The East Meadow Board of Education unanimously adopted its $184 million proposed budget on April 29, an increase in spending of $3.57 million, or 1.97 percent, over the current year.
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By Shannon Koehle
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5/3/12
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Jeanne Greco Jacobs’ youngest of three sons is graduating from North High School in June. But the District 13 school board member and president of the Central High School District board will remain a prominent figure in the Valley Stream educational system. She is running unopposed for another term in May.
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By Brian Croce
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5/3/12
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With three decades of experience on the District 13 Board of Education, Bill Stris is no stranger to making tough decisions. That’s just a part of the job, he says, but for Stris, who has also served on the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education for 25 years, that’s a part of the job he likes.
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By Brian Croce
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5/3/12
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District 30 will be facing some tough financial challenges in the next few years, says Board of Education trustee Cristobal Stewart. That’s why he is running for re-election — to help the district clear those anticipated hurdles.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/3/12
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In his 25 years of owning a business on Rockaway Avenue, Nat Patel has seen countless others businesses come and go. Many are driven away by the high taxes, he said, and that is why he is running for a seat on the District 24 Board of Education this year.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/3/12
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Donna LaRocco is one of the newest members of the District 24 Board of Education, surrounded by trustees who have served one, two and even three decades. She is seeking election to her second term on the board in the only opposed school race in Valley Stream this year.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/3/12
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A group of Calhoun High School special-education parents are asking the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District administration to reinstate the “collaborative” special-education instructor who co-teaches the Living Environment laboratory with a mainstream biology teacher.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/3/12
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Q. Here’s a doozy for you. I live in Rockville Centre, three blocks from the RVC high school, but I’m in the Baldwin School District (which drops the value of my home by at least $100,000, according to a real estate agent).
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Monte Leeper
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5/3/12
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INCUMBENT: Michaelene Abbott-Cooper
Age: 44
Marital status: Married to Anthony T. Cooper
Children: Dean Thomas, 11, 6th-grader at Rhame Avenue; Alex James, 10 4th-grader at Rhame Avenue
Career/Job: Licensed hairdresser
How …
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By Mary Malloy
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5/3/12
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One of the world’s most beloved musicals came to life in the village last weekend as 7th and 8th students at St. Agnes Cathedral School wowed audiences with three performances of “Annie.”
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5/2/12
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