Nassau County police are investigating a bias incident that occurred in Lido Beach, after anti-semitic remarks and swastikas were found on a school bus.
Police said that the incident occurred …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/24/13
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Nearly five months after the second-deadliest school shooting in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services unveiled a high-tech surveillance center in Westbury that will allow police and security officials to monitor school video feeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/13
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Q: My son is in the second grade and receiving special education services from our school district. I have just been sent a notice by my school district that we are having an “annual …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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4/18/13
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With less than six weeks to go, four candidates are vying for a seat on the Board of Education currently held by Board President Roy Lester.
On May 21, residents will vote on a proposed $123.6 …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/18/13
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Long Beach has recovered about a half million dollars’ worth of state school aid it was set to lose. But school officials and local lawmakers are still fighting the state for additional funding in …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/11/13
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You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year.
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4/4/13
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School board trustees said they wanted to hear from Long Beach parents. Now they are getting their wish.
Antonia Capofarri, parent of two West School alums, has started an online petition to …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/4/13
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The Long Beach Public Library, which has remained closed after it sustained major damage during Hurricane Sandy, will reopen on Wednesday, March 27, at 9 a.m.
On March 9, more than 70 volunteers …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/22/13
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Q: My fifth grader continues to struggle in school. I’m thinking that he might need special education services. What are those services, and how do I go about getting them from my school …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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3/21/13
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Months after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc and left behind heartache on Long Island, many Nassau and Suffolk County residents who suffered little, if any, damage in the storm are still going to be hit hard in the coming months — in their pocketbooks, with higher taxes.
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3/21/13
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