MAPLEWOODIANS OF THE WEEK: BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Board of Education this past week, in one of their toughest, emotional votes, approved the hiring of troubled CHS baseball coach Joe Fischetti for another year.

But with the qualification that an outside investigator be brought in to review the findings of bullying and harassment against him. The vote was 6-3, with board members Johanna Wright, Chis Sabin and Board President Elizabeth Baker voting against the coach.

The district plans to spend up to $5,000 for the investigator despite its own internal investigation finding that incidents did occur.

For this news-making event, the school board is our Maplewoodian of the Week.

Reminder, the Maplewoodian of the Week designation is neither a sign of support or opposition to the person named, just an assessment of their newsworthiness for the week,