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Last week, 92 percent of Long Island school budgets won public approval. Aware of the public’s anger over rising taxes, most districts held their growth down to between 2 and 4 percent. Thankfully, the voters didn’t punish the children.
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Jerry Kremer
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5/28/10
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The Island Park and Oceanside school budgets passed by relatively narrow margins on May 18 and, in a stunning upset in the Island Park school board race, candidate Richie Hayes clinched a …
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Anthony Rifilato
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5/26/10
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Once again, New York state’s two biggest enemies — the ravenous unions and the legislators who are afraid to vote against them — have reared their ugly heads. Love him or hate him, let’s give our lame duck governor, David Paterson, credit for taking a stand.
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Al D'Amato
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5/20/10
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Oceanside residents will also vote on Tuesday on the school district's proposed $128.5 million 2010-11 budget, which is 1.98 percent larger than the current spending plan and includes a 2.29 percent …
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5/12/10
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On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
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4/30/10
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The Oceanside Board of Education unanimously adopted its 2010-11 budget last week, finalizing a proposal that residents will vote on on May 18.
Although residents face an increase in school taxes …
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Anthony Rifilato and Alex Costello
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4/28/10
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The Village of Island Park has adopted its 2010-11 budget. The village's mayor and board of trustees voted to unanimously approve the $3.5 million plan, which is nearly $50,000 larger than the budget for the current fiscal year.
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Annmarie Fertoli
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4/21/10
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At a meeting on April 12, the Island Park School District unveiled the revenue side of its budget, which includes a 2.83 percent increase in the district’s tax levy.
The levy, increasing from …
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Alex Costello
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4/21/10
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The Village of Island Park recently unveiled its proposed 2010-11 budget — a 1.5 percent increase from the current fiscal year — which, if adopted, will raise villagers’ taxes by 6.5 …
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by Alex Costello
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4/13/10
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A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are.
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4/8/10
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