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Nassau County veterans who thought they would see their school taxes reduced in 2014-15 have another think coming. Though dozens of school boards around the county voted in recent weeks to ease veterans’ tax burdens, the county’s Department of Assessment has postponed enactment of the tax breaks until 2015-16.
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By Brian Racow
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4/9/14
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The East Meadow School District’s proposed 2014-15 budget will maintain all educational programs, services and staff, according to Superintendent Louis DeAngelo. Adopted by the Board of Education on April 3, the spending plan, which totals $191.1 million, is 1.53 percent larger than the current budget.
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By David Weingrad
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4/9/14
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A small but vocal contingent of East Meadow parents have voiced their dissatisfaction with the district’s handling of students who refuse to take state assessment exams.
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By David Weingrad
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3/31/14
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The East Meadow School District’s Board of Education on March 6 unanimously approved the veterans’ tax exemption, which will provide tax relief to veterans who live in the community.
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By David Weingrad
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3/26/14
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“We are truly lucky to live in a community where so many are willing to give of themselves for our children.”
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By David Weingrad
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3/26/14
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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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A lawsuit filed by two former Woodland Middle School teachers against the East Meadow School District was argued before the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, on Feb. 19. The suit stems from a 2007 demonstration over stalled contract negotiations by approximately 15 teachers, who, on a rainy day that March, picketed from their vehicles while parked on Wenwood Drive, a road commonly used by parents to drop their children off before school.
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By David Weingrad
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3/5/14
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When Pete Seeger died on Jan. 27, at age 94, the world mourned the loss of an American folk icon and activist. Seeger wrote classics including “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “If I Had a Hammer,” was a founder of the Newport Folk Festival, and gave countless memorable performances over the decades — including one at W.T. Clarke High School in 1967.
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By David Weingrad
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2/5/14
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Once again this winter, snow has blanketed East Meadow, making driving conditions hazardous for commuters.
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By David Weingrad
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2/3/14
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The East Meadow School District is slated to receive $36.74 million in state aid in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recently proposed 2014-15 budget, about $387,000 more than it received this year, a 1.07 percent increase.
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By David Weingrad
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1/29/14
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