Construction delays in the fall and winter and inclement weather throughout the project have led to the late opening, according to the update.

Senior Class President Audrey Noguera: “Letting go means trusting what we’ve learned here at CHS — the real stuff. How to advocate for ourselves, how to find joy in chaos, how to move forward without having everything figured out.”

“This stuff has to stop and there’s got to be somebody down in Washington in the House and Senate that is going to speak up,” said De Luca.

At a Town Hall with Academy Heights neighbors, the Village agreed to move forward with striping Academy Street in an effort to reduce speeding and increase pedestrian safety.

Work by NJ American Water on lead pipe replacement, which has prompted full closure of the major access road near Rutgers Avenue, is expected to be completed by early next week.

Fabrizio still lives in the Maplewood house that she was born in 100 years ago.