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Our taxes are sky-high, but the tax cap will help

I ran for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006 on a platform to cap property taxes. He won. It was a painful experience, but it laid the groundwork . . . more

5/1/14

Get involved in school budgeting

The average homeowner in Nassau County typically spends 60 to 65 percent of his or her local taxes on schools. Don’t you want to know how your money is being spent? more

3/27/14

Comptroller: L.I. districts pushed to the fiscal brink

New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on Jan. 14 titled “School District Revenue Growth Slows.” Before I get to it, a quick primer on education funding. more

1/23/14

The worst of Sandy's wrath may still be on its way

Months after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc and left behind heartache on Long Island, many Nassau and Suffolk County residents who suffered little, if any, damage in the storm are still going to be hit hard in the coming months — in their pocketbooks, with higher taxes. more

3/21/13

Support our schools — get involved in their budgeting

Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more

1/24/13

In wake of storm, schools need relief

Among the many temporary casualties of Hurricane Sandy was Long Island’s educational system, with most schools shutting down for a week or longer. more

11/23/12

Auditor: Rough waters ahead for Central District financially

Alan Yu, a certified public accountant with Cullen & Danowski in Port Jefferson Station, offered a sobering view of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s finances during a Board of Education meeting last Wednesday. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 11/8/11

During Wednesday's Central District Board of Education meeting, Trustee Jonathan Butler proposed putting a bond to fund artificial-turf football fields up for a public vote in May.

Artificial turf, teacher layoffs on the Central High School District agenda

Jonathan Butler, a Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District trustee, made a motion at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting that the district place a $3.5 million to $4.5 million bond referendum on the ballot in May to fund construction of three synthetic-turf football fields at Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham high schools. Dr. Matthew Kuschner, the board vice president, seconded the motion. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/17/11

Gov’s school aid plan hits local districts hard

Bellmore-Merrick area school administrators said this week that, yes, their districts could cover proposed state aid cuts with their unrestricted reserve funds and federal stimulus dollars, as proposed recently by Governor Cuomo. But, they quickly noted, doing so could leave them with little to no cash on hand for emergencies, and even jeopardize the districts’ long-term fiscal health. more

By Scott Brinton, David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula | 2/15/11

Budget issues loom in Bellmore district

Budget issues continue to plague the Bellmore School District. At the Board of Education meeting Tuesday night, the upcoming budget season was high on the list of concerns. more

Deirdre Krasula | 2/10/10

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