Marie DeMaio has spent 40 years at Washington Elementary School at the corner of Main and Washington streets in West Orange.
One of her largest accomplishments, she said, is seeing students move on to higher education. "That's a true indication of how you were as a teacher and a principal," she said. "That made me very proud."
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