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Iraq veteran Christopher Levi’s wheelchair was stolen from in front of his Holbrook home.
Heartless heist of veteran's wheelchair
War hero and veteran Chris Levi had his wheelchair stolen earlier this week after leaving it in front of his house while running errands. The wheelchair which is specifically designed for … more
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Get ready — here comes Cuomo's tax cap
The Middle Country School District in Suffolk County faces a $10.3 million budget deficit in 2012-13 because of Governor Cuomo’s vaunted 2 percent property-tax levy cap, so Middle Country is considering eliminating its pre-school program, reducing full-day kindergarten to a half-day and axing sports and after-school clubs for middle and high school students, according to News12. more
Assemblyman thanks students for participation in Coats for Kids
New York State Assemblyman David McDonough, a Republican from North Merrick, recently swung by Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick to thank sixth-graders for their participation in his annual collection drive for the Coats for Kids campaign, sponsored by the Neighborhood Cleaners Association. more
The villages of East Rockaway and Lynbrook have already voted in local laws to override the state’s new tax levy cap. Pictured at the seminar were, from left, East Rockaway Village Trustees Ed Corrado and Deputy Mayor Bruno Romano, and Lynbrook Trustee Hilary Becker.
Taxes a hot topic with county officials
The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot topic of … more
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Members of the Malverne Village Board were among the 45 Long Island villages represented at the seminar held at LaMarmite Restaurant in Williston Park. Pictured from left were Trustee Mike Bailey, Deputy Mayor Joe Hennessy, Mayor Patricia McDonald and Trustee Patricia Canzoneri-Callahan.
Taxes a hot topic with county officials
The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot … more
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East Rockaway Mayor Francis Lenahan said that the village will still “try to do more with less.”
East Rockaway votes to override tax levy cap
At Monday night’s regular meeting, the East Rockaway village board voted unanimously to adopt a local law that will enable it to override the 2 percent property tax levy cap. The state’s tax-cap … more
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Dinosaurs Rock owner Neil Brown made a presentation at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick last week. He was joined here by Elisa Kandel, left, the Levy-Lakeside PTA’s cultural arts representative, Elizabeth Trencheny, the school principal, and second-graders.
A trip back into prehistory
Students might take a trip to a natural history museum to check out dinosaur bones. Last week, the museum came to Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick when second-graders heard a presentation by Dinosaurs Rock owner Neil Brown. more
Jill Levine, the Merrick Herald's Person of the Year, with her husband, Craig, and son Josh at the sixth annual Robbie's Run last spring.
Merrick Herald Person of the Year –– Jill Levine, saving lives, one AED at a time
On Sept. 27, 2005, Jill and Craig Levine faced the unthinkable. Their 9-year-old son Robbie was rounding the bases during a Merrick Little League practice at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick when he suddenly collapsed at home plate. He stopped breathing, and had no pulse. Craig, an oral surgeon trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, gave his son CPR for five long, terrifying minutes until a paramedic arrived with a defibrillator and administered electric-shock treatment. But Robbie never woke up. more
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Put education before artificial turf
New York state recently imposed a 2 percent tax-levy cap on school districts, forcing them to pare spending by hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, unless they can win 60 percent of the vote to override the cap. more
Malverne delves into budget season early
If you thought school budgets were complicated and tedious before the state passed a property tax cap, you’re in for an unpleasant surprise — they’re about to get much worse. In … more
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