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Pat Cardone, past Commander of the Howard Lathrop Post 2307 VFW in Lynbrook, thanked the board of education for revisiting the Gold Star Family tax exemption.

Board of Ed to revisit Gold Star Exemption

The Lynbrook Board of Education announced at a June 11 meeting that it would revisit the Gold Star Parent tax exemption for parents who have lost a son or daughter in the military. There is only qualifying Gold Star family in Lynbrook. more

By T.J. Brennan | 6/18/14

Rashaan ‘Rockett’ Barner, left, and LaMarvon ‘Mr 540’ Jackson demonstrated how they keep the ball in the air.

Hoops, trick shots and a lot of fun at ERHS

The Harlem Wizards came to East Rockaway High School on May 21, to the delight of students and staff. more

By Mary Malloy | 6/4/14

Wheeler Avenue math specialist Kristen Lees worked with Jessica Lippold-Green on Monday. With the passing of the budget, District 13 can now add an additional part-time math specialist to help students with Common Core.

Valley Stream school budgets pass

Residents of Valley Stream’s four school districts approved their budgets on Tuesday night, and an incumbent Board of Education trustee in District 13 was defeated. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/20/14

Paul DePace, Armando Hernandez and Lisa Pellicane

Three uncontested in District 24

There are three candidates running for three open seats on the District 24 Board of Education. Incumbents Paul DePace and Lisa Pellicane are seeking re-election. Armando Hernandez is running for the seat currently held by Carole Meaney. All terms are for three years. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/8/14

Our taxes are sky-high, but the tax cap will help

I ran for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006 on a platform to cap property taxes. He won. It was a painful experience, but it laid the groundwork . . . more

5/1/14

Valley Stream school board candidates announced

There will be contested elections in only one of Valley Stream’s elementary school districts this year when voters head to the polls for the school budget and Board of Education vote on May 20. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/23/14

Substance-abuse experts say the legalization of marijuana in Colorado is making drug education more difficult. Many teens, they say, now underestimate the dangers that the drug presents.

Drug education getting tougher in Nassau County after budget cuts

With heroin claiming the lives of hundreds in Nassau and Suffolk counties over the past two years, police are stepping up enforcement measures. In February, nine were arrested in the so-called … more

By Anishaa Kumar | 3/27/14

Get involved in school budgeting

The average homeowner in Nassau County typically spends 60 to 65 percent of his or her local taxes on schools. Don’t you want to know how your money is being spent? more

3/27/14

The governor and the mayor face off over education

The relationship between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, continues to be shaky as they go head to head over education. more

3/13/14

Should our taxes fund college education for prisoners?

New York state is considering an initiative at 10 of its state prisons to give prisoners a college education. The program would bring college professors into the prisons . . . more

2/27/14

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