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School budgets in the age of the tax cap

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. more

5/24/12

Valley Stream dog park: cooperation at its finest

Valley Stream’s new dog park opened on May 5 to mostly rave reviews from community members who came out on that rainy Saturday. more

5/17/12

Sewer deal could be boon for county

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. more

5/17/12

Finally, a positive start for Austin Boulevard

It’s been years in the making, but it seems that Nassau County finally has a plan to make Austin Boulevard a safer road. Eileen Kelly, transportation planner for the RBA group, an engineering … more

5/16/12

Sewer deal could be boon — or not — for the county

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. more

5/14/12

LaRocco for District 24 school board

In Valley Stream’s only contested Board of Education race this year, District 24 incumbent Donna LaRocco is being challenged by Nat Patel, a local business owner. more

5/10/12

Say ‘yes’ to Valley Stream school budgets

This year was the first time that school districts had to create budgets under the state’s new tax-cap legislation, which limits the amount that districts can raise revenue through property taxes. Valley Stream’s four schools all came in with budgets at or below the tax cap. more

5/10/12

Support Long Beach school, library budgets, Tangney and Guma for school board

School districts across the state faced tough choices this year as they drafted their 2012-13 budgets. With a state-mandated tax levy cap of 2 percent and a slew of federal and state-mandated cost … more

5/10/12

Support Oceanside budget, Garrity and Blau

Oceanside School District officials have put together a reasonable, measured budget. It takes into account the changes being forced on districts by the state (such as the new Core Curriculum … more

5/9/12

Vote for Byrne, school budget in Island Park

One of the most difficult tasks the Herald’s editorial board faces is endorsing a candidate when there are two who are qualified. Island Park’s Board of Education race this year presents us with … more

5/9/12