Susan Bergin

FINAL TALLY: Bergin, Winkfield, Malespina & Zubieta Win Seats on South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed

Susan Bergin, Courtney Winkfield, Elissa Malespina and Kamal Zubieta have won seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education, per an updated tally of votes…

Bergin & Winkfield Statement Upon Election to South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed

Susan Bergin and Courtney Winkfield – along with Elissa Malespina and Kamal Zubieta – havw won seats on the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. Bergin…

Bergin & Winkfield Enjoy Solid Lead, But Determining 3rd Full-Term Board of Ed Seat Could Take a Week or More

With other races attracting lopsided vote tallies in South Orange and Maplewood, the only hotly contested local race in 2020 is for Board of Education,…

South Orange-Maplewood BOE Candidates Bergin & Winkfield Post Podcast Series

Six candidates have filed to run for election to the 9-member South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education on November 3, 2020. Five people are vying for…

VIDEO: LWV/Presidents’ Council BOE Candidate Forum Covers Integration, Remote Leaning, Budgets

UPDATED October 18, 2020, with video of the forum. The South Orange-Maplewood School District (SOMSD) President’s Council and the League of Women Voters (LWV) hosted…

Village Green Election Guidelines 2020

Village Green aims to cover all local elections as fairly and completely as possible. The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Find information on…

BOE Candidates Address Racial Inequities in South Orange-Maplewood at CCR Forum

On October 8, the Community Coalition on Race hosted a virtual Candidates forum, asking the five 2020 BOE candidates how they would address various issues…

Former Board of Ed President Elizabeth Baker Endorses Winkfield, Bergin, Engel and Zubieta

Six candidates have filed to run for election to the 9-member South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education on November 3, 2020. Five people are vying for three…

SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Cmte) Releases 2020 BOE Candidate Responses

From the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee: We are pleased to share with you these 2020 Board of Education candidate statements on special education. We…

OPINION: We Must Address the Academic Segregation That Persists Across South Orange-Maplewood

Susan Bergin and Courtney Winkfield are two of the six candidates who have filed to run for election to the 9-member South Orange-Maplewood Board of…