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Oceanside, Island Park school and library budgets pass

Oceanside and Island Park residents passed their school and library budgets on May 17. In Oceanside, the budget passed with 1,783 votes in favor (64 percent) against 1,000 opposed (36 percent). … more

Alex Costello | 5/18/11

Get involved with your school budget process

We are entering one of the most interesting times of the year: budget season. more

2/11/11

Cut salaries, not teachers

To the Editor: I was disturbed to read about the 80 layoffs that will take place in Oceanside’s school system (“Cutting back,” Jan. 13-19). I strongly believe that our administrators need … more

1/26/11

Can voters’ anger lead to real change?

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. more

Jerry Kremer | 5/28/10

Howard Sobel, a former president of the Oceanside School Board, cast his vote on the budget May 18.

School budgets pass in Oceanside, Island Park

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 … more

Anthony Rifilato | 5/26/10

Vote ‘yes’ on Oceanside budget

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 … more

5/12/10

Vote with reason, not resentment

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. more

4/30/10

Oceanside Board of Ed adopts budget

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 … more

Anthony Rifilato and Alex Costello | 4/28/10

Island Park school taxes going up in 2010-11

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 … more

Alex Costello | 4/21/10

Island Park School District unveils new budget

The Island Park School District began its 2010-11 budget process on March 22, unveiling a $32.4 million budget, a 3.9 percent increase, as well as a 2.9 percent increase in the tax levy. There … more

by Alex Costello | 3/30/10

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