Tuesday marks the annual school budget vote, and it’s an important day for local taxpayers. With school costs making up a majority of homeowners’ property tax bills, it’s a vote that no one should take lightly.
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5/11/16
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Voters in the Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown school districts will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide on a combined $347 million worth of spending for the 2016-17 school year.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/11/16
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Patrons of the Levittown Public Library will head to the polls on May 17 to vote on a $7.5 million budget that would maintain all programs and services.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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5/10/16
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The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . .
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4/28/16
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With a little space to spare in each elementary school, Wantagh has taken advantage of that and created a place for students to study science, technology, engineering, art and math.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/26/16
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Voters in the Wantagh and Seaford library districts approved their respective budgets last week.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/26/16
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The Wantagh School District will upgrade programs at all levels next year, from improved science and technology labs at all three elementary schools to expanded high school course offerings after the Board of Education adopted its final budget on April 14.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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4/19/16
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Anyone who has paid attention to Nassau County politics over the past few years knows that elected officials have tried just about everything to save money and raise revenue. From the closing of police precincts . . .
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4/13/16
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Wantagh taxpayers would have a little more money in their pockets. Wantagh students would have more opportunities to learn.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/13/16
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As budget talks wrapped in Albany last week, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, who’s running to fill Dean Skelos’s vacant seat, criticized Senate Republicans for not supporting ethics reform in the …
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By Alex Costello
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4/6/16
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