Bid Specification Work Begins for $160M Capital Improvements for South Orange-Maplewood Schools

The South Orange-Maplewood School District moved a step closer to embarking on its nearly $160 million Long Range Facilities Plan/capital improvement projects, as reported at…

South Orange-Maplewood Full K-5 Amistad & Holocaust Curriculum Update to Be Implemented This Fall

South Orange-Maplewood School District administrators are working to have an updated K-5 social studies curriculum that fully incorporates recommendations from the New Jersey Amistad and Holocaust…

Board of School Estimate OKs Tax Levy for $160M Capital Plan to Improve, Expand South Orange-Maplewood Schools

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate on June 11 unanimously approved a tax levy to pay for the school district’s “historic” $157.4 million capital…

Maplewood Police Traffic Bureau Joins State Crackdown on Distracted Driving

Ahead of a statewide crackdown on distracted driving that began Monday, April 1, the Maplewood Police Department began stepping up traffic enforcement around town, deploying…

Seton Hall Students Find Cow Tongue Nailed to Tree in South Mtn Reservation

A group of Seton Hall students made an odd discovery at South Mountain Reservation when they came across a piece of beef attached to a…

Ficarra: Despite $3.9M Budget Gap, No Staff Reductions Proposed for 2019/20

The preliminary South Orange-Maplewood School District budget for 2019/2020 shows a $3.9 million shortfall, but interim Superintendent Thomas Ficarra said on Monday that no reductions…

South Orange-Maplewood Superintendent Search Down to Final Few

The search for a new superintendent to lead the South Orange-Maplewood School District is nearing its conclusion, Board of Education President Annemarie Maini said Monday,…