18 positions will be cut through attrition; 10 employees will be fired. The budget also entails a 35% reduction for materials and textbooks, applied evenly across departments.

Attorney says he has been conducting his own investigation into an incident between Frank Sanchez and a student and will be delivering the results to the prosecutor’s office shortly.

Donald Payne Jr., who represented Maplewood and South Orange as part of the 10th Congressional district in New Jersey for 10 years before redistricting, died on April 24. According to …

With the BOE set to vote on April 25, a district spokesperson has stated that cuts — including a potential loss of 30-40 staffers — are still under discussion with the goal of applying cuts equitably across all departments.

A $100K benefit to the SOMSD property in Maplewood, negotiated with the developer of The Gleason, is set to expire in May if the Board of Ed does not act.

From The Achieve Foundation of South Orange & Maplewood: What does a beekeeper, a bubble machine, a tear down station, and LEGO master Corey Samuels have in common? They will …