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Murray Forman, left, and Asher Mansdorf ran unopposed and won their bid for re-election for the Lawrence Board of Education.

Lawrence school budget approved

Lawrence's $102.85 million budget was passed by a vote of 951 to 212. more

By Kepherd Daniel and Jeff Bessen | 5/16/23

The new golf and tennis pros were introduced at the Jan. 13 meeting. From left were Trustees Michael Fragin and Jeff Landy, golf pro john Morrison, LY&CC General Manager Cory Menking, Mayor Alex Edelman, tennis pro Strate Krstevski, and Trustees Paris Popack and Eli Kutner.

Lawrence approves new term limits for mayor

The mayor’s position in Lawrence village is now synced in similar fashion with the trustees as the board approved new term limits for the top executive post by a vote of 5-0 after a public hearing at the Jan. 13 meeting. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/20/22

Lawrence Board of Education President Murray Forman, left, Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen and Trustee Heshy Blachorsky at last year’s board meeting, when the 2019-20 budget was unveiled.

It’s time to talk school budgets, again in Lawrence and Hewlett-Woodmere

Cold temperatures, ice, snow and Valentine’s Day are the most visible signs that it is February. more

By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi | 2/6/20

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at a Long Island Association-sponsored rally at SUNY Old Westbury on Thursday to call for a permanent property tax levy cap and reduced state taxes for the middle class.

Cuomo touts tax measures at SUNY Old Westbury rally

With a host of Long Island Democratic politicos and two busloads of older adults from Rockville Centre’s Sandel Senior Center seated before him, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at SUNY Old Westbury on … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/1/19

Be a part of the school budget process

It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings. more

2/7/19

In Albany, create a suburban State Senate caucus

How can voter-rich Long Island maintain its political influence in a State Senate chamber that will have an overwhelming number of New York City legislators next year? It will be a challenge that the Senate’s new Democratic leadership will need to master . . . more

By Kyle Strober | 12/20/18

Lawrence School District officials said that security at the high schools and the other schools is a priority in the proposed budget.

Proposed Lawrence school budget is 102.44 million

Under the shadow of last month’s mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., where 17 students and adults were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Lawrence School District Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen and Assistant Superintendent of Operations Jeremy Feder presented the preliminary operating budget for the 2018-19 school year at the March 12 Board of Education meeting. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/21/18

Lawrence and Hewlett-Woodmere superintendents Dr. Ann Pederseon and Dr. Ralph Marino Jr. will lead their respective school districts through the budgeting process.

School budgeting made simple?

Since the beginning of the school year, and for the uninitiated that is actually July 1, not a day in September, districts have been reviewing, turning over and working on their next operating budget. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/25/18

Lawrence School District teachers, along with educators from nearly 30 other districts, marched outside the Broadway Campus in support of a new contract on May 17.

Teachers rally for a common cause

Lawrence Teachers Association members received the support of nearly 30 other teachers’ groups from school district across the South Shore, and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, at a rally outside the Broadway campus in Lawrence on May 17. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/25/17

Lawrence Superintendent Gary Schall said that the school district is in a strong financial position now because of difficult decisions made in the past 10 years.

Lawrence School District has come a long way from 2003

In 2003, voters in the Lawrence School District overwhelmingly rejected a proposed $85.3 million budget with a 4.9 percent tax increase. In the subsequent 14 years, especially the past decade, Lawrence taxpayers have strongly supported the fiscal plans put together by district officials. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/22/17

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