An Open Letter to the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed on the Non-Renewal of MMS Science Teacher
To the Members of the South Orange–Maplewood School District Board of Education: I attended your meeting on June 13, 2019, in which the Board of…
1st Maplewood-South Orange Lavender Graduation Celebrates LGBTQ Students
In partnership with SOMA Action LGBTQ Committee and CHS Spectrum Club, the Township of Maplewood hosted the 1st SOMA Lavender Graduation celebration on Tuesday during…
South Orange-Maplewood BOE Declines to Reverse Non-Renewal for MMS Science Teacher
Despite remarks from nearly a dozen supporters asking that sixth-grade science teacher Debra Hwang have her contract renewed (and a reported 23 or more letters…
Deadline Is June 2 for LBGTQI+ Graduating Seniors to Sign Up for ‘Lavender Graduation’ at Maplewood Town Hall
From Maplewood Township Committee Member Dean Dafis: In partnership with SOMA Action LGBTQ Committee and CHS Spectrum Club, the Township of Maplewood will be hosting the…
2 South Orange-Maplewood BOE Members Abstained From Superintendent Vote. We Asked, ‘Why?’
“Hiring a new superintendent is one of the most important responsibilities of a school board,” wrote then-Board President Elizabeth Baker in July 2018, when the…
SOMA Action’s Student Leadership Committee Goes to Trenton
Students from South Orange and Maplewood were invited by Assemblywoman Mila Jasey’s office to testify at a Joint Committee in Trenton on February 5, along…
PHOTOS: Maini Becomes South Orange-Maplewood BOE Prez, Cuttle & Farfan Sworn In
The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education welcomed two new members — Javier Farfan and Shannon Cuttle — and appointed a new President at its Annual…
It’s Official: Cuttle, Maini and Farfan Win Seats on South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed
It’s been two weeks since election day, but the results of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education election are now final and certified. The winners?…
County Clerk’s Office: Final South Orange-Maplewood BOE Election Results Coming Next Week
The final results of the 2018 South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education election will not be known until next week — almost two weeks after election…
With 100% of Districts Counted, Farfan Leads Greene by 123 Votes for BOE; Provisional/Mail-In Ballots Are Outstanding
Updated 4:05 p.m. November 7, 2018: UPDATE: From Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin: “Our website http://www.essexclerk.com/ has now been updated with all voting machine votes and all vote by…