The annual election and budget vote for the Rockville Centre Public Schools and the Rockville Centre Public Library is scheduled for May 18. more

There's a mood of cautious optimism among village real estate agents despite conflicting recent reports about the condition of the housing market. more

The daily rhythm of life in Rockville Centre came to a halt Friday morning as villagers awoke to near whiteout conditions and close to eight inches of heavy, wet snow left behind by the second major winter storm in as many weeks. more

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently completed audits of New York’s 733 public school districts and BOCES. The audits were part of a series of legislation following a scandal in the Roslyn School District in which administrators embezzled $11 million. more

On the heels of the Village of Rockville Centre announcing that it is working on an agreement with AvalonBay, the Rockville Centre school district has said that it is also looking to meet with the … more

Residents of Rockville Centre have recently been beset by a series of arguments from the Rockville Centre School District complaining of its treatment by the Village of Rockville Centre. We would … more

Calling for legislative relief, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has said that many Long Island school districts — including Rockville Centre — have “overfunded” their Employee Benefits and Accrued Liability Reserve funds. He says districts should be able to use that extra money that they can’t now touch, for tax relief. The EBALR is used to pay eligible school district employees for accrued sick and leave time when they retire. DiNapoli has said that Rockville Centre is overfunded by $1,669, 278. But Robert Bartels, Rockville Centre’s assistant superintendent for business, along with the district’s external auditors, might beg to differ. more

Rockville Centre school district administrators say they are working to develop a 2010-11 spending plan to keep the increase in school spending as low as possible, without affecting education … more

n remarks about Gov. David Paterson’s state budget address last week, school Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said that under the governor’s proposal, the Rockville Centre school district would receive over $1 million — or 13 1/2 percent — less in state aid than it received last year. more

Rockville Centre residents should be outraged. At a time when overburdened taxpayers are expecting the village and the school district to work together to save money and avoid duplication of … more