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District 24 Superintendent Ed Fale announced last week that, after discussions with the school board about its vision for the future, he would not seek an extension of his contract, which is set to …
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By Nick Ciccone
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12/5/17
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Five-term County Legislator Howard Kopel is being opposed by Karen Blitz of Rockville Centre in the Nassau County 7th legislative district. The district includes Oceanside, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Cedarhurst, Woodmere and parts of Hewlett, Lawrence, Baldwin, Valley Stream and Lynbrook.
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By Tyler Marko
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10/19/17
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Republican Paul Sapienza, owner of Sapizena Pastry Inc., on Hempstead Turnpike, and president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce, will challenge Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Elmont) on Nov. 7 for the county’s 3rd Legislative District seat.
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By Nick Ciccone
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10/19/17
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Susan Leggett, who began working in District 24 in 1991, became principal of the William L. Buck school last week, filling a vacancy left by Mark Onorato, who was named the director of instructional technology.
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/13/17
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The high school district’s Board of Education has approved the creation of a committee that will study a decades-old district policy that allows incoming students to choose the school they attend, and the policy’s impact on enrollment. The move, at a meeting on Aug. 29, came after parents and teachers signed a petition to the board in June protesting the policy, which its critics believe contributed to overcrowding at North High School that has now reached a tipping point.
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By Nick Ciccone
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9/6/17
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Victoria Alaimo and Elizabeth Klamkin were selected from among more than 3,000 nominees as quarterfinalists for the Grammy Music Educator Award, and have inched one step closer to winning a grand-prize trip to next year’s Grammy Awards on Jan. 28.
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/23/17
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Some concerned parents assert that the school waiver policy has led to overcrowding at North and South high schools (“Parents claim schools are overcrowded,” July 27-Aug. 2 issue). In the absence of quantitative data verifying this claim, I’ll leave the technical determination of whether or not a school building has met its functional capacity to our education experts — the superintendent and the Central High School District’s professional staff — although, I suspect it has not met that threshold.
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8/2/17
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Harris Dinkoff, who served on the District 13 Board of Education for 33 years, died on Dec. 31 after a brief illness. He was 89. On July 5, members of the District 13 school community gathered outside the James A. Dever Elementary School for a commemorative tree planting ceremony to honor his legacy.
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By Nick Ciccone
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7/26/17
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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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