You cannot burn a book in 2021. You can burn the paper and the ink and the cardboard, but in our world of e-books, you cannot ever kill the words and ideas that an author created.
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11/18/21
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An image sticks in my mind. At the peak of the pandemic, my daughter sent a photo: My granddaughter, 11, was lying in bed in a dark room, “attending math class” online. It had an apocalyptic feel about it . . .
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8/12/21
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The Rockville Centre Council of Parent Teacher Associations hosted a candidates forum on May 4, at which four candidates vying for two open seats on the Board of Education fielded questions from the …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/14/21
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Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the Rockville Centre Board of Education.
Newcomers Nancy Turnblacer and Erika Messier are challenging incumbents Kelly Barry and Liz Dion, who are …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/29/21
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The Rev. Kenneth Williams, a once-constant presence at the Dutch Broadway School and a calming voice on the Elmont Board of Education, died of a stroke on Dec. 16, at age 87.
Williams was born to …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/22/20
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Saying “No New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered mail-in ballots in local school elections to be counted if received by June 16.
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6/7/20
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One candidate is vying for a seat on the Bellmore School District Board of Education. Get to know him before casting your mail-in vote on June 9.
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6/1/20
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Six candidates are vying for a seat on the Merrick School District Board of Education. Get to know them before casting your mail-in vote on June 9.
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6/1/20
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Two candidates are vying for a seat on the North Bellmore School District Board of Education. Get to know them before casting your mail-in vote on June 9.
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6/1/20
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By executive order last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reset the school budget and trustees election statewide to Tuesday, June 9. Every voter will receive an absentee ballot with a postage-paid envelope …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/4/20
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