Whether they are looking to save money or just be more environmentally friendly, schools in Long Beach are expanding efforts to use alternative energy sources.
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ARIELLA MONTI
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11/5/09
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Board meeting The Long Beach Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at the middle school at 8 p.m. on Nov. 10.Parent meeting The high school guidance department will host an information …
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10/29/09
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In November 2008, the Empire Center For New York State Policy published a policy paper entitled “Lifting the Shroud of Secrecy From Public Employee Contracts.” The article started with the sentence “The ‘people’s right to know’ is a hollow concept when government can withhold vital information until it is too late for the people’s voice to be heard.” Unfortunately, it seems that the new Long Beach Board of Education’s philosophy about the “people’s right to know” is that the less the people know, the better off the board is.
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10/29/09
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I’d like to devote my 750 words this week to shamelessly promoting two books by a former colleague and good friend, Michael Otterman. They are “American Torture” (Melbourne University Publishing, 2007) and “Erasing Iraq: The Human Cost of Carnage,” to be published in 2010.
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Scott Brinton
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10/22/09
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Long Beach High School has a new addition to fall sports. Since last year, after playing in gym and after participating in the Badminton for Breast Cancer Tournament, a group of students had an urge …
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JENNIFER ZARATE
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10/22/09
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Board meeting The Long Beach Board of Education will hold a public work session at the middle school at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27. Beach Cleanup The Long Beach High School Surf Club invites local residents …
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10/22/09
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The Long Beach Board of Education approved a memorandum of agreement with the Long Beach Classroom Teachers Association at the board's regular meeting on Oct. 13. Members of the public raised …
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by Ariella Monti
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10/22/09
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Thomas DePaola was recently named the new vice principal at Long Beach High School. DePaola comes to Long Beach from the Farmingdale School District, where he taught science for 13 years. He served …
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10/15/09
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More than 200 students, parents and friends turned out for the NAACP education rally held at Long Beach City Hall on Oct. 2 to honor academic achievers of African American decent.
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10/15/09
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Board meeting at the middle school at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27. Lido habitat cleanup Lido Elementary School will hold a cleanup of the school’s habitat gardens on Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. All are welcome to …
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10/15/09
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