Toms River digs out after heavy snow shuts schools and delays town operations

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Township officials say crews are working through the night to clear roads after a large snowstorm blanketed the region with heavy, wet snow, prompting closures and delayed openings…

Weather Reports and News·Toms River News

Jersey City Public Schools Closed Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, Due to Snow

JERSEY CITY, NJ – Jersey City Public Schools announced that all schools will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to snow and hazardous weather conditions. District officials confirmed that all…

New Jersey News·North Jersey News

Elizabeth Public Schools Closed Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, Due to Weather

ELIZABETH, NJ – Elizabeth Public Schools announced that all schools and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to current and forecasted weather conditions. District officials said they…

School and Education News·North Jersey News

Middletown Township Schools Closed Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, Due to Winter Weather

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Middletown Township School District announced that all schools will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to winter weather and hazardous road conditions. District officials advised families…

School and Education News·North Jersey News

Brick Township Public Schools Closed Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, Due to Weather

BRICK, NJ – The Brick Township Public School District announced that all schools will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to inclement weather. District officials said the early notification is…

School and Education News·Monmouth County News

Toms River Regional Schools Closed Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, Due to Weather

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Regional Schools announced that all schools will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to inclement weather. According to district officials, all programs, rentals, and…

School and Education News·Ocean County News

Jackson School District Will Be Closed Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, Due to Snowstorm

JACKSON, NJ – The Jackson School District announced that all schools will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to the impact of a snowstorm. The announcement was made Sunday morning…

School and Education News·Jackson Township News·Ocean County News

Jackson School District releases 2026–2027 school calendar

Jackson, NJ – Jackson – The Jackson School District has officially released its 2026–2027 academic calendar, outlining the full schedule of school days, holidays, and breaks for students and teachers. The new…

School and Education News·Jackson Township News·New Jersey News

Brooklyn judge allows Hasidic school principal’s discrimination case to proceed against NYC Department of Education

BROOKLYN, NY – A longtime New York City school principal’s lawsuit alleging religious discrimination will partially move forward after a federal judge ruled that parts of her case against the Department of…

New York City News

BMG, World’s Largest Yeshiva to Use Former Jackson Middle School to “Fullest Potential”

JACKSON, NJ – Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG) has purchased the former Christa McAuliffe Middle School from the Jackson School District for $40 million, with officials saying the Lakewood-based yeshivah intends to use…

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Mayor reassures community after false weapon scares at West Orange High School

WEST ORANGE, N.J. – Mayor Susan McCartney issued a public statement Monday addressing two recent security incidents at West Orange High School that prompted lockdown and shelter-in-place procedures, emphasizing that no weapons…

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Murphy signs sweeping reforms to tighten oversight and transparency for New Jersey charter schools

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has signed two major bills overhauling the state’s 30-year-old Charter School Program Act, enacting sweeping reforms to strengthen transparency, governance, and financial accountability for charter schools…

School and Education News·Government News·Local Politics·North Jersey News

Reward grows as police hunt suspects in hate vandalism at Walt Whitman High School

GAITHERSBURG, MD – Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying several suspects wanted in connection with a hate-fueled vandalism incident at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, where anti-Muslim and…

Maryland News

Court reverses ruling in shocking Roselle school board sex abuse lawsuit after new law takes effect

TRENTON, NJ – A Roselle man who says he was sexually abused by a school employee will get his day in court after New Jersey’s Appellate Division ruled this week that a…

New Jersey News·North Jersey News·School and Education News

New Jersey Begins Path To Consolidating School Districts Ahead of Mikie Sherrill’s Inauguration

OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ – Seeking to streamline local education systems and reduce redundant spending, State Senator Vin Gopal (D-Long Branch) has introduced legislation that would require every New Jersey county to develop…

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Sherrill nominates Lily Laux of Texas School Exec as New Jersey’s next Commissioner of Education

TRENTON, NJ – Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced the nomination of Lily Laux to serve as New Jersey’s next Commissioner of Education, selecting a career educator and policy leader with nearly two decades…

Local Politics·New Jersey News·Political Crime and Corruption

Four-alarm fire tears through School Street building in overnight Yonkers blaze

YONKERS, NY – Firefighters spent Friday night battling a massive four-alarm fire at 160 School Street, as flames tore through the structure and forced road closures throughout the area. The Yonkers Fire…

Pennsylvania News

Teen killed in Jamaica Avenue stabbing while walking home from school

Teen stabbed to death on way home from school in Woodhaven attack Queens, NY — A 17-year-old high school student was stabbed to death just moments after leaving school Friday afternoon in…

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Lakewood’s Private School Bus Consortium to go Countywide Under New Proposal, State Funded

TRENTON, N.J. – A bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate seeks to create a three-year pilot program in Ocean County that would shift responsibility for nonpublic school transportation from local school…