After 37 years as an educator, Oak View Elementary School media specialist Patricia D’Avanzo is closing the book on homeroom bells and fire drills and will officially retire Dec. 31. Her final school dismissal is tomorrow. Born in Little Italy in New York City, her family moved to Bloomfield when she was three and lived […]
EAST ORANGE — The East Orange Board of Education issued a statement last week, announcing that they are “deeply disappointed” in the current status of negotiations with the East Orange Education Association (EOEA), which is the teacher’s union. “Despite months of good-faith discussions, we were unable to reach an agreement on critical issues affecting East […]
Two incumbents were returned to the Board of Education while a newcomer was one of three people to win the race for the three seats on the township council. In the council race, Joyce Rudin, Michelle Casalino and Joe Krakoviak won the three open seats. Rudin took home the most votes with 10,146 or 22.30%, […]
The team of Bennett, Brown and Kapadia won the three open spots on the Board of Education. Deirdre Brown finished first with 9,731 votes, or 19.54%, Jeff Bennett was second with 9,110 or 18.29% and Bimal Kapadia took third with 8,173 or 16.41%. A total of seven people were seeking the three open seats. Three […]
The Glen Ridge Board of Education has hired the superintendent of the Kenilworth School District to be the next superintendent of the borough’s school system. Kyle C. Arlington will succeed Dirk Phillips, who is retiring as of June 30, as the next Superintendent of Schools, according to a press release from the school district. Arlington […]
The three newly elected members of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education have three immediate goals for their first days in office. “In the past few days since the election, the most common sentiment we hear is ‘good luck – you’re going to need it.’ Unfortunately, the role of serving on our BOE does not […]