Though the Lawrence School District will reduce its workforce by three, the proposed 2014-2015 budget includes a spending increase of $2.54 million over the current $93.1 million fiscal plan.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/12/14
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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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Traffic issues need addressing
To the Editor:
Rabbi Dr. Edward Goldstein’s letter to the editor “Waiting for H-W to fix dismissal issues” (Feb. 20-26) could not have said it better on what many also experience with “traffic difficulties” on Williams Street, between Daub and Franklin avenues near the Yeshiva of South Shore.
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2/27/14
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Waiting for H-W to fix dismissal issues
To the Editor:
I read the article “Driving through the dismissal traffic” (Dec. 12-18), about traffic difficulties at dismissal at the Franklin Early Childhood Center in Hewlett with, obviously, great interest.
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2/20/14
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The Lawrence School District and the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) have finalized contract negotiations concerning the sale of the Number Six School in Woodmere.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/12/14
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The Lawrence School District Board of Education voted at Monday’s meeting to sell the vacant Number Six School to the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, pending ongoing negotiations for what trustees said would add millions in value to the potential transaction.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/5/14
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Students in Tami Mann’s class at the Number Two School on Donahue Avenue in Inwood in the Lawrence School District had Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad serve as a guest reader.
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1/29/14
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On Tuesday, Feb. 4 from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursday, Feb. 6 from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m., the Hewlett-Woodmere School District will hold registration for prekindergarten programs at the Franklin Early Childhood Center (FECC) at 180 Henrietta Place in Hewlett.
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1/29/14
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As they sat around a kitchen table not too long ago, William, Steven, Ethan and Stephen Lahey received a fire call. They all left, saying goodbye to wives and children.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/29/14
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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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