Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest over the weekend in Albany.
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STAFF REPORT
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4/1/23
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By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
A special-education teacher who was fired earlier this month for allegedly abusing her severely disabled students has filed an appeal seeking to return …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/26/19
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By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
While the Long Beach School District’s general 2019-20 budget has yet to be proposed ahead of a May 21 budget vote, the district floated its projected …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/14/19
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Long Beach sixth-grader Jesse Hubbs is set to perform Friday at the New York State School Music Association All-State Conference after being selected as one of 13 students who would perform at the …
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By Bridget Downes
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11/29/18
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Long Beach School District officials sent a letter to the State Education Department last month, voicing their frustration with the lack of a decision by the agency on a public disciplinary hearing …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/16/18
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About 900 students, staff and residents gathered Long Beach Middle School on Tuesday to create an image of a surfboard to raise awareness about the environment and celebrate the city’s recent green …
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By Jenna Bloomer
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6/7/17
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Suspended Long Beach Middle School teacher Lisa Weitzman — who is alleged to have abused five of her special-education students between 2009 and 2014 — strongly denied the allegations at a …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/20/17
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Another Long Beach Middle School parent has filed a lawsuit claiming that a child was physically abused at the school over a period of several years, and was among the students who were allegedly …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/9/17
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Hearings continued last week in the case of Long Beach Middle School teacher Lisa Weitzman, who is accused of verbally and physically abusing five of her special education students between 2009 and …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/25/17
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Three months after the Long Beach School District launched a disciplinary hearing for former middle school special education teacher Lisa Weitzman that could lead to her dismissal, the proceeding continued at Lindell Elementary School last week, and new testimony from witnesses sparked a charged debate between two lawyers.
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By Ben Strack
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6/15/16
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