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Change is needed after band bus accident

The horrific charter bus accident on Orange County’s Interstate 84 on Sept. 21 that claimed the lives of a band director and a retired teacher while injuring 16 members of Farmingdale High School’s marching band should be a wake-up call for change. more

10/5/23

Make room for school buses

They called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long Island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives . . . more

9/7/23

School bus cameras will make students safer

On Aug. 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law that will allow counties, cities, towns and villages throughout the state to outfit their school buses with cameras to catch motorists illegally driving past them while their stop signs are out. more

9/6/19

Vote Cools, Hinds-Mason for Baldwin Board of Education

All three candidates running for the two open seats on the Baldwin Board of Education possess skills that would make them a valuable asset to the school district, and the community would be in good … more

5/16/19

Baldwin students who have had to walk or carpool to school could be eligible for busing if voters approve a proposition on this month’s school district budget ballot.

Baldwin school busing plan up for May 21 vote

On West End Avenue in Baldwin, it takes a village to get children to school. Resident Yvonne Salerno said she and her neighbors started a carpooling program in which parents drive children to school … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 5/9/19

A small group of Baldwin High School seniors are attending classes at Suffolk Community College as part of a new program.

Baldwin High School seniors head to college

Ezra Pierre-Antoine started her senior year at Baldwin High School not in Baldwin, but in Brentwood, 23 miles from most of her classmates. Instead of sitting with people she has known for the past … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 10/25/18

Although the Baumann School bus strike isn’t over, limited service has been restored to affected school districts.

Baumann Bus service returns, but union says strike not over

Although the bus drivers and matrons of Transport Workers Union Local 252 on Thursday morning continued their strike against Baumann Bus Company that began on Nov. 6, the union announced that it would provide bus service to schools in the affected districts. more

By Daine Taylor | 11/16/17

Let’s keep our schoolchildren safe

It’s a message we emphasize every year, because it is so important: School is almost back in session, so it’s time for drivers to slow down and use extra caution. more

8/24/16

NICE bus route eliminated in Freeport

Eleven of the Nassau Inter-County Express or NICE bus routes were cut on Sunday despite last minute efforts by Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran to save them. Four of the eliminated routes are … more

By Laura Schofer | 1/20/16

Give our children a brake

It’s a message we emphasize every year, because it is so important: School is back in session, so it’s time for drivers to slow down. more

9/3/14

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