New Jersey’s Statewide Cell Phone Ban Is Coming To Schools. How Will It Work?
Isabella Burke
August 10, 2026
“It just makes us feel less safe without our cell phones, especially if something could be happening.”
“It just makes us feel less safe without our cell phones, especially if something could be happening.”
The event will take over Newark Riverfront Park for a massive celebration of International Hip Hop Day.
As climate change continues to influence wildfire activity and weather patterns, smoke drifting from distant fires could become a more familiar part of summers in the Northeast.
City of Water Day celebrates the region’s harbor and waterfront with fun activities like free kayaking to hands-on educational workshops, the event offers families and residents fun opportunities to enjoy the waterfront while learning how to protect it.
“If it wasn’t for an event like this, we wouldn’t be able to expose our culture and our tradition to this beautiful community of Jersey City. So I’m absolutely grateful to be here.”
“It was only supposed to last a couple of months. But when I saw how many families kept coming, I realized it was a mission.”
“I’m literally looking for apartments right now, and they’re just so expensive. This is really affecting me.”
Hudson County is enforcing major travel advisories from Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5.
“We should start to see trees and community infrastructure and something that belongs to all of us because it affects all of us.”
“My overall experience with NJ Transit is pretty slow.”
