The West Hempstead school district’s contentious facilities-use policy remains unresolved, even after a four-hour policy session during which people on both sides of the aisle aired their …
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By Lee Landor and Svenja van den Woldenberg
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2/16/11
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The West Hempstead school district released a statement last week taking issue with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s assertion that school districts have enough money in unrestricted reserves to offset his …
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By Lee Landor
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2/16/11
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West Hempstead
Throughout the month of February, Black History Month, the West Hempstead school district will incorporate the black history theme into the curriculum, classroom lessons and …
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2/9/11
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After 30 years on the run, convicted rapist Rudy Carter is heading to prison.
Nassau County Court Judge George Peck sentenced Carter to two to six years in prison on Monday, 30 years after he …
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By Lee Landor
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2/9/11
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There are many things Lakeview NAACP President Bea Bayley wants people to take away from Black History Month — primarily that it’s a “travesty” that celebrating black history …
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By Lee Landor
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2/2/11
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In an unexpected turn of events, the West Hempstead Board of Education decided last week to grant partial school-tax exemptions to members of the West Hempstead and Lakeview fire departments.
The …
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By Lee Landor
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2/2/11
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A bomb threat at West Hempstead Middle School earlier this month has left the district administration under some fire from parents and staff who are unhappy with the way the situation was …
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By Lee Landor
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1/26/11
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The West Hempstead school district is one of several districts across Nassau County to sign on to a lawsuit aimed at reversing the County Legislature’s October decision to end the 73-year-old …
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By Lee Landor
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1/26/11
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State Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper set the tone early at a recent town meeting by warning residents of the tough times ahead.
“I want to prepare you for the pain that’s coming,” …
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By David Weingrad
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1/19/11
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Some 3,000 student athletes from schools through Nassau County united on Monday to participate in the 20th Anniversary of the Annual Friendship Games, sponsored and organized by the Lakeview Youth …
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1/19/11
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