Support school budget To the Editor: This Tuesday is voting day for our school budget. The members of our school PTAs have voted overwhelmingly to support the 2013-14 budget and we urge … more

The Herald encourages residents to approve the 2013-14 school district budget in next Tuesday’s election. The spending plan is a reasonable one, with measured increases in key areas. There is … more

Two Rockville Centre residents are running for the single open seat on the Board of Education. Challenger Lynda Rubino is looking to oust incumbent John O’Shea and take his seat on the board. … more

The Rockville Centre Board of Education held its annual reorganizational meeting on July 6, and reorganize it did. In one of their first acts, members of the board elected new officers for the 2010-11 school year. Trustee Liz Dion took over from Mark Masin as president, Masin became the board’s secretary and Stephen Kriss will continue as vice president. more

Voters in the Rockville Centre school district have approved the 2010-11 school budget of $93.4 million. In unofficial results Tuesday night, the spending plan passed with 2,483 votes, 55 percent of the votes cast, while 2,027 residents voted against it. Despite periods of heavy rain during the day, district officials said the voter turnout was the heaviest since 2006. more

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

It was a night of contrasts as three candidates vying for two school board seats took to South Side Middle School's stage on May 5. Under bright lights and with a camera rolling, they responded to audience-submitted questions at the PTA-sponsored Candidates Forum, moderated by a representative from the League of Women Voters. 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

Three residents of the Rockville Centre school district have announced their intention to run for the two open seats on the Board of Education. They returned completed nominating petitions to the district clerk on Monday — which was the deadline for filing. more