Six candidates have filed to run for election to the 9-member South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education on November 3, 2020. Five people are vying for three full-term (3-year) open seats, …
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COVID-19ElectionGovernmentMaplewoodMillburnSouth OrangeTowns
How to Vote in NJ in 2020: What South Orange and Maplewood Voters Need to Know
Amidst an unprecedented pandemic, Americans are also faced with navigating and securing the right to vote in one of the most consequential elections in modern history. Because of Covid-19, roughly …
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COVID-19GovernmentMaplewoodMillburnSouth Orange
October 19: Essex County Reports 22,606 (+146) Cases of COVID-19, 1,905 Deaths
Below is the October 19, 2020 report from the Essex County Executive’s Office on the total number of diagnosed coronavirus cases and COVID-19-related deaths as of 9 a.m. today. Editor’s …
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GovernmentMaplewoodPolice and Fire
5-Hour Public Safety Meeting Focuses on Whether or Not Maplewood Auxiliary Police Should Be Armed
by Jenna Sundelby Jenna SundelAs Maplewood Township nears the end of a self-imposed 90-day suspension of the Maplewood Auxiliary Police, community members expressed their concerns over the township’s use of armed auxiliary police officers …
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ElectionMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
AUDIO: BOE Candidates Discuss Reopening, Teacher Training, Communication, More With Hilton Neighborhood Association
The Hilton Neighborhood hosted the final of a series of forums for the 2020 candidates for the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education on Thursday, October 15. Candidates were asked about …
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ElectionMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
VIDEO: LWV/Presidents’ Council BOE Candidate Forum Covers Integration, Remote Leaning, Budgets
by Jordan Youngby Jordan YoungUPDATED October 18, 2020, with video of the forum. The South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMSD) President’s Council and the League of Women Voters (LWV) hosted a virtual forum on Monday, …
