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Getting our kids back to school must be a priority

An image sticks in my mind. At the peak of the pandemic, my daughter sent a photo: My granddaughter, 11, was lying in bed in a dark room, “attending math class” online. It had an apocalyptic feel about it . . . more

8/12/21

Deadlines extended in school budget, board elections

Saying “No New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered mail-in ballots in local school elections to be counted if received by June 16. more

6/7/20

School elections set for June 9

By executive order last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reset the school budget and trustees election statewide to Tuesday, June 9. Every voter will receive an absentee ballot with a postage-paid envelope … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/4/20

School budget and trustee voting on Tuesday

Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence, the two public school districts in the Five Towns have their ballots set. Residents of the two districts will be voting for three propositions each, as well for two Board of Education seats in Lawrence, and three in Hewlett-Woodmere. more

By Tyler Marko | 5/10/18

Thank a school trustee today

It is probably among the nation’s most thankless jobs –– Board of Education trustee. School board members spend untold hours . . . more

10/27/16

Hewlett-Woodmere's outdoor environmental center at the middle school wins award

he outdoor environmental center at Woodmere Middle School was one of three programs that received a “Be the Change for Kids” Innovation Award presented by the New York State School Boards Association and SUNY Polytechnic Institute. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/5/16

From left, Melissa Gates, Dr. Jonathan Altus and Stephen Witt are seeking re-election on the Hewlett-Woodmere School District's board of education.

Hewlett-Woodmere incumbents run unchallenged

Three incumbent Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education trustees, Dr. Jonathan Altus, Melissa Gates and Stephen Witt, are running for re-election without opposition. The election is May 19. All terms are three years. more

By Vanessa Parker | 4/29/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

It's not too late to get involved in the school budget process

Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . . more

2/25/15

Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?

With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more

7/30/14

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