South Orange and Maplewood public schools are on track to reopen Tuesday morning for the first time since they closed 10 months ago due to climbing COVID-19 infections, despite last-minute pleas, a walkout and a petition by the local teachers union for a delay until educators have a chance to be vaccinated.
Yet even as many teachers and students are set
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SOMEA, the South Orange-Maplewood teachers’ union, launched a petition urging the district to postpone the reopening of schools this week. The petition — which as of…
WATCH: Columbia High School Principal Shares ‘COVID Protocol’ Video Ahead of Tuesday Reopening
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Community Coalition on Race Hosts 20th Annual MLK Observance, Luminary Project January 18
From the Community Coalition on Race: The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race is hosting its 20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance and Luminary Project…
Maplewood Garden Club Feb 1 Meeting to Feature Bill Noble of the Garden Conservancy
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