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Village of Freeport will host two public hearings on Dec. 16.

Public Hearing to discuss ‘piercing’ tax cap for 2020-2021

Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy announced during the Nov. 25 Board of Trustees’ meeting that the board will host a public hearing on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss considering “piercing the tax … more

By Nadya Nataly | 11/29/19

Baldwin students who have had to walk or carpool to school could be eligible for busing if voters approve a proposition on this month’s school district budget ballot.

Baldwin school busing plan up for May 21 vote

On West End Avenue in Baldwin, it takes a village to get children to school. Resident Yvonne Salerno said she and her neighbors started a carpooling program in which parents drive children to school … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 5/9/19

As part of the state budget passed over the weekend, plastic bags will be banned in New York retail stores.

Plastic bags to be banned in New York

Under an agreement reached as part of the state budget passed by lawmakers over the weekend, plastic bags will be banned in all New York retail stores starting in March 2020. “You drive through … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 4/4/19

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at a Long Island Association-sponsored rally at SUNY Old Westbury on Thursday to call for a permanent property tax levy cap and reduced state taxes for the middle class.

Cuomo touts tax measures at SUNY Old Westbury rally

With a host of Long Island Democratic politicos and two busloads of older adults from Rockville Centre’s Sandel Senior Center seated before him, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at SUNY Old Westbury on … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/1/19

Be a part of the school budget process

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. more

2/7/19

The State Senate passed a bill to make a 2 percent tax-levy cap, which first became law in 2011, permanent.

New York State Senate passes permanent tax cap bill

The state Senate passed a bill on Jan. 23 to make the property tax levy increase cap permanent. The cap, passed in 2011 and set to expire in 2020, prevents increases in the tax levy from exceeding 2 … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 1/31/19

New York State Senate passes permanent tax cap bill

The state Senate passed a bill on Jan. 23 to make the property tax levy increase cap permanent. The cap, passed in 2011 and set to expire in 2020, prevents increases in the tax levy from exceeding 2 … more

By Anthony O'Reilly and Alyssa Seidman | 1/31/19

In Albany, create a suburban State Senate caucus

How can voter-rich Long Island maintain its political influence in a State Senate chamber that will have an overwhelming number of New York City legislators next year? It will be a challenge that the Senate’s new Democratic leadership will need to master . . . more

By Kyle Strober | 12/20/18

Robert Bartels, assistant superintendent of business and personnel, gave a budget presentation on March 14.

Rockville Centre School District working to balance 2018-19 budget

“Our budget is not balanced, and we still have a lot of work to do,” said Robert Bartels, assistant superintendent of business and personnel, at Rockville Centre’s Board of Education meeting on March 14. more

By Ben Strack | 3/22/18

Local lawmakers discussed key issues affecting the North Shore schools, such as the tax cap, opt-out rates, and New York American Water.

North Shore schools get political

A panel of politicians lined the stage at Glenwood Landing School’s theatre last Thursday to participate in the Legislative Action Committee’s second Legislative Night. The panel featured … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 1/25/18