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Hillary's a progressive for political expediency

Is Hillary Clinton trying to take a page from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s playbook? Let’s take a look at her record as a senator, and you’ll see that she is anything but progressive . . . more

6/25/15

State should extend the tax cap

New York state’s tax cap on school districts and local municipalities is set to expire next year, but the State Legislature could, before this year’s session ends later this month, vote to extend it. We would like to see . . . more

6/4/15

Levittown Elementary students were able to vote on a new item for the lunch menu as their parents came to vote for the school budget on May 19. At East Broadway Elementary School in Seaford, second-grader Mia Catura made her selections from pizza bagel, chicken nachos and breakfast sandwich.

Budgets pass in Wantagh, Seaford, Levittown

Voters overwhelmingly approved budgets in Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown on May 19, and a pair of new Board of Education trustees were elected. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/19/15

Teens use the Badge-A-Minit button maker in the Levittown Public Library’s Innovation Station, which opened last year.

Levittown library boosting technology

An expansion of technology at the Levittown Public Library is a major initiative in its proposed 2015-16 budget, which will be on ballot along with the school budget vote on May 19. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/13/15

More than $340 in combined school spending is on the ballot in Levittown, Wantagh and Seaford on May 19.

Budget votes are Tuesday

Wantagh and Seaford residents will have their say on Tuesday on more than $340 million worth of spending in three local districts for the 2015-16 school year. more

By Andrew Hackmack and Laura Schofer | 5/13/15

Wantagh Library budget passes

Voters, by better than a 2-to-1 margin, approved the Wantagh Public Library’s $2.47 million spending plan on April 28. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/6/15

The Wantagh Library’s proposed 2015-16 budget includes funding to make it a Family Place Library, which would fund more services and resources for young children and their families.

Wantagh Library budget vote is Tuesday

More books, more electronic books and the creation of a Family Place Library are among the initiatives being funded in Wantagh’s proposed $2.47 million budget, which is up for a vote next week. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/23/15

No tax hike in Wantagh

The Wantagh School District will maintain all programs next year, and will do so without collecting a dollar more from the public. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/22/15

The state budget: some good, some bad

For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . . more

4/9/15

State budget to increase L.I. infrastructure

At first blush, it may seem like the 2015-16 state budget doesn’t include much for Long Island. But thanks to Sen. Dean Skelos, Long Island will be getting about $1.1 billion for infrastructure in the coming year. more

By Alex Costello | 4/8/15

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