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The not-so-long hot summer
For a handful of people in the political world, this is the summer of blame, shame and credit. While everyone else is trying to get some free time, the political world is immersed in its frenzy to get the attention of almost no one. more
Stay at the table and work this out
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he wouldn’t get involved in the threatened strike by unionized LIRR workers, which may happen on Sunday. more
Nora Sheppard, a Merrick Avenue Middle School science teacher, taught in her classroom Monday morning. She is one of 42 Long Island teachers whom the state has accepted into its new “Master Teacher” program.
Nora Sheppard, MAMS teacher, named one of state’s best
Nora Sheppard, a 20-year Merrick Avenue Middle School science teacher, is one of 319 New York teachers whom the state has accepted into its new “Master Teacher” program. more
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A group of veterans attended the Merrick Board of Education’s meeting on April 8. Several spoke out in favor of school tax exemptions for veterans.
School board pledges Aug. vote on vets’ tax breaks
The Merrick Board of Education will vote in three months whether to grant community veterans school tax breaks, board members told a group of veterans, including leaders of Merrick’s American Legion Post 1282, at the board’s May 13 meeting. more
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There will likely be one less sixth grade classroom teacher at Chatterton School come the fall. Merrick Superintendent Dominick Palma said this is due to declining student enrollment. He described a budget for next school year that would “continue to maintain a high quality education for the children” and would be cost-neutral to Merrick property taxpayers after they receive a rebate check from the state.
Community to vote on Merrick School District budget
The Merrick School District Board of Education has adopted a budget for next school year that will, if approved by the community in the school vote on May 20, sustain level funding for most of the district’s functions and programs, according to Superintendent Dominick Palma. more
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“Clingy Darts,” a children’s toy often sold at Dollar Tree stores, is being recalled for containing more than six times the federal limit of the chemical DEHP.
Cuomo urges recall of contaminated children’s toy
On April 21, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the recall of “Clingy Darts,” a children’s toy that contains harmful amounts of a chemical toxin. The New York Department of … more
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A promising start on government corruption comes to a disappointing end
As part of the budget deal hammered out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office and the State Legislature last week, Cuomo dissolved the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption . . . more
Joseph Ambrosino, Merrick American Legion Post 1282’s sergeant-at-arms, observed a moment of silence during last year’s Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick.
County voids vets’ tax breaks
Nassau County veterans who thought they would see their school taxes reduced in 2014-15 have another think coming. Though dozens of school boards around the county voted in recent weeks to ease veterans’ tax burdens, the county’s Department of Assessment has postponed enactment of the tax breaks until 2015-16. more
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In Albany these days, the talk is all about money
Somehow, some way, in the next week, New York state will have a new budget. Almost all of the details will remain out of the public eye until the very last moment, and that’s probably a good thing. more
The governor and the mayor face off over education
The relationship between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, continues to be shaky as they go head to head over education. more
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