Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education members have concerns with the proposed 2021-22 budget that was presented as a nearly a 2 percent spending increase from the current fiscal plan.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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2/17/21
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Updated June 17 at 7:15 a.m.
In what is considered the most unprecedented school election; voting by mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Lawrence School District budget was approved by a count of 3,906 to 1,461, after hand counting the ballots began at 5 p.m., on Tuesday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/17/20
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Saying “No New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered mail-in ballots in local school elections to be counted if received by June 16.
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6/7/20
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The proposed Hewlett-Woodmere School District budget of $126.88 million is nearly 3 percent larger than the current spending plan, but the increase is justified, because it will support the clubs and services students need.
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6/4/20
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School budget votes in the Lawrence and Hewlett-Woodmere school districts have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak, by order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The votes …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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4/3/20
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School budget votes have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak, by order of Governor Cuomo.
The votes were to have taken place May 19.
The governor issued …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/3/20
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The Hewlett-Woodmere School District Board of Education and other officials might have thought they were speaking to no one as the Woodmere Education Center was without a live audience as the March …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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4/2/20
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Adjustments are being made to the proposed Hewlett-Woodmere School District budget for the 2020-2021 school year after Board of Education President Mitchell Greebel said at the Jan. 30 hearing the tentative 3.68 spending increase was too steep.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/19/20
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The proposed Lawrence School District budget for the 2020-201 school year that begins on July 1, boasts new programs, expansion of existing programs and several improvements to the infrastructure of district buildings.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/5/20
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Cold temperatures, ice, snow and Valentine’s Day are the most visible signs that it is February.
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By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi
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2/6/20
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