Town leaders on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate declared their willingness to pursue the restoration and expansion of courtesy busing for kindergarten through 5th grade students at a special meeting on October 6.
Dean Dafis
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GovernmentMaplewood
Jerry Giaimis Resigns as Maplewood Township Administrator; No Reason Cited
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CommunityGovernmentMaplewoodPolice and Fire
Maplewood Health Survey Shows Concerns About Safety, Infrastructure, and Policing
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe results of the Maplewood Local Health Assessment, conducted during July and August, were…
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UPDATE: ‘We Do a Terrible Job of Informing People of the Process’ Says Maplewood Mayor During Gleason’s Plan Discussion
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CommunityMaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
PHOTOS: Protestors Call for Justice in Moussa Fofana Murder, Slam 15-Year Plea Deal
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore[Update, Sept. 19: a petition to protest the plea deal has been created.] A…
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GovernmentMaplewood
Maplewood TC Passes Municipal Budget — with 5.4% Tax Hike — After Months Long Delay
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe Maplewood Township Committee unanimously passed the town’s 2022 municipal budget on September 6, “just in time to start the next budget,” as TC member Nancy Adams said when she voted to approve its passage.
“It was a long time getting here, and that will not happen again,” said Maplewood Mayor Dean Dafis.
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange & Maplewood Town Leaders Want to ‘Collaborate Closely’ With BOE on Restoring & Expanding School Busing
The Mayor of Maplewood and the South Orange Village President are asking that the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education present town leaders with information related to restoring “courtesy busing” routes, and expressed an interest to “collaborate closely on this issue” to potentially raise the funds through tax levies to cover the costs.
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GovernmentMaplewoodPolice and FireSouth Orange
‘This Is Historic’ – Maplewood-South Orange Merged Fire Department Begins Operation July 1
“This is a historic occasion for us and for New Jersey,” said Maplewood Mayor Dean Dafis at a special meeting on June 29 taking place concurrently with a similar meeting in South Orange. Both towns were making final amendments to a shared service agreement merging the two towns’ fire departments into one.
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CommunityGovernmentMaplewoodPoliticsSouth OrangeTowns
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Hundreds Gather in South Orange to Protest Overturning of Roe v. Wade
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreHundreds of protesters of all ages gathered at Spiotta Park in South Orange Friday…
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Arts & CultureCommunityMaplewood
Rutgers Art Students Design ‘Dynamic,’ ‘Vibrant’ Light Installation for Maplewood Train Tunnel
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