Three candidates are running for two seats on the Board of Education. Each brings skills and experience that would be of value in the complicated and difficult task of serving on the school board. … more

On Tuesday, Rockville Centre school district residents will vote on the proposed 2010-11 school budget of $93.4 million, a 3.7 percent budget-to-budget increase. The Herald urges voters to approve the plan. more

After guiding South Side to five state girls' soccer championships and eight Long Island titles in as many years, Judi Croutier stepped down as varsity head coach on May 5. more

The Rockville Centre village board swore in four new police officers, passed three local laws and signed cooperative agreements with the school district on Monday. more

Polls will be open at South Side High School on May 18 as residents of the Rockville Centre Union Free school district have the opportunity to vote on school and library budgets and elect trustees for those boards. In this at large election, three district residents are vying for two open seats on the Board of Education. The candidate who receives the second highest vote tally will be sworn in immediately to fill a vacant term that runs through June 30, 2011. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes will be sworn in on July 1, 2010 for a full three-year term as a trustee. The following are answers to questions that the Herald submitted to the three candidates. more

On the board Budget Hearing, May 4 at 8:30 p.m. in South Side High School Room 112. Board of Education annual Election and Budget vote, May 18 in the main gym of South Side High School from 7 … more

In a ceremony to mark Earth Day last week, three kindergarten classes at Wilson Elementary School gathered on the front lawn to "adopt" a new tree. more

Following through on a promise to lower the preliminary budget, Rockville Centre School District administrators cut two teaching positions, trimming the proposed 2010-11 spending plan by $160,000, during the preliminary budget hearing on April 20. more

Heroin addicts describe their first high as the ultimate escape, a 20-hour fix starting with a pleasure rush that races from the tip of the tongue throughout the body and steadily progresses toward hallucinations that transfix a user in a state of semiconscious euphoria. more

Possibly signaling the beginning of an end to tensions between two municipal entities, the Rockville Centre Board of Education signed an agreement with the Village of Rockville Centre to share … more