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North Shore presents $107.8M proposed budget

A handful of parents and community members attended the North Shore School District Board of Education meeting on Feb. 7 to hear Superintendent Dr. Peter Giarrizzo’s proposal for the 2019-20 … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 2/21/19

At the Feb. 6 Board of Education meeting, district officials presented the proposed spending plans for the middle school and high school programs.

Long Beach School District floats school budgets

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com While the Long Beach School District’s general 2019-20 budget has yet to be proposed ahead of a May 21 budget vote, the district floated its projected … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/14/19

Be a part of the school budget process

It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings. more

2/7/19

The State Senate passed a bill to make a 2 percent tax-levy cap, which first became law in 2011, permanent.

New York State Senate passes permanent tax cap bill

The state Senate passed a bill on Jan. 23 to make the property tax levy increase cap permanent. The cap, passed in 2011 and set to expire in 2020, prevents increases in the tax levy from exceeding 2 … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 1/31/19

The Glen Cove City School District Board of Education spoke about plans for the capital and administrative components of the 2019-20 at a meeting on Jan. 23.

G.C. Board of Education shares more of its budgetary vision

The Glen Cove City School District Board of Education continued its overview of the 2019-20 school budget at the second budget workshop on Jan. 23. Capital and administrative components were … more

By Mike Conn | 1/31/19

New York State Senate passes permanent tax cap bill

The state Senate passed a bill on Jan. 23 to make the property tax levy increase cap permanent. The cap, passed in 2011 and set to expire in 2020, prevents increases in the tax levy from exceeding 2 … more

By Anthony O'Reilly and Alyssa Seidman | 1/31/19

Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget, the Village of Lynbrook would lose roughly $230,000 in state aid.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway push for more state funding

Lynbrook and East Rockaway village officials are pushing back against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to slash state aid to villages. The plan was included in Cuomo’s 2019-20 budget, proposed on … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/24/19

The Freeport Board of Trustees passed the 2019-20 budget on Jan. 7. This budget is the sixth consecutive year with no tax increases.

Sixth year with no tax increases

Freeport village officials unanimously voted to approve a $72.7 million budget for 2019-20 on Jan. 7 at a public meeting led by Mayor Robert Kennedy and the board of trustees. more

By Nadya Nataly | 1/17/19

Famous last words: We’re on a budget

Q. We’re planning a large renovation with an architect, and wondering when to get a contractor for estimates and an interior designer to go over everything? We have a limited budget and . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 11/17/18

Levittown resident Chris Wright, center, facing podium, asked the Town Board about the practice of banking on employee retirements to fund tax cuts in their 2019 budget at the Town of Hempstead budget hearing last week.

Hempstead Town Board passes $432.5 million budget

The Republican-majority Hempstead Town Board on Oct. 30 passed its $432.5-million budget by a vote of 6-1. Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, a Democrat, did not endorse the spending plan, which, she said, relied on uncertain savings to fund an $11-million tax cut. more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/10/18