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“By all accounts, Michael Biggs is a young man who always sees the positive in every person and every situation,” said Acting Supt. Dr. Kevin F. Gilbert. “Too often, people who make a difference in our lives are taken for granted. I’m so glad to see Michael receive this honor.”

Former BOE member Elissa Malespina confirms she shared the draft report with police, which she says the law requires. That report included interviews with the student and student witnesses that claimed Sanchez allegedly grabbed and shook the girl’s shoulders and “push[ed] her so hard that her phone fell out of her pocket.”

More than 100 representatives of colleges, military branches, career paths, gap year programs coming to the CHS gym

From the South Orange-Maplewood School District, April 9, 2024: MAPLEWOOD, N.J. – The moon…

Chloe Barter and Benjamin Gevirtz will be recognized with other valedictorians and salutatorians from other Essex County high schools

An aftershock near Gladstone NJ was felt around 6 p.m.; experts said to expect more aftershocks in the coming days and possibly longer.

Locally, numerous residents in NJ and beyond reported feeling walls shake and the ground tremble.  South Orange-Maplewood schools were put in a Code Yellow shelter-in-place until buildings could be inspected for safety.

Three night sessions are part of a developing strategy to develop a restorative justice culture in the District.

The Board of Ed accepted King’s resignation at its March 21 meeting. A new assistant principal at has not been appointed yet.

The Office of Civil Rights investigation is for alleged “discrimination involving shared ancestry.”