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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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Independence Day surprise: New Jersey’s costly new data broker law | IAPP

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July 2, 2026

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Independence Day surprise: New Jersey’s costly new data broker law | IAPP

The risks and costs of being a data broker in the United States just went up — again. On 30 June 2026, Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., signed A 5328 into law, making New Jersey the seventh state to enact a data broker law, and the second this year, following Connecticut. The bill was introduced and signed over the course of a few days, as New Jersey’s Legislature sprinted toward an end-of-fiscal-year budget deadline.

This is not a simple copy-paste of any other state. The most notable divergence is its breadth. It creates requirements not only for data brokers, but also for data collectors, entities that have a direct relationship with individuals but sell their personal data to data brokers.

Its greatest impact comes from the creation of a tiered — and costly — structure for annual registration fees, requiring the largest data brokers and data collectors to pay a USD1.5 million annual registration fee. Although the minimum fee, payable for selling the personal data of any number of New Jersey consumers, is not the highest in the country, the second tier is higher than any other state, and kicks in at 100,000 consumers. Data brokers and data collectors also face significant fines for failing to register or update their registration information.

Further, the law prohibits the sale of sensitive data both through the data broker provisions and by amending New Jersey’s consumer data privacy law. Violations of that prohibition carry a severe USD50,000-per-record fine.

The law takes effect immediately, except for the requirement that the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs create a registry, which takes effect 270 days after enactment, on 27 March 2027.

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Empire State Building daredevil couple are New Jersey residents

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July 2, 2026

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Empire State Building daredevil couple are New Jersey residents

The daredevils who climbed to the top of Empire State Building’s spire on July 1 are from New Jersey.

Angela Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Beerkus, 32, who originate from Russia, are residents of East Orange in Essex County, according to the NYPD.

The couple climbed the antenna spire atop New York City’s most famous building to hang a large banner that read: “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.”

Beerkus then appeared to propose to Nikolau atop the skyscraper some 1,454 feet about the Manhattan streets below.

Nikolau, wearing her trademark Catwoman-style headgear, then was seen admiring her hand and taking photographs of her ring to share on Instagram. The couple and their adventures in what has become known as “rooftopping” were the subject of a 2024 documentary called “Skywalkers: A Love Story.”

When the couple climbed down, they were arrested and charged with burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, violation of local law, possession of burglar’s tools, criminal tampering, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, according to the NYPD.

Nikolau’s acrobatics run in the family, and her father, the Russian circus artist Dmitriy Nikolau, was aware of his daughter’s climb when answering a call from a reporter.

“I think it is normal to climb up a roof in any country, including the United States, according to any constitution,” he said. Asked if he was worried about his daughter, he said: “Why should I be worried? I climb up roofs myself.”

Reuters contributed to this article.

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Exclusive | NJ’s suburbs are in a full-blown bidding war frenzy — with houses going 33% above asking

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July 1, 2026

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Exclusive | NJ’s suburbs are in a full-blown bidding war frenzy — with houses going 33% above asking

New Jersey’s suburban gold rush has no ceiling in sight, and buyers are paying whatever it takes.

Forty-two Euclid Ave in Maplewood hit the market at $1,795,000. It sold for $2,279,000, a staggering 27% above ask. Down the road in South Orange, 376 Melrose Pl listed for $998,999 and closed at $1,332,200, a 33% premium.

These aren’t outliers. They’re the new normal across a stretch of Essex and Union County suburbs where inventory has all but evaporated and buyers are throwing caution, and hundreds of thousands of dollars, to the wind.

Maplewood, South Orange and Montclair are leading the charge, with homes across the region averaging double digit percentages over asking price and spending under two weeks on the market before going under contract.

The numbers, according to weekly market data compiled by Mark Slade of Keller Williams Midtown Direct Realty, tell the story clearly.

Maplewood’s average sale price sits at $1.34 million as of late June, with buyers paying 15.6% over ask. South Orange isn’t far behind at 16.2% over asking with an average sale price topping $1.27 million. Montclair, meanwhile, is running the hottest of the bunch, with buyers paying nearly 25% over list.

Slade, who has tracked these markets since becoming a realtor in 2009, says the upward march has been remarkably steady.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a down-trending year in Maplewood, South Orange or Montclair,” he told The Post, adding that the last several years in particular have brought “dramatic changes in the performance of the market.”

The pandemic supercharged an existing trend, according to Slade, who traces the appeal of these towns back to 1997, two years after Midtown Direct train service began running straight into Penn Station without a transfer in Hoboken.

“That’s when we started to see some movement, some significant movement and attraction to the area,” he said.

Slade has a name for what’s happening now. He calls it “value convergence equilibrium” — a theory built on the idea that Northern New Jersey buyers are catching up to what Westchester and Long Island commuters have paid for decades.

“What we now see is that more and more people as buyers, are recognizing that with their economics, they can afford more house for less money in Northern New Jersey,” he said.

The buyers driving this frenzy aren’t only fleeing Manhattan. Slade says most are also coming from Brooklyn, Hoboken and Queens, current apartment dwellers looking to trade up.

“Northern New Jersey offers some of the best values as much as it may seem crazy for someone like me watching these prices grow by leaps and bounds,” he said. “It’s still a better value if you’re looking for a 45 minute and under commute to the city.”

Basic economics explains the rest. Supply simply hasn’t kept pace. Slade points to Maplewood specifically, a town of 25,000 residents with more than 5,500 single family homes, yet only a couple dozen actively listed at any given time.

“I mean, that’s just ridiculous,” he said. He tracks a metric he calls a “hypermarket,” where the number of homes under contract nearly doubles the number of active listings, a ratio he considers more telling than the traditional six month absorption rate used across the industry.

The demand has changed the character of these towns, longtime residents complain.

Slade says he’s heard grumbling that the small town feel is being “supplanted by more New York, impatient, higher end buyers.”

He offered an only half joking anecdote about downtown Maplewood’s diagonal parking spots, where illegal U-turns into spaces happen constantly despite signage every 30 feet.

“I think that today’s buyers are much more affluent,” he said. “They’re even more time pressed, so to speak, which is why they’re choosing these areas to live for the more manageable commutes.”

Township meetings haven’t been immune to the anxiety. After a record breaking sale in Maplewood’s Hilton neighborhood last year, Slade recalls committee members raising concerns at the next public meeting about what runaway prices mean for longtime residents. Still, he sees the appreciation as a feature, not a bug, of homeownership.

“This is real estate,” he said. “This is what real estate is all about.”

Momentum tends to soften slightly as the year goes on, Slade says, a seasonal pattern he attributes half jokingly to what he calls “bonus baby syndrome,” when buyers flush with year end bonuses resolve to finally buy a house “so we don’t have to trip over the stroller.”

When buyers get priced out of one town, they simply move to the next rung down.

Montclair shoppers frustrated by bidding wars often land in Maplewood. Maplewood buyers priced out end up in West Orange, where the year to date average sits at $763,000 with a 10.7% premium over ask, or Union, averaging around $600,000.

Bidding wars, meanwhile, have become simply expected.

“Bidding wars are very much part of the current market scenario, given the limited number of homes for sale and the fact that the amount of buyers far outweighs the supply,” Slade said.

“Buyer’s should generally expect some type of bidding war.”

He uses an ice cream metaphor to describe buyer psychology, borrowed from a Cold Stone Creamery portion chart.

“There are three sizes of ice cream at Cold Stone Creamary, Like It, Love it and Gotta Have It!,” he said. “So, if a buyer is in the Gotta Have It mode, their offer could likely blow everyone else away.”

Homes that have recently traded well above ask include 8 Colony Dr in West Orange, which sold for $1,178,000 against an $865,000 list, a 36% jump, and 35 Porter Pl in Montclair, which closed at $1,525,000 on a $1,395,000 ask, pricing out at 30% higher per square foot than the town average.

Whether this run has a natural endpoint is another matter. Slade doesn’t see one coming, short of the state “building a wall around Manhattan.”

New Jersey remains the most densely populated state in the country, meaning new construction is largely limited to developers subdividing larger lots rather than building fresh inventory from scratch.

Relief in the form of significantly lower mortgage rates also seems unlikely anytime soon, Slade says, leaving buyers to keep competing for a shrinking pool of homes in towns that offer what he still considers, even amid the chaos, the better deal.

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