As the West Hempstead community enters the final stretch of a challenging budget season, emotions are running high.
At the West Hempstead Board of Education’s third budget workshop on March …
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By Lee Landor
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4/6/11
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Plaza Theatrical Productions brings Dora the Explorer to the stage on Saturday. Other weekend highlights include a Civil War reenactment at Old Bethpage Village Restorationa and a concert with the American Chamber Ensemble at Hofstra.
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3/30/11
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Following its first-round victory, the academic team from West Hempstead High School is moving on to Round 2 of The Challenge, an academic quiz show designed to test students’ knowledge in a …
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3/30/11
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The old adage goes, write what you know. West Hempstead resident Ann Koffsky did just that and recently published her first picture book.
“Noah’s Swim-a-Thon,” the story of a boy …
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By Lee Landor
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3/30/11
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West Hempstead High School’s rendition of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” earlier this month was a hit in the hamlet.
A cast and crew of more than 100 students was directed …
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3/30/11
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A night of fashion and fun awaits West Hempstead High School’s senior class as its annual Prom Fashion Show is right around the corner.
The event, sponsored by the PTSA, is set to take place …
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By Victoria Centrella
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3/30/11
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It’s time to act. This was the message Sherwyn Besson and Gary Preston delivered last Friday night at the first of what they hope to be many “Men of Lakeview” community …
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By Lee Landor
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3/30/11
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"Boy Meets World” was a great show.
Seriously, I looked forward to it every week. ABC’s T.G.I.F. lineup on Friday nights was awesome.
“Boy Meets World” was my favorite of those Friday night shows. One character in particular was special to me — and to most people in my age group — and that was Mr. Feeny.
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By Mitchell Hart Cooper
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3/29/11
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Randi Weingarten, former president of the United Federation of Teachers, now head of the American Federation of Teachers, recently delivered a speech titled, “Towards a True Development and Evaluation System.” She was being proactive by presenting her own plan in response to recent calls for revamping teacher assessment and tenure.
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By Steve Kussin
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3/17/11
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Honorably achieving the highest rank in scouting, 18-year-old James Kaminski, member of Boy Scout Troop 240, earned the Eagle Scout status last weekend.
The Court of Honor Ceremony, which took …
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By Victoria Centrella
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3/16/11
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