One resident asked, “If I said, ‘I’m gonna buy the movie theater tomorrow,’ I can do whatever I want, right? Within the current guidelines, I’m trying to understand what exactly we’re doing.” The consultant said the redevelopment plan would change the regulations that apply to the properties, giving the town flexibility when it comes to making the specific changes they want for the location.
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CommunityMaplewoodSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Group is ‘Figuring Out Retirement Together’ (FORT)
When I received my invitation to a meeting of FORT (Figuring Out Retirement Together), a local group sponsored by SOMA: Two Towns for All Ages, I was skeptical. Do people …
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The Board of Ed accepted King’s resignation at its March 21 meeting. A new assistant principal at has not been appointed yet.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood School District Named in Federal Title VI Probe
The Office of Civil Rights investigation is for alleged “discrimination involving shared ancestry.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
SOMSD BOE to Meet on April 3 for Presentation on Superintendent Search
From the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education: The Board of Education will meet in a Special Public Meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 6:00 pm in person at …
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
With Additional Ritzer Field Funding Removed From Bond, Board of Ed Expresses Disappointment & Ponders Next Steps
“We are going to need to come back and figure out what it is that we’re going to do to make sure that one way or another we are addressing the needs of our student athletes and developing a field surface of whatever composition that’s going to meet the needs of all of our students,” said BOE member Will Meyer.
