Because of icy driving conditions and extreme cold, school districts across the South Shore delayed or canceled classes on Feb. 10. According to their websites, as of 5:30 a.m., they …
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By Scott Brinton
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2/10/17
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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are more than 119,000 men, women and children on the national waiting list for organ donations. Even more sobering . . .
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2/9/17
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The Long Beach School District is one of 60 districts in New York state deemed to be in fiscal stress, according to a report released on Jan. 25 by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
The list …
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By Bridget Downes and Ben Strack
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2/2/17
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Hearings continued last week in the case of Long Beach Middle School teacher Lisa Weitzman, who is accused of verbally and physically abusing five of her special education students between 2009 and …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/25/17
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed free tuition at CUNY and SUNY schools for families earning $100,000 or less in 2017 and families earning $125,000 or less in 2019. We support any good measure that would . . .
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1/12/17
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Did you know you could have up to thousands of dollars in unclaimed funds from the state comptroller’s office?
The money, which is yours, could have been misplaced a variety of ways; from …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/21/16
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We can be thankful that the 2016 election nightmare is officially over. There are almost no happy observations we can make, but I’m compelled to talk about the bad, which has outweighed the good.
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11/10/16
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As local Democrats anxiously awaited election results at Westbury Manor into the late hours of Tuesday night, Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs approached the ballroom’s lectern with a smile, though not a wide one.
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By Ben Strack
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11/9/16
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In his bid to win the open 20th Assembly District seat on Tuesday, Long Beach City Council Vice President Anthony Eramo addressed residents in his hometown at the Oct. 26 candidates’ forum at the Long Beach Public Library, pledging to fight corruption in Albany, reduce taxes and secure more school funding.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/3/16
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Members of the Long Beach Schools Employees Association — encompassing all district workers aside from teachers and administrators — stormed out of the Board of Education’s Oct. 13 meeting after demanding a fair contract.
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By Ben Strack
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10/27/16
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