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Baldwin High School hosted its 77th annual Sportsnite event on March 6. The usually all-girls event — which had one male participant this year — is a friendly competition in singing, stunts … more

3/10/10

A revamping of a section of the Baldwin School District Office would allow for expansion of the alternative education program, officials said. Funding would come from the district's capital reserves.

Board reviews sections of budget

Baldwin school officials unveiled the district's proposed capital and administrative budgets on March 3, and it appears that those spending plans will increase by a relatively small margin next … more

Mike Russo | 3/10/10

Choreographer steps it up!

Sal Canepa dances in his head — but not before he listens to the tune about a half dozen times and then, painstakingly and intricately, puts each step on paper. Canepa is now working with the cast of Island Park Theatre Group’s “On Broadway — A Musical Revue,” which features full, well-known songs from 29 Broadway musicals. more

Mary Malloy | 3/10/10

George Chesterton will serve as assistant superintendent for business on an interim basis.

Interim assistant sup't named

George Chesterton will be acting as the interim assistant superintendent for business until a permanent replacement is found, Baldwin School District officials said Monday. He takes up the position … more

3/3/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Schools need reserve-fund flexibility

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently completed audits of New York’s 733 public school districts and BOCES. The audits were part of a series of legislation following a scandal in the Roslyn School District in which administrators embezzled $11 million. more

2/25/10

‘The kind of guy we all aspire to be’

Friends and family members paid their last respects to Frank Fiumano last week, saying goodbye to a man who made family, country and education his top priorities throughout his 63 years. more

Mike Russo | 2/24/10

BMS principal trial may go back to court

An appeal of a jury's conclusion that former Baldwin Middle School Principal James Brown inflicted emotional distress on a school dean and that the Baldwin School District retaliated against her was … more

Mike Russo | 2/17/10

NCC students built snowmen to send a message to Governor Paterson that proposed cuts to community colleges would leave them 'out in the cold.'

NCC students: Gov's leaving them 'out in the cold'

A year ago, 23-year-old William May lost his job managing a welding supply company in Westbury. So, the young father decided to join his wife, Kara, 21, as a student at Nassau Community College in Garden City. more

Scott Brinton | 2/16/10