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Laura Reich, left, was re-elected and Jennifer Perfetti was elected to the Wantagh School District Board of Education on May 17.

Wantagh School District budget is approved

By a vote of 2,252 to 825, the Wantagh School District budget for the 2022-2023 school year was approved on Tuesday night. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/17/22

Albany should give taxpayers a break

Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . . more

3/22/19

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at a Long Island Association-sponsored rally at SUNY Old Westbury on Thursday to call for a permanent property tax levy cap and reduced state taxes for the middle class.

Cuomo touts tax measures at SUNY Old Westbury rally

With a host of Long Island Democratic politicos and two busloads of older adults from Rockville Centre’s Sandel Senior Center seated before him, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at SUNY Old Westbury on … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/1/19

Be a part of the school budget process

It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings. more

2/7/19

Let the reassessment process play out

Nassau County is now in the thick of its first property-tax reassessment in nearly a decade. As a result of this arduous process, 200,720 of the county’s 386,000 homes are tentatively slated to pay more in property taxes . . . more

12/20/18

I’m committed to fixing Nassau’s tax-assessment system

Recently, I gave the order to post online tax-impact notices using last year’s tax levy and the new assessed market values for property owners across Nassau County. Throughout my first 11 months in office . . . more

By Laura Curran | 12/7/18

The Wantagh School District's elementary schools, including Wantagh Elementary, would see a small administration restructuring should the school board's 2018-19 proposed budget pass.

First Wantagh School budget draft shows 2.96 percent tax levy hike

The Wantagh Board of Education shared the first draft of its proposed 2018-19 school budget, estimating an overall budget increase of 1.5 percent. more

By James Mattone | 3/14/18

John McNamara, the assistant superintendent for instruction, talked about some of the course additions planned for Wantagh High School next year.

Final Wantagh budget has a tax cut

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. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 4/19/16

It’s time to restore full state aid to schools

In his State of the State address on Jan. 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment that school districts across the state have been subject to by 2017-18. That’s a major step in the right direction, but . . . more

1/21/16

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

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