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On Feb. 1, Governor Cuomo delivered his first budget address. It was a no-holds-barred speech in which he admitted that years of dysfunction and mismanagement has driven our state into “functional bankruptcy.”
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by Al D'Amato
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2/11/11
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A group of local dentists volunteered last week to help get kids on their way to building healthy teeth.
Seventy-five dentists from the Nassau County Dental Society, with the help of …
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by Mike Caputo
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2/9/11
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In a move that has confounded local school officials and is bound to confuse and upset many parents, State Education Department leaders recently announced that they were raising the raw scores that determine proficiency levels on the standardized tests taken by students in third through eighth grades.
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8/12/10
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My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages.
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Scott Brinton
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6/3/10
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Kim Taylor will become the newest member of the Baldwin Board of Education on July 1. She will replace incumbent Carl Williams, who was voted out in the May 18 election.Taylor, 47, has lived in …
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Mike Russo
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6/2/10
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As a busy New York City wife, mother and attorney, Stephanie Bhonslay was searching for ways to spend quality time with her family. Gardening came to mind. Her concept grew into an idea for a business: providing personal coaching in the joy and know-how of gardening.
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Teri-Ann Loeser
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5/14/10
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The Baldwin community is fortunate this year: There are six intelligent, motivated candidates running for two seats on the Board of Education. But with tough times ahead, the school district needs …
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5/12/10
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Though several questions were asked of the six candidates running for two seats on the Baldwin Board of Education during the PTA-sponsored Candidates Forum on May 5, the hot-button issue was whether …
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Mike Russo
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5/12/10
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Taylor, 47, has lived in Baldwin for 15 years. She has an 8-year-old daughter in Brookside School. She is currently a leave replacement speech teacher at Meadow School and helps diagnose and treat …
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5/4/10
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I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen.
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Randi Kreiss
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4/30/10
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