Although Isaac threatened some of the events of this year’s Republican National Convention, the rain could not dampen the mood of a re-energized Republican Party.
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8/30/12
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There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger.
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8/30/12
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Paul Ryan is Tim Tebow. Ryan is who you want on the field as a strong second to the president. He’ll make all the big plays when called upon.
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8/16/12
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School spending plans passed at a high rate on Long Island and throughout New York state last week, ending the first budget season in which districts were limited by the state’s new tax levy cap.
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5/24/12
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The rain didn't keep voters in Oceanside and Island Park away from the polls yesterday.
In Oceanside, the school budget passed, 1,808 to 896. The library budget also passed with similar numbers …
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By Alex Costello
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5/16/12
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When residents go to the polls next week to vote for Board of Education trustees and their school district budgets, they will also have the opportunity to vote on the budgets for their local …
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By Alex Costello
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5/9/12
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One of the most difficult tasks the Herald’s editorial board faces is endorsing a candidate when there are two who are qualified. Island Park’s Board of Education race this year presents us with …
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5/9/12
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Island Park residents will only see a slight tax increase next year from the village’s $3.7 million budget, which passed unanimously on April 19 with a tax increase of 1.25 percent.
Island …
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Alex Costello
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4/25/12
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At a special Island Park Board of Education meeting on April 17, Superintendent Rosmarie Bovino detailed the sources and amounts of revenue the district expects to help fund the 2012-13 budget of …
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Aaron Axelson
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4/25/12
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The Island Park School District plans to cut $550,560 from its 2012-13 budget in order to remain within the state cap on its tax levy, Island Park Superintendent Dr. Rosmarie Bovino announced at a …
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Aaron Axelson
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4/4/12
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