My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages.
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Scott Brinton
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6/3/10
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Rockville Centre commuters may have recently been handed a flier from the General Building Laborers’ union Local 66, alleging the construction at the AvalonBay site is unsafe, among other things.
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Alex Costello
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6/2/10
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The Rockville Centre Education Foundation will once again enrich the learning experience of district students, as its president, Delia Garrity, was joined by grants committee chair Nancy Richner to present school district officials with a check for $30,853 at the Board of Education meeting on May 25.
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Judy Rattner
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6/2/10
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South Side music teacher Andrea Patterson, at right with a middle school concert soloist, is one of 19 teachers who have announced plans to retire at the end of the 2009-10 school year.
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6/2/10
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Sixteen Rockville Centre school district employees were appointed to tenure at the school board meeting on May 25.
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6/2/10
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We all think it: Memorial Day symbolizes the start of summer. For many Americans it means dusting off the grill and making the pool water sparkle. It means big sales at the stores. It means hot dogs, baseball and a three-day weekend. It means that spring is on its way out and the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer are on the way in.
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5/28/10
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Audience members who saw the recent performance of "Mythological Magic" by Wilson Elementary School’s Drama Club say it was an outstanding success. The musical is based on six Greek myths: Origin of the Seasons, Midas, Echo and Narcissus, Arachne and Atalanta’s Running Race. The initial premise for the musical was that three modern day children go into the woods and find a magical door that takes them into the world of ancient Greek mythology.
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5/26/10
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The children of Covert Elementary School recently participated in “Project Linus” under the direction of Susan Buckheit and Paula Lake, creating “no sew” fleece blankets to donate to the Winthrop Pediatric Cancer Unit.
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5/26/10
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This year’s Visitors’ Day at Hewitt Elementary School drew rave reviews.
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5/26/10
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For many Long Islanders, the unofficial kickoff to summer fun starts with a trip to Jones Beach to watch some of those high flying aerial maneuvers at the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Air Show over Memorial Day weekend.
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Karen Bloom
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5/26/10
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