{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6753786ea8461f164e67bf3a/6a98dbde809ae7c2f40fa916?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How the School Cell Phone Ban Will (or Won’t) Work, Bullets at the Movies and a New Town Called Beltley","description":"<p>It's the first day of school, and we're digging into Montclair's new cell phone and Chromebook rules with Screen Aware Montclair co-founder Jordan Goldberg, breaking down the massive Meta settlement, and introducing you to Beltley — the brand-new \"town\" that popped up overnight in a field between Nutley and Belleville, whose founder has some choice words for Montclair. Plus: a loaded magazine (no gun) found at a West Orange movie theater, a new Italian steakhouse coming to town, a rough night for Mounties football, a Tupac tribute event, and a very special tease for next week's show.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>First day of school for Montclair public schools; private schools are staggered, with MKA starting September 9 and Lacordaire on September 11</li><li>WTH: police cleared a West Orange AMC theater mid-screening after finding a loaded gun magazine, plus a breakdown of how NJ's concealed carry \"sensitive places\" law (still tied up in the full Third Circuit) applies to movie theaters</li><li>Jordan Goldberg of Screen Aware Montclair on the district's \"off-and-away\" cell phone policy, a wild story about predictive text getting quietly turned on in a fourth-grade classroom, and how Montclair's rules stack up against South Orange-Maplewood's stricter, AI-blocking ban</li><li>Meta's $17.1 billion multistate settlement over addictive app design for kids — New Jersey's roughly $50–75 million-a-year cut, and why some say it barely dents Meta's ~$201 billion in 2025 revenue</li><li>Introducing Beltley: the micronation John \"Cozz\" Cozzarelli of Cozz Coffee declared in a field between Nutley and Belleville, plus his collab with comedian Chris Gethard, \"Lord Let Me Die in Essex County\"</li><li>Three candidates — Mariana Horta, Kyle Porro, and Antoinette \"Toni\" Martin — have filed for Montclair's open at-large town council seat, up for a November vote</li><li>De Novo owner Demetri Malki is opening an Italian steakhouse, Cassaforte, in the old Chase Bank building on Bloomfield Avenue, targeting spring 2027</li><li>Mounties football fell 42-7 to Ridgewood in the season opener, but showed real fight against a team playing its entire season on the road due to stadium issues</li><li>A preview of \"2Pac Revisited,\" a full day of programming September 12 — including a Michael Eric Dyson panel — marking 30 years since Tupac Shakur's death</li><li>A tease for next week: Farnoosh and Mike say they landed an interview with President Trump — stay tuned, because it's not quite what it seems</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Resources &amp; Links</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://screenawaremontclair.wixsite.com/montclair\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Screen Aware Montclair</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.njsba.org/news-information/school-board-notes/governor-murphy-signs-cell-phone-ban-into-law/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NJ's \"bell-to-bell\" cell phone law (S-3695/A-4882) signed by Gov. Murphy — NJSBA</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.nj.gov/education/news/2026/NJDOEReleasesUpdatedGuidelinesonBellToBellPoliciesToProhibitStudentUseOfCellPhonesInSchools.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NJDOE updated bell-to-bell guidance (PDF)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://villagegreennj.com/nj-news-service/south-orange-maplewood-schools-tech-policy-goal-reclaim-the-human-element-of-education/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">South Orange-Maplewood's tech policy goals — Village Green NJ</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/08/26/nx-s1-5944781/meta-settlement-child-safety-lawsuit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meta's $17.1B child-safety settlement — NPR</a></li><li><a href=\"https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-secures-171-billion-and-groundbreaking-reforms-meta\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NY AG announcement on the Meta settlement coalition (incl. NJ)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://nj1015.com/pure-jersey-coffee-roaster-declares-new-town-of-beltley-between-belleville-nutley/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">North Jersey man declares the town of Beltley — NJ 101.5</a></li><li><a href=\"https://newjersey.news12.com/2026/08/19/north-jersey-man-declares-new-town-in-gap-between-nutley-and-belleville/6dd7gGW44Fp8aegoWeln0v\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cozz declares new town in the Nutley-Belleville gap — News 12 NJ</a></li><li><a href=\"https://cozzcoffeeroasting.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cozz Coffee</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjrSkM9hB6c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Lord Let Me Die in Essex County\" — Cozz &amp; Chris Gethard (YouTube)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/12/federal-judges-nj-gun-law/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NJ's sensitive-places gun law heads back to the full Third Circuit — NJ Monitor</a></li><li><a href=\"https://patch.com/new-jersey/montclair/montclair-town-council-seat-grabs-here-s-who-filed-run\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Who's running for Montclair's open town council seat — Patch</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.themontclairgirl.com/new-steakhouse-cassaforte-denovo-montclair-nj/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">De Novo owner plans new Italian steakhouse Cassaforte — Montclair Girl</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.maxpreps.com/nj/montclair/montclair-mounties/football/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Montclair Mounties football schedule — MaxPreps</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/1629657592093548\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2Pac Revisited</a></li><li>Questions or tips? hello@montclairpod.com</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Follow us</h3><ul><li>Watch the show:<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@themontclairpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> YouTube Channel</a></li><li>Join our<a href=\"https://montclairpod.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5df4477ae0c43750cd4455b00&amp;id=ea8bfef5d3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> weekly newsletter</a></li><li>Follow us on Instagram<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/themontclairpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @themontclairpod</a></li><li>Follow us on<a href=\"https://www.newsbreak.com/m/the-montclair-pod-353766224\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> NewsBreak</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Montclair Pod LLC"}