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The Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a $109.6 million budget, and to reinstate the eighth-grade Discovery lunch lab as well as the exercise, yoga and Mommy & Me Community Education courses.

Hewlett-Woodmere plans 3.4% tax levy hike

The Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education adopted a $109.6 million budget on April 24. The spending plan includes the eighth-grade Discovery lunchtime lab program as well as highly attended Community Education courses such as yoga, exercise and Mommy & Me that students and community residents wanted reinstated. more

By Ann Friedman | 5/1/13

Kenneth Lee, who has three children in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, expressed his concerns to the Board of Education about eliminating the eighth grade Discovery lunch lab.

H-W adopts budget, reinstates adult education and discovery

The Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education voted to adopt a $109.6 million budget, which included the reinstatement of the eighth-grade Discovery lunch lab program, as well as highly attended Community Education courses such as yoga, exercise and Mommy & Me. more

By Ann Friedman | 4/24/13

Hewlett-Woodmere library's $6.2 million budget approved

On Tuesday evening, the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library's 2013-'14 budget passed with 233 votes, according to Director Susan de Sciora. more

By Ann Friedman | 4/9/13

Kenneth Rochler, a Woodmere resident and the father of four boys in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, voiced his concerns about the teachers’ contract and its impact on the budget at the public forum on March 21.

Hewlett-Woddmere budget to increase by $3.7M

Susette Prezios, the mother of three Hewlett-Woodmere students, attended the district’s public budget forum on March 21 and said that the decision to eliminate adult education programs in 2013-14 would have a negative impact on the community in which she grew up. more

By Ann Friedman | 3/27/13

Lawrence School District once again has to cut staff and a program to offset a budget deficit. Superintendent Gary Schall said clubs will not be part of the cuts.

Lawrence schools look to cut $3.2M, again

For the third consecutive year, the Lawrence School District is proposing to reduce staff as part of an effort to deal with a budget deficit — and for the second straight year, the deficit totals $3.2 million. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/20/13

A threat to our schools — and my property

There is little doubt that my wife and I overpaid for our home. When we were looking for a house to buy a decade ago, we had one search criterion in mind –– the schools had to be excellent. Period. more

6/7/12

At Hewlett-Woodmere’s March 22 budget forum, Hewlett resident Howard Goldstein asked how the state’s mandated 2 percent tax cap would affect the school district.

Hewlett-Woodmere unveils tentative 2012-13 budget

Although Hewlett resident Howard Goldstein’s two sons have graduated from high school and no longer attend the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, he decided to come to the budget forum on March 22. Goldstein was curious about how the state’s new 2 percent tax-levy cap would affect the district’s spending plan for 2012-13. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 3/29/12

The Hewlett-Woodmere School District headed by Superintendent Dr. Joyce Bisso is seeking to save money by offering a retirement incentive to its more veteran administrators.

Hewlett-Woodmere offers retirement incentive

Due to the financial constraints of the current economic climate and the state’s 2 percent tax levy cap, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District is seeking to lessen its fiscal burden by offering its veteran administrators and principals an incentive to retire. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 1/26/12

Get ready — here comes Cuomo's tax cap

The Middle Country School District in Suffolk County faces a $10.3 million budget deficit in 2012-13 because of Governor Cuomo’s vaunted 2 percent property-tax levy cap, so Middle Country is considering eliminating its pre-school program, reducing full-day kindergarten to a half-day and axing sports and after-school clubs for middle and high school students, according to News12. more

1/19/12

The villages of East Rockaway and Lynbrook have already voted in local laws to override the state’s new tax levy cap. Pictured at the seminar were, from left, East Rockaway Village Trustees Ed Corrado and Deputy Mayor Bruno Romano, and Lynbrook Trustee Hilary Becker.

Taxes a hot topic with county officials

The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot topic of … more

By Brian Croce bcroce@liherald.com | 1/18/12

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