Coming off a Nassau Class AA boys’ basketball championship in the 2019-2020 campaign, Baldwin played just four games last winter after it was forced to quarantine following a Covid outbreak on …
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1/5/22
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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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Before Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new mask mandate went into effect on Monday, the debate about coronavirus protection rolled on at the Rockville Centre Board of Education meeting on Dec. 9. Many parents who came to the South Side High School auditorium voiced their anger with recent decisions by the board and Acting Superintendent Robert Bartels on seating at school events. They asked district leadership to advocate for avoiding mask regulations, as have a few other districts.
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By Tom Carrozza
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12/16/21
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RVC residents flooded the Village Green on Dec. 2 to celebrate the annual tree lighting in unseasonably mild weather. The Rev. Michael Duffy from St. Agnes blessed the enormous tree along the Maple Avenue side of the park.
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By Tom Carrozza
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12/9/21
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According to documents recently obtained by the Herald, former Rockville Centre Superintendent of Schools June Chang received three months’ salary and compensation for 24 vacation days in his separation agreement with the Board of Education, and agreed not to pursue any legal action against the district.
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By Mike Smollins
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12/9/21
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Several parents in the Rockville Centre School District have voiced their displeasure with school officials after they announced plans to separate vaccinated and unvaccinated audience members at next month’s winter concerts.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/24/21
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South Side High School alumnus Randell Hansen took another step toward his goal of running a marathon in all 50 states when he took part in the New York City Marathon for the first time on Nov. 7.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/18/21
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A few dozen Rockville Centre residents spent Monday night giving feedback to representatives from School Leadership LLC in their search for a new superintendent after the departure of June Chang earlier this year.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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11/11/21
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We urge the Rockville Centre school board not to eliminate the video recording of any of its meetings or work sessions.
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11/11/21
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September was pediatric cancer awareness month, and Rockville Centre-based group the Life for Gina Foundation continued its work to help affected families. Late last month, it partnered with the village and Mary Ruchalski Foundation for a tree lighting at village hall to spread awareness for the lack of funds currently going into pediatric cancer research.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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10/14/21
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