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On March 1, representatives from Nassau BOCES and many school districts in the county gathered to announce progress made — and hopes for the future — for sharing services and saving money. … more
It is time for leaders to take strong, firm stances. That goes for lawmakers in Washington and Albany, our county, town and village representatives and the elected members of our own boards of education. more
Certain addresses within the Lynbrook School district, formerly apart of an eliminated optional school zone for Marion Street and Waverly Park elementary schools, are now only be zoned for Waverly Park. Residents in this zone were formerly able to chose which school their children would attend. more
The Malverne school district lost three new school buses and use of its portable classrooms last Sunday morning after a fire broke out and engulfed the recently purchased buses more
When firefighters wash down their trucks after making on a run, they may have to pay a fee on that water. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, has proposed a water use fee in the county’s 2011 budget. At a news conference in front of the North Merrick firehouse on Friday, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg said the fee is really a tax. more
To help close the more than $300 million budget deficit that Nassau now faces, County Executive Ed Mangano’s recently proposed budget includes a proposal to end the county’s “guarantee” that it will pay refunds owed when homeowners successfully challenge their tax assessments. more
Thomas Crotty stood and stared for a moment on Friday at the twisted, rusted, 1,600-pound steel girder in front of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Brookside School in North Merrick. “It was very thoughtful of the community and the young people to do this so the day and the people will not be forgotten,” Crotty remarked. more
Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo, the current Democratic state attorney general, recently swung by the Jewel Quinn Senior Center in North Merrick to tout a 2 percent property-tax cap for all municipalities and school districts in New York. more
With new challenges looming around the corner, both Vicki Alspector and Marie Girace are setting sail to conquer new worlds. But not before taking some time to reflect on a past chapter of their lives as a trustee and president of the East Rockaway Board of Education, which they spent many years representating the East Rockaway school district. . more
Residents in the East Rockaway School District said “yes” the second time around with a resounding 990 to 548 in a vote held at the high school on Tuesday. more
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