School spending plans passed at a high rate on Long Island and throughout New York state last week, ending the first budget season in which districts were limited by the state’s new tax levy cap.
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5/24/12
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Vote ‘yes’ on Lynbrook’s school budgetTo the Editor: This year, the Lynbrook School District is proposing a school budget with an increase of 2.156 percent over last year’s …
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5/10/12
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Due to an increase in state aid, as well as a last-minute retirement of a long-term teacher, some services and programs that were on the chopping block for elimination have been reinstated he East …
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4/25/12
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For the second consecutive year, the Village of East Rockaway plans to give an across-the-board property tax cut to every homeowner. At their meeting Monday, the Board of Trustees unanimously adopted …
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By Brian Croce
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4/19/12
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Citing unfunded state mandates, rising pension and health care costs, police retirement expenses and a 5 percent drop in revenue, Lynbrook village officials have unveiled a 2012-13 tentative budget …
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By Brian Croce
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4/12/12
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Last week, state leaders approved a $132.6 billion budget for 2012-13 that includes funding and a study for the redevelopment of Belmont Park. For many local residents, who've been urging development there for years, the announcement was considered a bout of luck.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/2/12
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At its March 21 meeting, the Lynbrook School District Board of Education adopted a 2012-13 budget of $74.47 million, 2.16 percent larger than the current spending plan.
The district’s tax …
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By Brian Croce
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3/28/12
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The East Rockaway Junior High School sports program is just one of the potential casualties of the district’s attempt to balance its 2012-13 budget. A preliminary version of the spending plan was …
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By Mary Malloy
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3/15/12
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According to the FBI, Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost the American taxpayer over $80 billion a year.
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3/8/12
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By Brian Croce
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Lynbrook School District administrators unveiled part of their tentative 2012-13 school budget to the Board of Education and community members on Feb. 15, …
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By Brian Croce bcroce@liherald.com
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2/29/12
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