Author Archives: beatriceco

New Jersey joins other American states in banning cellphones for students during school hours

… in class
Students in New Jersey will soon have less … better without screens distracting them.New Jersey joins other statesNew Jersey … News says 37 states and Washington, D.C., now limit … Some states, like Georgia and Florida, only ban phones for younger …

Teenagers at War: On Fighting the British in New York, 1776

… of Wadsworth’s brigade of Connecticut new levy militia. He had … armed men commanded by George Washington, men who would fend off … , he had watched the Maryland and Delaware boys sprint into the Gowanus … , butter and eggs to the New York markets. He liked to read …

Will antisemitism bill get vote in New Jersey?

… definition of antisemitism in New Jersey appears to have widespread … of the Legislature in New Jersey.
Adopting the IHRA definition … U.S. state, after New York and California.
Coughlin, a Democrat, … executive director of the New Jersey chapter of the Council …

Alaskan-made ‘Overland!’ heads to New York after one last Anchorage performance

… Overland!, a spirited Alaska-made comedy now bound for New York.
The show … on the team’s upcoming New York run and the whirlwind of … run at The Tank in New York City later this month — a … to help send Overland! to New York? Anchorage audiences have one more …

When Patriot militia came for the royal governor of New Jersey

… highest-ranking civilian official between New York and Philadelphia.
Franklin was not … guard to Connecticut.
While Franklin remained imprisoned, events in New Jersey continued. Royal … British-occupied New York City. He did not return to New Jersey. Instead, …