Who would have thought that the Independent U.S. senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, would so quickly close the gap with presumed 2016 presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton?
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7/15/15
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Long Islanders have a lot to be happy about these days. Not only is this wretched winter coming to an end, but our average proposed school-tax hike is the lowest it has been in more than four decades.
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3/27/14
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A 13-year-old girl was in critical but stable condition after a fatal car crash that killed her 15-year-old sister in Valley Stream last week. At around 9:23 p.m. on Jan. 28, according to Nassau …
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By Emily Webb and Andrew Hackmack
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2/4/14
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The District 24 Board of Education is nearing completion of a deal with Superintendent Dr. Edward Fale that would allow him to retire, yet keep working for the Valley Stream elementary district for another 3½ years.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/13/13
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North Merrick School District Superintendent David Feller will become president of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents on June 1. With the position, he will also assume a spot on the Commissioner’s Advisory Council of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, which meets three to four times a year with the New York State Education Department commissioner, currently Dr. John King Jr.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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5/31/13
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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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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration.
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3/28/13
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Strong leadership, an open-door policy, good grant writing and a vision for improving education were some of the qualities that members of a small control group said they were seeking in a new …
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By Mary Malloy
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3/27/13
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After 11 years with the East Rockaway School District — the last five as superintendent — Dr. Roseanne Melucci announced her retirement at a Board of Education meeting last week.
“When I …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/20/13
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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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