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Midreshet Shalhevet High School in North Woodmere, is one of several Five Towns yeshivas where the students outperform their public-school peers on the state Regents exams.

New York State Supreme Court strikes down private school guidelines

The new private school regulations that State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia set down in November have been struck down by Supreme Court Justice Christina Ryba in Albany on April 17, two days after oral arguments were made over a preliminary injunction. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/25/19

Birth Justice Warriors fight for healthy moms and babies

In the modern world we live in, in the richest country in the world and in one of the wealthiest areas of that country, you’d think that Nassau County’s expectant and new mothers, along with their babies, would get the best care in the world. You’d be wrong. more

By Andrew Malekoff | 4/19/19

GOP is hardly Rooseveltian on conservation

Nassau County’s most famous Republican, President Theodore Roosevelt, dedicated much of his life to preserving nature. During his time in the White House, the Oyster Bay resident . . . more

4/18/19

Capt. John Runco, of Atlantic Beach, was given his Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Ohio last month.

Atlantic Beach resident earns master’s degree

United States Air Force Capt. John Runco earned a Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, and was presented with his degree on March 21. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/18/19

Filing tax returns this year could be costly as the federal 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacts taxpayers.

Filing income tax returns in 2018 could be taxing

As taxpayers filed their returns for 2018 by the April 15 deadline or possibly later because of granted extensions, the first year of the federal 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is having a significant impact as some are paying more incomes taxes, especially in New York state with the loss of the State and Local Taxes deduction. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/18/19

We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8

Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more

4/11/19

Louis Frontario, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s assistant superintendant for business, presented the latest budget proposal on March 26.

Spending is up in Hewlett-Woodmere

The proposed Hewlett-Woodmere School District budget is 2.95 percent larger than the current spending plan, due in large part to a $1.5 million jump in employee benefits and an increase in transportation costs of nearly $817,000. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/4/19

Slow down, New York. We’re moving too fast on pot.

As the debate around legalization of recreational marijuana in New York state swirls, and the punches and counterpunches of the pros versus cons become more frenetic, we need to take a step back . . . more

By Judi Vining | 3/22/19

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

Valley Stream South Cultural Society ninth-graders performed at the annual One World celebration at Franklin Early Childhood Center in Hewlett on March 5. From left Megan Ward, Valerie Lenis, Isabella Viscarra and Ariana Velez.

Welcoming the world to the Franklin Early Childhood Center in Hewlett

The Franklin Early Childhood Center in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District welcomed several “countries” at its annual One World celebration on March 5 at the Hewlett school. Students at FECC are in pre-K to first grade. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/21/19

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