By a count of 1432 votes to 610, residents approved the Long Beach School District’s $ $123.8 million 2013-14 budget on Tuesday. In addition, school board incumbent Roy Lester was re-elected to the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/21/13
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Residents were introduced to three candidates vying for a seat on the Board of Education at Monday’s candidate’s forum hosted by the Central Council Parent Teacher Association at the Long Beach …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/10/13
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With less than six weeks to go, four candidates are vying for a seat on the Board of Education currently held by Board President Roy Lester.
On May 21, residents will vote on a proposed $123.6 …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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4/18/13
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You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year.
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4/4/13
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Among the many temporary casualties of Hurricane Sandy was Long Island’s educational system, with most schools shutting down for a week or longer.
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11/23/12
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In 2011, the median property tax bill in Nassau County was $8,478, putting Nassau a close second to Westchester County for the highest property taxes in the country.
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10/24/12
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Many people get their bytes of information as alerts on their smartphones. From war to weather to the economy, the news of the world comes digitally to our many devices.
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10/4/12
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A run-off election is scheduled for Tuesday, June 26, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at East School, 456 Neptune Blvd.
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By Vanessa Canner
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6/21/12
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The Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association, representing boards of education from across Long Island, honored Bellmore/Merrick Herald Senior Editor Scott Brinton with its Friend of Education Award on Wednesday at a dinner at the Woodbury Country Club.
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5/31/12
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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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