential threat” to the recycling industry and said they go beyond the scope of the environmental justice law. “The importance of this issue to New Jersey businesses cannot be overstated,” lawyers for the institute said.

In a court filing in the ICC lawsuit against the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, Denis Driscoll, a lawyer for the commission, said the complaint should be dismissed and that the proposed power plant would only be used for emergencies.

Under the 2020 law, the DEP must consider the impact of projects such as power plants on poor and minority communities already disproportionately harmed by pollution. It requires regulators to deny permits for any facility that cannot avoid adding pollution to an overburdened community unless the project will serve a compelling public interest and also requires consideration of the cumulative impact of pollution from an array of industries. It essentially adds another layer of scrutiny on top of existing environmental laws.

A number of states, including California, Connecticut, Minnesota and Massachusetts, have enacted similar laws or require analysis and consideration of similar issues. But the strength of New Jersey’s law is the mandate to deny permits that add pollution to an overburdened community and to require a cumulative impact analysis. New York passed a law in 2023 that some say may ultimately prove even tougher than New Jersey’s.

While the law protects communities across New Jersey, it is especially significant for the Ironbound, an eclectic neighborhood of homes, shops and restaurants on one side and a hulking industrial zone on the other. There is the giant Passaic Valley sewage treatment plant, the state’s biggest trash incinerator, the contaminated remains of an old Agent Orange factory and more, all in the gritty shadow of the New Jersey Turnpike, the port of Newark and Liberty International Airport.

The main street—Doremus Avenue—is known as the “Chemical Corridor” for its warehouses and plants. The diesel trucks crawl through as planes from the nearby airport take off or descend in the skies. Traffic seems to go in all directions, and the smells of all that industry waft through the community.

To the Ironbound Community Corp., the decades of pollution have taken a toll on the health of neighborhood residents, who face high asthma rates and an array of chronic health conditions.

Nicky Sheats, a longtime environmental activist in New Jersey, said it took a long time to get support for the idea of an environmental justice law—but the community’s persistence paid off.

“We’ve been talking about it for so long, maybe it makes sense … that we would be the first to do innovative things like this,” he said. Now, he said, the activist community will keep up the pressure to ensure that the law is enforced.

“We’re persistent,” he said.

Sheats and others in the Ironbound have been buoyed, meanwhile, by the appellate decision upholding the rules and by the interim orders halting construction of the new plant.

“It’s something to cheer and something to provide hope,” said Jonathan J. Smith, an attorney with Earthjustice who is representing the Ironbound community.

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