The following is the Maplewood Police blotter for February 6 through February 26: February 13-25, 2025, Motor vehicle rummages: Maplewood Police received reports of motor vehicles rummaged on Midland Boulevard, Burnett …

Regarding the $4 million gap, Business Admin. Imani Moody said, “We have a conviction across all of the constituencies here to have this budget process be a success, and to get to a place where we’re providing a balanced budget and avoiding reductions in force and things of that nature by really being strategic about how we’re deploying resources.”

Liz Callahan said her goal as chair of the BOE’s Special Education committee moving forward was “to remain committed to ensuring that students and teachers are at the heart of these discussions while supporting the district in intentional, well-structured planning that does reflect the evolving educational landscape.”

The announcement follows on two webinars and one town hall in which parents of special needs students pushed back on a proposal to reduce in-class resource support for elementary school inclusion classrooms.

7-seed Columbia beat 3-seed Ridge in a semifinal nail-biter, 14-13, on Feb. 26, to earn the finals berth.

Parents of special education students speak out at Feb. 25 Superintendent’s Town Hall.