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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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Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants –– the Bay Park plant in East Rockaway, the Cedar Creek plant in Wantagh and the Glen Cove plant –– have for years been a proverbial yoke around the county’s neck.
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5/17/12
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Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants –– the Bay Park plant in East Rockaway, the Cedar Creek plant in Wantagh and the Glen Cove plant –– have for years been a proverbial yoke around the county’s neck.
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5/14/12
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The Rockville Centre Public Library is proposing a budget of $3.2 million, with a 2.2 percent tax levy increase that stays within the state-mandated tax-levy cap. Director Maureen Chiofalo said that the library has reduced its general-operations budget, in part by “going green,” with plans to offer its newsletter to patrons online, and also by working to find less-expensive sources for its computer reference subscriptions.
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5/9/12
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On Tuesday, residents of the Rockville Centre school district will vote on its proposed $97.3 million 2012-13 budget, which is 1.7 percent larger than the current spending plan and keeps the tax levy within the state-mandated cap. We urge voters to approve the plan, which we believe puts students first, makes headway in dealing with expenses and ensures the high-quality education the community expects and deserves
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5/9/12
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Parents have long warned their teens about the dangers of whiskey and heroin. But what about hand sanitizer? Or incense? Or high-alcohol-content beverages sold on supermarket shelves next to sports drinks?
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5/3/12
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Last June, Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature enacted a 2 percent property-tax-levy cap, limiting the increase in property taxes that a school district can collect to meet expenses — and limiting its ability to add programming to improve student performance.
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4/26/12
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Voting has often been described as a cherished right and a solemn duty. And it is both.
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4/19/12
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April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week, and we want to recognize a special group of volunteers — firefighters.
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4/19/12
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Spring, which seems to have been teasing us since last December, has finally arrived.
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4/12/12
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