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Two members of They Might Be Giants hail from Long Island. From left are John Flasburgh, Baldwin native Marty Beller, John Linnell, Lynbrook native Danny Weinkauf and Dan Miller.
New York Giant
From Dee Snider to Taylor Dayne and Melanie Martinez, Baldwin has spawned a long line of successful musicians. Now another local is returning to the area with a Grammy Award-winning band: Baldwin’s Marty Beller, 46, drummer for They Might Be Giants, will appear with the band at the Paramount in Huntington on Friday. more
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Julia, Alexa, Meganne, Violet and Megan, Smart Cookies, competed in costume.
Local tots build winning 'bots
The Smart Cookies, a local robotics team comprised of 4th and 6th grade Girl Scouts, won an innovation award at the First Lego League (FLL) Long Island championship tournament on March 3 in Middle Island. Three of the Cookies hail from Baldwin, one is from Freeport and one is from Bellmore. The team is sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and consists of members from three different troops, said coach Denise Bryne. more
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99 layoff notices went out to Baldwin teachers — though some may be rehired.
14 percent of teachers at risk
The Baldwin school district issued layoff notices to 99 of its teachers at the beginning of the month. The news was met with gasps from most associated with the district, but according to both the Baldwin Teachers Association and the district, the situation, while far from rosy, may not be as bleak as it first appears. more
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Troy Deans
Elmont man charged with Baldwin burglaries
An Elmont resident was arrested and charged with a number of burglaries on March 1 at 3:12 a.m. in Baldwin. more
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Board adopts budget
As expected, the Baldwin school board last week unanimously adopted a budget proposal for 2013-14. The plan was hashed out during a series of public meetings and work sessions over the last few months, and includes a 7 percent tax levy increase. more
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Fewer students will be bused
In a public referendum on Feb. 25, Baldwin voted to reduce the distance its schoolchildren will be bused in 2013-14. The final tally was 614 votes in favor of reducing busing and 416 votes to maintain the current plan. more
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Baldwin Life Stitches, a charity crafting group, donated blankets to the South Nassau Communities Hospital recently. Above, from left, were the hospital’s Chaplain Allen Siegel, Gayle Somerstein (nursing director), Misako Miller (maternity coordinator), Theresa Groder (nurse), Aimee Pontrelli (Life Stitches founder), Alyson Ornstein (nurse), Kacey Verity, Doreen Bennett and Jacoba Evans of Life Stitches and Joe Lamantia of SNCH.
Warm and fuzzy
Baldwin Life Stitches, a group of caring crafters, recently donated 60 blankets to patients at the South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside. The group, which founder Aimee Pontrelli described as “a community-based … organization dedicated to the advancement of primary education and charity in Baldwin,” hand-stitched 35 baby blankets and 25 prayer shawls and delivered them to representatives from SNCH. more
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Baldwin's Caroline Brown took home was awarded tournament MVP honors at the Nassau Suffolk Catholic High School Athletic Association indoor track championship.
Baldwin’s Brown wins MVP at indoor track championship
Baldwin's Caroline Brown took home was awarded tournament MVP honors at the Nassau Suffolk Catholic High School Athletic Association indoor track championship. more
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This slide depicts the proposed reductions in teacher salaries for 2013-14. The cuts could cost the district up to 15 teaching positions.
Building a budget, part 2
The Baldwin Union Free School District plans to increase its budget by a little more than $1 million in 2013-14. But this relatively small rise would usher in a sequence of cuts and reductions that would reverberate across the school system. As many as 15 teaching jobs may be eliminated next year, as well as beloved programs such the 80-year-old tradition of Sportsnite. more
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Ayanna Hudson, whose Hunter Hawks have played to an 8-5 conference record, was an active member of BHS’s Athletes Helping Athletes student leadership team.
Leaps and ‘bounds
A trio of Baldwin Senior High School class of 2012 basketball players are continuing to collect accolades at the collegiate level. more
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