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

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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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Malinowski wins Democratic nod for Sherrill seat in New Jersey

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Malinowski wins Democratic nod for Sherrill seat in New Jersey

Former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) is projected to win the Democratic nomination for New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D) old seat in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Malinowski competed with 10 other Democrats for the nomination, including Essex County Commission Brendan Gill, former New Jersey Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way (D) and progressive Analilia Mejía —…

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Immigrant rights groups criticize New Jersey’s e-bike law, saying it’s discriminatory

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Immigrant rights groups criticize New Jersey’s e-bike law, saying it’s discriminatory

Different kinds of e-bikes

Some critics who opposed the law are calling on the Legislature to amend it. Several cycling enthusiasts argue that e-bikes with smaller motors do not pose the same danger as larger, faster ones.

Mike Gray, owner of Sourland Cycles in Hopewell, said the initial proposal was designed to improve the safety of large e-bikes, but that the final measure that was enacted goes way beyond that.

“It lumps all the bikes into one category, meaning the people that use them for commuting or recreation now have the same hurdles of insurance, registration and driver’s license as those who drive the high-speed bikes,” he said.

He said the new law disenfranchises a significant number of e-bike users.

“If people don’t have a driver’s license, there’s nothing in the law about how they’re going to register their e-bike,” he said. “And car insurance is an expensive hurdle, it’s going to create another burden when we’re trying to get more cars off the road.”

The law negatively impacts older cyclists

Steve Giocondo, an older Jersey resident who lives in Stockton, said he can understand the idea of regulating larger, more powerful e-bikes with throttles. Giocondo owns a smaller model that is pedal-assisted with no throttle. He said he uses the motor when he’s on a steep hill.

“I suppose I could get off my bike and push it up the hill, but to register it and ensure it? That doesn’t make sense,” he said. “I haven’t seen a dangerous incident, and I’ve never had a dangerous incident, so I don’t get it.”

Mary Schmidt, a retired public school teacher who lives in Hopewell Township, is in a similar predicament and said state officials have gone “far with the new law.” “The e-bike that I own is limited to 20 miles an hour and it’s pedal-assist,” she said. “I don’t think that a bike like this should require me to have extra insurance or a driver’s license.”

“Many customers are asking us, ‘What do I do? Do we have registration forms? Can you give me the certificate that I need?’ Nobody is ready for this,” Gray of Sourland Cycles said. “We haven’t heard any information from our insurance company or the national bike dealer’s association; no one is sure what happens next.”

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AIPAC Donors Flood Last-Minute New Jersey House Pick With Cash

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AIPAC Donors Flood Last-Minute New Jersey House Pick With Cash

Former Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way is not the clear front-runner in New Jersey’s special congressional election on Thursday. She’s seventh in fundraising out of 10 candidates as of last week’s Federal Election Commission deadline, and public polling has been sparse. But as the race drew close to the finish line, the Israel lobby made her the beneficiary of a last-minute push.

In the final weeks before the election, an Intercept analysis has found, 30 donors to groups including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, its super PAC, and Democratic Majority for Israel have poured more than $50,000 into Way’s campaign. On Friday, amid the fundraising push and less than a week before the election, DMFI officially endorsed her.

The lobby is known for spending against progressives and the most vocal critics of the state of Israel, but in New Jersey, it appears to be backing one moderate to pick off another. Yet more pro-Israel money in the race comes at the expense of Tom Malinowski, who is no progressive on Israel policy but nevertheless has become the subject of AIPAC ire — marking a reversal for the group, which supported him in 2022.

AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, has spent more $2.3 million on ads against Malinowski. The ads do not mention Israel but attack Malinowski on immigration, saying he helped fund “Trump’s deportation force” because he voted in favor of a 2019 bipartisan appropriations bill that funded the Department of Homeland Security. The majority of Democrats, including many supported by AIPAC, voted for the bill.

In a statement to The Intercept, UDP spokesperson Patrick Dorton made no mention of Malinowski’s DHS funding vote. He said Malinowski had fallen afoul of the group’s policy priorities by discussing the possibility of conditioning aid to Israel.

“It’s our goal to build the largest bipartisan pro-Israel majority in Congress. There are several candidates in this race far more pro-Israel than Tom Malinowski,” Dorton said.

Way and Malinowski are competing in a crowded race in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District to replace former Rep. Mikie Sherrill, who vacated the seat after she was elected governor.

Way and Malinowski’s campaigns did not respond to The Intercept’s requests for comment.

Also running are Analilia Mejia, the former political director for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign; veteran Zach Beecher; Passaic County commissioner and election lawyer John Bartlett; former Morris Township Mayor Jeff Grayzel; and Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill.

Way already had substantial support from the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, which endorsed her and has spent more than $1.7 million backing her campaign, almost half of what it spent in total last cycle. But even with close to $4 million in outside spending on her side, she has lagged behind her opponents in fundraising. She’s raised just over $400,000 — compared to Malinowski’s over $1.1 million, more than $800,000 for Gill, and over half a million for Beecher. Bartlett has raised more than $460,000, Grayzel has raised $428,000, and Mejia has raised just over $420,000.

Now, pro-Israel donors who have given to AIPAC to boost other pro-Israel candidates are trying to help Way close the gap. They include retired investor Peter Langerman, who has given $75,000 to AIPAC’s United Democracy Project since 2023 and $12,000 to AIPAC since 2022. Another Way donor, Florida loan executive Joel Edelstein, has given $25,000 to UDP since 2023 and $3,500 to AIPAC since 2022.

Among Way’s other donors are Bennett Greenspan, founder of the genealogy company Family Tree DNA, who has given $40,000 to United Democracy Project, $4,000 to DMFI PAC, and $1,250 to AIPAC PAC since 2022. Way donor and New Jersey real estate developer Michael Gottlieb gave $25,000 to UDP in 2023. Another Way donor, founder and former president of Microsoft partner HSO, Jack Ades, has given $10,750 to AIPAC since 2024. Gottlieb and Ades have given to Republican candidates including Reps. Mike Lawler and Elise Stefanik in New York; Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.; Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign; and the Republican group WinRed.

More than half of these contributions all landed on January 14.

More than half of the contributions to Way — $33,000 of the $53,000 in total — all landed on January 14, a common sign that outside groups have sent out a fundraising push to their network.

Another donor to Way’s campaign is Joseph Korn, a New Jersey real estate developer who served on the New Jersey board of the Jewish National Fund, a controversial national organization that has funded settler groups in the West Bank.

Way is campaigning on a relatively centrist platform that primarily includes fighting against President Donald Trump’s agenda. She’s also running on strengthening the Affordable Care Act, ensuring access to reproductive care, protecting democracy and voting rights, and lowering costs without raising taxes, including raising the cap on state and local tax deductions, or SALT. Her website does not mention foreign policy or Israel.

Way is also endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus PAC; the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State; IVYPAC, which backs candidates who are members of the historically Black Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority; and several other New Jersey organizations.

The Israel lobby’s support for Way may not ultimately help its policy priorities. As a recent column in the Forward points out, by pitting Way and Malinowski against each other, AIPAC donors might help a more progressive candidate get elected.

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