Dr. Godwin Onochie Molokwu, who ran for a seat on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education in 2014, is the 25th Maplewood resident to die as a result of COVID-19.
Dr. Molokwu's death was announced by Mayor Frank McGehee in a COVID-19 update this morning (see full update below).
In his 2014 candidate's statement published on Village Green, Dr. Molokwu wrote, "I
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