Perhaps we Americans are overly confident in the belief that our constitutional rights, including the First Amendment right to free speech, are inviolate.
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By Chuck Lavine
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11/30/23
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The West Hempstead School District celebrated School Board Recognition Week during their monthly meeting on Oct. 17.
West Hempstead Secondary School junior Dalia Zavala kicked off the evening with …
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11/3/23
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Voters are deciding the fate of budgets and board of education candidates across Long Island today, Tuesday, May 16.
Polls close at 9 p.m. Visit the Herald for updated results as soon as they …
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By Mark Nolan
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5/16/23
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Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets . . .
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5/11/23
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There are two seats up for election in this year’s West Hempstead board of education race. The election takes place Tuesday, May 16 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Incumbent Joseph Magaraci is seeking …
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By Mark Nolan
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4/30/23
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My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold.
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By James Bernstein
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3/23/23
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Residents in Malverne and West Hempstead will have the opportunity to vote on their school budgets and board of education candidates on Tuesday.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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5/12/22
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The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections.
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By Alan Singer
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12/23/21
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There is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts.
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By Lisa Tyson
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10/22/20
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It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings.
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2/7/19
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