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South Orange-Maplewood BOE Members Clash in Testy Exchange Over Policy Details

Debate over policies governing the authority of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education president and the rules surrounding public comment at meetings took a sharp…

South Orange-Maplewood Schools’ Code of Conduct Nears Completion

More than a year after it was scheduled to take effect, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education’s updated Code of Conduct Policy is nearing completion…

South Orange-Maplewood, Here’s How $160M in School Bonds Will Impact Your Taxes

The $160 million tax levy just approved by the South Orange-Maplewood Board of School Estimate for the Long Range Facilities Plan is going to cause…

NJ Teen Arts Festival Recognizes Columbia High School Art Students

From South Orange-Maplewood School District Supervisor of Fine Arts James A. Manno: This was the third consecutive year Columbia High School participated in the New…

Prosecutor’s Office Explains 1-Week Delay in Notifying South Orange-Maplewood District of Teacher Arrest

After discovering via news reports last Thursday, June 13, that Columbia High School teacher Michael A. Morrill 55, had been arrested on charges of third-degree…

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…

Opinion: Let’s Make Ritzer and Underhill Fields Sustainable Grass Classrooms

[Editor’s note: Jane Conrad is a former Director of Programming at Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, and Seth Boyden parent and gardening teacher 2002-2012.] Dear…

South Orange-Maplewood Honors Retiring Staff & Faculty

The South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education recently honored several teachers and faculty members who will be retiring at the end of this school year. Current…

Opinion: Fix Our Fields. Let the Kids Play, Let All the Kids Play

Dear Editor: The sports and recreation fields within the South Orange and Maplewood communities neither reflect the vitality of our sports programs nor do justice…

Artificial Turf Controversy Resurfaces at South Orange-Maplewood BOE Meeting

The issue of artificial turf fields reared its head again in South Orange-Maplewood at Monday’s Board of Education meeting, when a resident implored the board…