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The Board of Education announced the formation of the new budget advisory committee in early December, which will work with school officials on the 2012-13 school budget.

The Long Beach School District’s newly formed Budget Advisory Committee has kicked off its budget talks for the 2012-13 school year, and the group will help school officials craft a spending plan … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 1/11/12

Long Beach schools test scores drop

Though there were a few bright spots among the results of standardized tests released by the New York State Education Department in August, for the most part, Long Beach students scored lower on the … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 9/15/11

A surfer observed the waves during the Quik Pro N.Y. in Long Beach last week.

With Quiksilver Pro N.Y., Long Beach finds its identity

Congratulations Long Beach, it looks like you finally have found your identity. For many years, it appeared that Long Beach could not make up its mind if it wanted to be a Coney Island or a Point … more

By Roy Lester | 9/15/11

Bike-sharing plan is ill conceived

After looking at the July 5 vote on a bike rental contract with Decobike, one has to wonder if any member of the City Council voting for this has ever ridden a bike in Long Beach. The concept of … more

By Roy Lester | 7/20/11

Speaking time cut at meetings

Make it quick. Long Beach residents will now have only three minutes to comment on agenda items at Board of Education meetings, after the board issued a new policy last month that shaves two … more

Anthony Rifilato | 7/8/10

Long Beach letters

Stop slapping our facesTo the Editor: At the City Council budget hearing on May 25, Councilman Mike Fagen announced specific plans, such as freezing salaries or rolling back proposed increases for … more

6/3/10

A new start for Lester, Long Beach school board

By a margin of 150 votes, challenger Roy Lester beat incumbent Lynn Gergen to win another three-year term on the Long Beach Board of Education in the May 18 election. Lester garnered 52 percent of … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 5/26/10

Challenger Roy Lester defeated incumbent, Lynn Gergen, for a seat on the Long Beach Board of Education on Tuesday. This will be his fourth term.

Lester victor in Long Beach school board election

Former three-term Trustee Roy Lester racked up the most votes in the Board of Education election on Tuesday for the lone contested seat, and residents gave a thumbs up to the school district’s … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 5/18/10

Return Lester to the Long Beach school board

Tuesday's Board of Education election features two candidates vying for the seat currently held by Lynn Gergen, who is running for a second three-year term. Her challenger, Roy Lester, lost his … more

5/13/10

Long Beach Board candidates discuss East School, needed improvements

The Herald asked the two candidates for school board, incumbent Lynn Gergen and challenger Roy Lester, for their views on topics of concern to residents. This is the second part of a two-part … more

5/13/10

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