“The bottom line here is that this is what we hope and we anticipate is gonna be the final, very difficult year from a municipal budget standpoint as we recover from pandemic-related losses, Ida, and other things outside of our control including paying down our debt, which is always a good idea,” said Mayor Dean Dafis.Â
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COVID-19MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Columbia High 12th Graders Return to Mask Mandate for School & Graduation
Columbia High School’s 12th graders will finish out the year with mandatory indoor masking,…
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COVID-19MaplewoodSchools / Kids
Maplewood Middle School Returns to Universal Masking Due to COVID Outbreak
Maplewood Middle School has returned to a universal indoor masking mandate as a result…
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COVID-19GovernmentMaplewood
UPDATE: Maplewood Health Officer Provides COVID-19, Monkeypox, Other Updates
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreUPDATE: As of Monday morning, June 20, the SOMSD COVID Dashboard reflects that Maplewood…
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COVID-19GovernmentSouth Orange
South Orange Says a Tearful Farewell to Retiring Health Officer John Festa
At the May 23 South Orange Board of Health meeting, township officials bid a…
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COVID-19MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Superintendent Disputes Parent Allegations That Classrooms Lack Working Ventilation
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BusinessCOVID-19DevelopmentElectionMaplewoodPolice and Fire
Maplewood Dem Candidates Engel & Kiley Answer Questions on COVID, Policing, Integration & More
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COVID-19MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
As County Hits High COVID Transmission, South Orange-Maplewood School District ‘Strongly Recommends’ Indoor Masking
With two South Orange-Maplewood School District schools (Clinton and South Mountain) already returned to…
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COVID-19MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Mountain School Returns to Indoor Mask Mandate Thru May 18 Due to COVID Outbreaks
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Concerned parents from various schools in the South Orange-Maplewood School District have taken to the public comments portion of township meetings in both Maplewood and South Orange, as well as at the Board of Education, expressing frustration with communications around COVID-19 case reporting, outbreaks and protocols.