The president met officials in Hillsborough and families in Manville and says the damage caused by Ida underscores need to improve America's infrastructure.
A physical return to classrooms since the pandemic hit was dashed in some school districts, by damage to buildings and buses during the severe storm that wrapped August.
Ida came through New Jersey like a wrecking ball. Severe rain, tornadoes, and flooding ravaged much of our state. Perhaps one of the most shocking sights comes to us in the form of this 27-second video from a family in Cranford, New Jersey.
Labor Day festivities in South Plainfield would be a few weeks late, while the Tour of Somerville was cancelled as the area cleaned up from deadly floods.
The storm is responsible for dropping nearly 8-10 inches of rain across Central and North Jersey, three confirmed tornadoes and 23 reported deaths, according to New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow.