More than 70 people spoke during public comments, with many urging the board to sever ties with the organization, but more expressing support for MFS.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSportsTowns
Parents, Students Implore Board to Reconsider CHS Schedule Change: It is ‘Interfering With Learning,’
“I felt like I was being set up to fail,” said a CHS junior who is both an athlete and has accommodations for tests.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
BOE Focuses on ‘Fostering Connections,’ ‘Cohesion,’ in Hiring New Superintendent
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreBOE Prez said the board would “collectively” identify the professional background and skills desired in a new superintendent, and agreed to solicit community opinion as well during public meetings.
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MaplewoodRecreationSchools / Kids
Residents Beg Town Leaders to Help Revamp the ‘Weedy, Muddy Mess’ of Maplewood’s Fields
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreAttempts to form a fields committee have so far not panned out. Meanwhile, TC member DeLuca suggested switching from organic to pesticides to address weeds on DeHart fields.
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BusinessFood & WellnessMaplewood
NYC’s Corner Slice, Acclaimed Pizza Place, to Move to Maplewood this Spring
The restaurant will take over the former BreadStand spot.
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GovernmentMaplewoodRecreation
Maplewood Township Committee Votes to Shorten Park Hours
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreMost playgrounds, fields and courts will now close at sundown.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Teachers Erupt, Board Majority Defies Superintendent’s Plans to Fully Delevel Schools
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreThe BOE voted to remove a revised Access & Equity Policy from first read, but Supt. Taylor said, “Board approval is not required for shifts in pedagogy.”
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GovernmentMaplewoodPoliticsTowns
Maplewood TC Passes Resolution Supporting Israel After Fraught Conversation
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeTowns
As More Students of Color Enroll in AP Classes at CHS, Focus Turns to Supporting Them
by Lela Mooreby Lela Moore“As we continue to increase enrollment for Black and Latinx students we need to simultaneously ramp up our efforts to understand what they’re experiencing from a social emotional standpoint in those classes,” said BOE member Courtney Winkfield.
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Potential for “considerable flooding”, downed power lines.
