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The hundreds of veterans who live in the Bellmores can anticipate a break in their school taxes in the near future, as both elementary districts recently passed the veterans’ tax exemption.
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/26/14
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s 2014-15 budget is set to rise by 1.97 percent, from $136.5 million this year to a little more than $139 million next year. And, despite a lower-than-hoped-for state aid increase of $200,000, the district does not plan to cut services for students. In fact, it is restoring some services such as BOCES dance, which had been cut during the leanest years of the 2008-09 recession and its aftermath.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/19/14
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When our Founding Fathers sat down to create the Constitution, they decided it would be best to devise a system of checks and balances in order to guard the people against tyranny.
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3/6/14
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It is perhaps the worst-kept secret in Nassau County: The property assessment system is broken.
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3/6/14
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I recently appeared on Fox News, where the topic was supposed to be the decision by drugstore superpower CVS to no longer sell cigarettes or tobacco products to customers. However, a House Ways and Means Committee hearing quickly diverted our attention.
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2/14/14
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is right: All kids deserve to attend pre-kindergarten.
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1/31/14
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New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on Jan. 14 titled “School District Revenue Growth Slows.” Before I get to it, a quick primer on education funding.
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1/23/14
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Friends, the state of our county is good. Our unemployment rate is at 5.1 percent, the lowest in the state. Thanks to the combined efforts of the governor, our county executive and local officials . . .
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1/16/14
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On Jan. 2, Ed Mangano took the oath of office and was sworn in for his second term as county executive. I was pleased to be asked to speak at the ceremony, alongside Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Congressman Peter King and others.
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1/9/14
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Q: I am in my late 70s and have been gifting money to my children each year. Can I make tax-exempt gifts to my grandchildren in addition to the money that I give to my children?
A: Yes, in 2013, …
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By Patricia Galteri
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1/7/14
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