Nassau County’s latest gun buy back program, held at Shiloh Baptist Church on N. Centre Avenue last Saturday morning, got 173 illegal operable guns off the street. The five buy back events in different Nassau County communities have so far collected over 1,470 weapons. Law enforcement pays $200 for each gun, and $14,600 has been distributed to date — money that has been seized from criminals.
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2/3/10
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Valley Stream’s four school districts stand to lose about $4 million in state aid if Gov. David Paterson’s proposed cuts for next year become reality.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/3/10
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Forest Road School students raised $779 for Haiti relief efforts. The money was presented last Friday afternoon to Nancy Duchatllier Esposito, a founder of Forgotten Children of Haiti.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/3/10
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District 13 board members got a special treat at the Jan. 26 meeting — themselves.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/3/10
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The East Rockaway School District will be presenting the musical “The Wizard of Oz” on Fri. Feb. 5 at 8 p.m., and on Sat., Feb. 6 at 1:30 and 8 p.m.
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1/28/10
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n remarks about Gov. David Paterson’s state budget address last week, school Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said that under the governor’s proposal, the Rockville Centre school district would receive over $1 million — or 13 1/2 percent — less in state aid than it received last year.
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Judy Rattner
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1/27/10
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In a bid to get illegal guns off the street, this Saturday, Jan. 30, between 9 a.m. and noon, the Nassau County DA’s office and county police department, in conjunction with the Village of Rockville Centre and its police department, will hold a gun buyback program at Shiloh Baptist Church, 96 N. Centre Ave. Gun owners who want to surrender their illegal, operable handguns will be able to, anonymously and with no questions asked, and will receive $200.
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1/27/10
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The small gymnasium at Shaw Avenue School was transformed into Ellis Island last week, as third-graders learned about the immigration experience of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/27/10
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The roof at the Clear Stream Avenue School will be replaced this coming summer, one of a few projects planned in District 30.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/27/10
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A teacher’s quick thinking may have saved the life of a student at the Wheeler Avenue School two weeks ago.
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Andrew Hackmack
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1/27/10
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