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The filing deadline for Oceanside school board candidates has been reopened after Austin Graff, who was running against incumbent Michael D’Ambrosio for the board, dropped out of the race on April … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/4/16

The final vote counts for Oceanside school district and library budgets, as well as the Board of Education election.

Oceanside budgets pass; Grim-Garrity re-elected

Oceanside overwhelmingly approved its school and library budgets May 19, and Board of Education Trustee Kim Grim-Garrity was re-elected to her seventh term. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/19/15

Approve the Oceanside school budget

The Oceanside School District has assembled a $144.4 million spending plan for 2015-16, $2.16 million, or 1.52 percent, larger than the current budget. In the age of the state tax cap, budget … more

5/13/15

Oceanside school board candidates Austin Graff and Kim Grim-Garrity spoke to voters at a May 5 forum.

O’side school board candidates forum

Oceanside school board candidates Kim Grim-Garrity and challenger Austin Graff squared off at a forum held on May 5 at Oceanside High School. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 5/13/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

It's not too late to get involved in the school budget process

Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . . more

2/25/15

Christine Dougherty, Patricia Villella and Jen Debler discuss the proposed Governor’s budget.

The Governor does not understand Long Island

The Governor has no idea what we need on Long Island. That was the consensus of those attending a presentation by the Special Advisor to the Secretary of State, Jorge Montalavo, on the proposed … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 2/18/15

Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?

With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more

7/30/14

Get involved in school budgeting

The average homeowner in Nassau County typically spends 60 to 65 percent of his or her local taxes on schools. Don’t you want to know how your money is being spent? more

3/27/14

School board: a way to give back

You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year. more

4/4/13

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