This time last year, the Herald evaluated Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano’s midterm progress. We graded him on how well he had followed through with his campaign promises and how effectively he had dealt with the major issues facing the county.
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9/13/12
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Although Isaac threatened some of the events of this year’s Republican National Convention, the rain could not dampen the mood of a re-energized Republican Party.
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8/30/12
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There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger.
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8/30/12
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Paul Ryan is Tim Tebow. Ryan is who you want on the field as a strong second to the president. He’ll make all the big plays when called upon.
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8/16/12
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The re-vote on Elmont's school budget on Tuesday, June 19, was 2,249 YES, and 1,352 NO. The yes votes were 62.455 percent of the total.
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6/19/12
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Although the Elmont Union Free School District Board of Education sliced nearly $1 million from its originally proposed 2012-13 budget — which failed to get the required 60 percent approval from …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/18/12
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School spending plans passed at a high rate on Long Island and throughout New York state last week, ending the first budget season in which districts were limited by the state’s new tax levy cap.
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5/24/12
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Elmont school budget received 56.7 percent of the vote in May 15's vote, but that was not enough to pass. Franklin Square and Sewanhaka school budgets did pass.
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5/15/12
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Compared with most New York state school districts, the Elmont Union Free district’s spending plan for 2012-13, unveiled by the Board of Education on April 17, represents higher stakes for the community’s schools. The district is one of only three in Nassau County — along with Floral Park-Bellerose and Island Park — to exceed its allowable tax levy increase for next year’s budget.
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By Jackie Nash
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5/1/12
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The Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education voted unanimously on March 27 to approve the district’s 2012-13 of $167.03 million — a 2.94 percent increase over its current budget, $163.97 million.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/10/12
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