About 400 parents and community members who believe North and South high schools are overcrowded have submitted a joint letter to the Central High School District Board of Education, urging action against a district policy that they believe allows parents to choose the school their children attend.
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By Nick Ciccone
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7/26/17
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David Trizano, a Mamorneck resident, was appointed the principal of North High School at this month’s board meeting. He fills a vacancy left by James Bolen, who recently accepted a position as principal of Cold Spring Harbor High School.
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7/19/17
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Attorneys for the Central High School District have filed a suit against every member of District 24’s Board of Education, as well as the board itself, and forced the superintendent to appear in court on June 30 — a tactic that Richard Zuckerman, the attorney for District 24, said was unjustified.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/12/17
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The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency’ adjourned their June 30 meeting after only 10 minutes, unable to continue with a vote to break all ties with Macerich, the California-based owner of the Green Acres Mall, because a Nassau County Supreme Court judge halted the IDA’s decision with a temporary restraining order.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/5/17
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Valley Stream Central, North and South high schools honored their Class of 2017 graduates during the week of June 20. Joined by families and friends, along with members of the board of education and administration, seniors concluded one phase of their educational journeys to embark upon the next.
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6/28/17
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A childhood friend recently posted a black-and-white snapshot on Facebook of our middle school cross-country team, a ragtag collection of 30 boys . . .
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6/22/17
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A history teacher at South High School, who filed a grievance claiming that Principal Maureen Henry interfered with his final assignment last month, submitted a conversation that he recorded to the teachers union in an effort to substantiate his claim, the Herald has learned.
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By Nick Ciccone
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6/21/17
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The Central High School District Board of Education voted on June 13 to authorize a lawsuit against District 24 for about $2 million that it withheld from the high school district for the 2016–17 school year, after the districts disputed what was owed based on the uncertainty of the taxable status of the Green Acres Mall property.
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/21/17
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William “Bill” George Houston leapt six feet into the air in Sayville in 1943 to become the Long Island high jump champion. “I was the best of Suffolk County and the best of Nassau County,” Houston said. “I was the best of everyone.”
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/21/17
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A history teacher at South High School has filed a grievance against Principal Maureen Henry, after she allegedly interfered with a class project that tasked students with making change in their community.
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By Nick Ciccone
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6/14/17
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