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West Hempstead Middle School's students of the month

Students of the month at West Hempstead Middle School, from left: sixth graders Evanie Beauchamp and Brian Fennes, seventh grader Emily Galvam, Principal Joseph Cirnigliaro, sixth grader Jessica … more

3/10/10

Parents want more buses for West Hempstead School District, but at what cost?

West Hempstead parents who live within three-quarters of a mile from district elementary and parochial schools are asking the West Hempstead Union Free School District to provide … more

Lee Landor | 3/10/10

West Hempstead school board gets glimpse of proposed budget

Throughout the next two months, the West Hempstead Board of Education will face the challenging task of reviewing and revamping the 2010-2011 proposed budget, which was presented to the … more

Lee Landor | 3/10/10

Choreographer steps it up!

Sal Canepa dances in his head — but not before he listens to the tune about a half dozen times and then, painstakingly and intricately, puts each step on paper. Canepa is now working with the cast of Island Park Theatre Group’s “On Broadway — A Musical Revue,” which features full, well-known songs from 29 Broadway musicals. more

Mary Malloy | 3/10/10

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

West Hempstead schools closed

Due to the weather, all West Hempstead schools and offices will be closed, and all activities cancelled on Friday, February 26. more

2/26/10

Schools need reserve-fund flexibility

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently completed audits of New York’s 733 public school districts and BOCES. The audits were part of a series of legislation following a scandal in the Roslyn School District in which administrators embezzled $11 million. more

2/25/10

Martin Kaye, member of the BOCES and West Hempstead School District boards, earned top honors from the state

West Hempstead school board member earns top honors from state

West Hempstead Union Free School District board member Martin Kaye earned top honors last week from the state for his exemplary work as a public education advocate. The New York State School … more

Lee Landor | 2/25/10

The proposed budget for the 2010-2011 school year was presented to the Malverne School Board

Proposed budget presented to Malverne School Board

Throughout the next two months, the Malverne Board of Education will face the challenging task of reviewing and revamping the 2010-2011 proposed budget, which was presented to the board during a … more

Lee Landor | 2/18/10