Why should we be begging for lawmakers in Washington to work together?
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2/28/13
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New York state school districts are entering the second budget season under the state’s tax cap, which limits how much schools can increase property taxes each year.
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2/14/13
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The Merrick Board of Education last week approved a measure to hire a security consulting firm to conduct a security audit at the district’s three elementary schools, but fell one vote short of passing a separate measure to hire a firm that would have provided private, unarmed guards at the schools.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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2/14/13
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Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest.
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1/24/13
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If there had been only a presidential election, and no other major news events, in 2012, it still would’ve been a year to remember.
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1/3/13
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Many people get their bytes of information as alerts on their smartphones. From war to weather to the economy, the news of the world comes digitally to our many devices.
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10/4/12
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The North Merrick School District convened a special Board of Education meeting on Sept. 28 to approve the purchase of a new solar-powered hot-water heater for Fayette Elementary School after the old one “broke down completely” on Monday, according to Superintendent David Feller.
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By David Weingrad
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9/28/12
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The Merrick Board of Education and the district’s teachers have agreed to terms of a renewed contract. The three-year pact will take effect for the 2012-13 school year and end after the 2014-2015 school year.
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By David Weingrad
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9/20/12
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Next week, when students return to classes, they will be greeted by new teachers, meet some new classmates and may even notice the shiny floors and clean desks.
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8/30/12
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The Merrick School District will welcome students back to classes on Sept. 4, and that will also be the first day of work for the district’s new superintendent, Dr. Dominick Palma.
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By David Weingrad
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8/28/12
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